Posts Tagged ‘donating’

December

26th

2012

Give Nonprofits What They Need (Not Teddy Bears)

December 26th, 2012 by kenmueller
Photo by JunCTionS

The other day I read something on my Facebook wall from a friend who is a television reporter in Nebraska. His station was doing stories related to the school shooting in Newtown, CT, and how people are reaching to help out. In his comment, he noted that they had spoken to one woman who had…

December

13th

2012

[Infographic] Giving Trends this Holiday Season

December 13th, 2012 by johnhaydon
Tight Belts, Open Hearts: Holiday Giving this Season

As a nonprofit professional, you no doubt spend a lot of your time asking people for money, time, and recommendations. And this is how you keep the doors open and make an impact on the world. But sometimes it feels like all you’re doing is take, take, take without giving anything in return. In reality,…

December

11th

2012

Business Charity and the Wisdom of Scrooge

December 11th, 2012 by joewaters
Photo from KLCE.com

Before Scrooge underwent his miraculous transformation, he had a dim view of charity. When two solicitors visited him to raise funds to “buy the poor some meat and drink,” he assured them he’d already given. “I don’t make merry myself at Christmas and I can’t afford to make idle people merry. I help to support…