Charity and Charitable Giving

There comes a time when yourself, company or organization could do with a little extra cash and raise some funds, but you have no idea how to get the fundraising into place. There are lots of different fundraising ideas that you can do. Whether i'ts for your school, sports center, charity, church, business, an event, club/group or something else. You can find some great ideas at the Fast Track Fundraising website, who also supply the kits to get you started too. The kits can be anything like... Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia By Jane Worthington Volunteering is a wonderful way to give back to your community. There are amazing organizations throughout the United States that would not function without the help of thousands of volunteers. Everyone should do some volunteering at some point in his or her lives because it is extremely rewarding. One of the best ways to pull ourselves out of a difficult time in our lives is to help others. It is also a great idea if you want to meet a new group of... Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia The first volunteer opportunity I identified for myself through the Internet was found at the United Way website. It is a great resource of local opportunities. Go to http://national.unitedway.org/myuw to search for your local United Way organization. Many of the local United Way organizations have a website where you can identify volunteer opportunities close to you. The website for my local United Way lists several opportunities in my community. In addition to the... Read Full Story

image by 油姬 Many volunteer opportunities aren't submitted to volunteer matching websites or advertised in print. How do they expect to fill these needs? They depend on word of mouth. This means they depend on members of the organization to invite others they know or meet to participate in the activity. Many people aren’t comfortable telling everyone they know about every volunteer opportunity they are aware of. They are even less comfortable telling strangers they meet. Who do they usually... Read Full Story

Community colleges’ budgets continue to be slashed, while employees are being asked to do more with less. In addition, students are being asked to pay more for tuition and books – while losing their jobs and homes. With all these elements at play, the future of community colleges has never been brighter, and their role in economic and workforce development has never been clearer. This positive outlook can be attributed to many factors, including successful resource development, which is more... Read Full Story

One of the charities I donate to is  Women for Women International and I received a message from its President. This organization helps women in foreign war-torn areas rebuild their lives. I was so moved I had to share it with you all. Sometimes all we need is a bit of perspective to remind ourselves how blessed we truly are despite our own difficulties navigating through life: A long time ago, the staff of Women for Women International decided that we would not do a gift exchange during the... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / CHARITY , Celebrity , ENTERTAINMENT , FASHION , PRESS RELEASE / All Star Planet Hosts To Make Appearances At Elevate Hope Foundation For Abused Children December 16, 2008 Los Angeles, CA (RushPRnews)12/16/08 — All Star Planet ( www.allstarplanet.com), Inc., a private California corporation, announced today that its All Star Planet Hosts, Chloe J (age 13), Jennifer Smart and Diego Murguia (both 12-years-old), will make appearances at this... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Article-byline , CHARITY , CONSUMMER GOODS , GOOGLE NEWS , Lifestyle , MARKETING, ADVERTISING, PR , New Media - WEB 2.0, Social Media , SOFTWARE- COMPUTER APPLICATIONS , YAHOO NEWS / Non Profits Going High Tech as Charitable Giving is Declining and the Need Increases December 5, 2008 by harringtola at NowPublic NEW YORK (RushPRnews)12/05/08 -Most importantly, for me, at this time of year is the ability for me to give to charities that insure... Read Full Story

  ‘A boy without a dream is dangerous,’ is an Arab proverb. It implies that a child denied the right to dream of a future will become embittered and potentially attracted to violent causes. Across the world - from the Sudan to the Congo, from Palestine to Afghanistan and beyond - the world is in danger of creating a new generation of ‘dangerous boys’. In the macro headlines of today’s press, there are a few such stories that leak to the surface. A young Palestinian girl poised to study... Read Full Story

Today I'd like to highlight a post from a blogger friend of mine, Luci, in Helping Hearts Pound By Pound . I myself, have been a supporter of this charity, therefore I decided to create a post in response to Luci’s thoughtfulness while explaining the widget that’s being installed at my sidebar for several weeks now. What is this fund all about? Children’s Heart Surgery Fund is about helping children with heart defects by funding valuable equipments, resources and research needed in... Read Full Story