The Giving Blog

Hiatus

2006-09-29T18:34:00.000-04:00

This Blog is officially on hiatus. Thank you for stopping by.

Spring Break Giving?

2006-03-16T14:19:00.000-05:00

College students shun spring break debauchery for a cross-country collection service projects. The Pay It Forward tour was started by a group of University of Minnesota undergraduates in 2004.

Click here to read the rest of the story.

Olympic Giving

2006-03-02T12:56:00.000-05:00

TURIN, Italy (AFP) - Canada's Clara Hughes celebrated her
Olympic Games' 5000m speedskating gold medal by revealing that she was going to donate every penny she has in her bank account to charity.

Click here to read more.

Happy Birthday to The Giving Blog

2006-02-27T11:45:00.000-05:00

February marks the one year anniversary of The Giving Blog. Happy Birthday to us.

Happy Birthday Boy Scouts

2006-02-08T13:11:00.000-05:00

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2006--This Feb. 5-11 during Scout Week, the Boy Scouts of America, the largest youth service organization in America, will celebrate nearly a century of offering the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training.

To read the rest of the story click here.

Giving Circles

2006-02-06T08:33:00.000-05:00

As Giving Circles continue to impact American Philanthropy, azcentral.com looks at Giving Circles in Arizona.

To learn more click here, also see The Giving Blog for August 20, 2005, August 9, 2005, July 18, 2005, May 27, 2005, May 21, 2005, May 20, 2005, May 19, 2005, May 18,2005 May 17, 2005, May 15, 2005 and February 17,2005

I Have Been Tagged

2006-02-03T13:19:00.000-05:00

Britt of Do Good Have Fun tagged me.

4 Movies I Watch Over and Over
Animal House
Simon Birch
Remember the Titans
Drug Store Cowboy

4 TV Shows I Love
My Name is Earl
Law and Order (Original)
Law and Order SVU
The Office

4 Songs I Listen to Over and Over
Take Five/Dave Brubeck
Take Five/Dave Brubeck
Take Five/Dave Brubeck
Take Five/Dave Brubeck

Guilty Pleasure Blogs I Read
Ask The Pope
Avert Your Eyes
A Reason A Season A Lifetime
Castor's Diary

4 Bloggers I am Tagging
Ask The Pope
A Reason A Season A Lifetime
Castor's Diary
The Daily Piglet

Giving Made Easy

2006-01-30T12:57:00.000-05:00

The Network for Good makes giving easy. Click here to learn more.

Help reJazz New Orleans

2006-01-26T09:24:00.000-05:00

"The hometown of many and a city loved by all, New Orleans was torn apart by Hurricane Katrina. In the wake of its devastation, everyone has wondered: Will New Orleans ever be the same? We believe it can, but not without your support."

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Click here to learn more.

Does Your Favorite Charity Understand You?

2006-01-25T13:31:00.000-05:00

Business Week Online answers a question that I have long wondered about. "Are charity leaders out of touch with the typical American donor's perception of the nonprofit world?" According to a new report they just might be. To read more click here.

Billionaire Colleges

2006-01-24T09:19:00.000-05:00

CNN.com reports:

"The number of North American colleges with endowments topping $1 billion has jumped to 56, a new study says, with nine schools joining the elite club in what was an average year for university investments overall."

Thanks to Philanthropy Beat for the link.

Philanthropist Lokey Sells Company

2006-01-20T09:02:00.000-05:00

Bizjournal.com reports that philanthropist Lorry Lokey has sold Business Wire for an undisclosed amount. Lokey, who founded the company in 1961 will remain as chairman but focus his attention on his philanthropic pursuits. Lokey has given away 160 million in the past decade.

So No Child Must Wait

2006-01-19T21:16:00.000-05:00

So No Child Must Wait is the Blog Interplast, a California based nonprofit. "Interplast, the first international humanitarian organization to provide free reconstructive surgery in developing countries, makes a direct and profound difference in the lives of 3,000 children each year who suffer physically or emotionally from a congenital deformity or injury."

Picture uploaded from Interplast

Do You Know a Woman of Worth

2006-01-18T12:43:00.000-05:00

Do you know a Woman of Worth who makes a difference in her community. L'Oreal Women of Worth campaign is "a grassroots program and award that celebrates, recognizes and supports women who actively help others in their communities."

A special thanks to Do Good Have Fun for letting us know about it.

Americans Keep Giving

2006-01-17T13:33:00.000-05:00

Chalk one up for the generosity of the American People! The Washington Post reports that,"For weeks, many nonprofit organizations have been predicting that the billions of dollars that Americans poured into relief funds last year to help the victims of epic disasters -- the South Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and the Pakistan earthquake -- would result in "donor fatigue." Donors would grow weary of charitable giving after contributing to disaster-relief groups and desert their regular causes, the theory went." Thankfully for people who depend on non disaster related charities, these dire predictions of the turned out to be false. "People have heard that it's important to help the victims of the hurricane but that it's also important to help everyone else," said Anthony De Cristofaro, executive director of the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area.

To learn more click here.

Learning to Give

2006-01-13T00:21:00.000-05:00

How do we teach children to be generous? Learning to Give is one organization that is trying answering this complex question.

Thanks to I Speak of Dreams for this link.

Philanthropy Coach

2006-01-12T17:03:00.000-05:00

Do you need a Philanthropy Coach? A special thanks to Gift Hub for letting us know about Myphilanthropycoach.com.

Electronic Tithing

2006-01-11T11:32:00.000-05:00

The UMC Giving Blog takes a look at electronic tithing.

Resource Generation

2005-12-29T10:57:00.000-05:00

A special thank you to Gift Hub for letting us know about Resource Generation. Are you are young, wealthy and interested in giving? If you are, then this site is for you.

Attention Women Bloggers

2005-12-28T07:39:00.000-05:00

Attention women Blogger! Sorry guys! If you are a woman Blogger who wants to learn more about your craft check out BlogHer.

Take Advantage of Katrina Tax Breaks

2005-12-22T16:04:00.000-05:00

There is still time to take advantage of new tax breaks for charitable donations. These tax breaks are because of the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005. Click here to learn more about these year end tax advantages.

Urban Sprouts

2005-12-21T07:22:00.000-05:00

Click here to learn more about Urban Sprouts an interesting nonprofit that teaches city kids to grow their own food.

Tent Cities

2005-12-20T19:01:00.000-05:00

Media by Sistrunk posts that tent cities made up of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita survivors have sprung up among the rubble of the Gulf Coast. To learn more click here.

The Secret

2005-12-20T18:44:00.000-05:00

The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. George Bernard Shaw

Katrina's Forgotten Victims

2005-12-13T06:35:00.000-05:00

Inside the Daily Pulse posts:

"In the weeks after Katrina hit, the nation was consumed with the storm's aftermath. But now, "We feel like we are citizens of the United States who are nearly forgotten," says Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco."

Have we as a nation forgotten Hurricane Katrina's victims?