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We feel the need to do something more than quarantine. COVID19 helpful suggestions and information: If you have even mild symptoms, assume you have the virus and protect people around you by self-quarantining. Get tested. You could be spreading the…
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*Updated December 2019 Encouraging our children to give back. Every December my husband and I remind our daughters that if they donate money to non-profit organizations or causes, we will match their gifts. The holiday season feels like the right…
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National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October 1 – 31st 2018 We all know someone who has been affected by breast cancer. It has been reported that every two minutes a woman in the U.S. is diagnosed with this disease. October is…
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There are over 1 million charities in the U.S. Donating money to a charity is more complicated than just checking it out on Charity Navigator. There are so many good causes and I can’t give to as many as I’d…
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*This article has been updated in 2018 for accuracy Teachers should not be paying out-of-pocket for their classroom supplies Here are a three astonishing facts: Teachers in the U.S spend an average of $740 of their own money to supplement…
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Unconditional cash transfers directly to the poor GiveDirectly is a four year-old nonprofit with a novel idea about how to distribute assistance to those in need – give them the money directly and thus, the power of choice. This…
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“Change before you have to.” Jack Welch Since change is a constant condition in the world, healthy organizations adapt, and they do it early and often. However, it is almost always easier for non-profit directors to agree to the status…
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We hope that for those of you on the East coast, you and yours are all safe and are suffering no more than minor frustrations as we all slowly regain our connections to the modern age. Our hearts go out…
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This is the time of year that many of us make year-end charitable donations. Doing ‘due diligence’ is the best way to give wisely – even for organizations we know well and have supported for years. Leadership can change and…
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