August 18, 2014
Category Archives: Blog
August 8, 2014
Ebola Virus: Help Treat the Sick and Halt the Spread
With Ebola cases in West Africa approaching 2,000 and deaths form the virus reaching almost 900 people, the outbreak has spurred tsunami-scale coverage. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that Ebola has spread in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra […]
July 21, 2014
Is a Private Foundation the Best Way to Give?
As a charitable donor, or philanthropist, you have a number of structures and vehicles available to use. In addition to a donor-advised fund, which I have previously written about, you can also set up a private foundation. Not all foundations […]
July 9, 2014
Growing Together Quote
July 1, 2014
Twitter’s Biz Stone on Charitable Giving
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone recommends starting your philanthropy now to achieve what he calls “the compound interest of altruism.” As with compound interest on a bank account, if you start giving charitably now at the level your capacity allows, the […]
June 20, 2014
Remember the Oso Landslide? Generosity in Action
It is three months since the devastating landslide in Oso, Washington, in which 43 lives were lost, many homes were buried, and a main highway access was blocked. I wrote another blog post about it in April, giving advice on […]
June 15, 2014
Charity Donations Are Great, but Doing This Is Better
Many people who give charitable donations to nonprofits are uncertain that their giving is effective — that it makes a difference, that the nonprofits are high-performing, and that significant impacts are being achieved. You can do research on a nonprofit’s […]
June 6, 2014
Teaching Sex and Donors
How did you learn about sex? I learned it mostly from my older brothers. Much of it was only fuzzy information at best, some of it was completely inaccurate, and most of it sounded highly unlikely at the time. “No […]
June 2, 2014
Well-Being Varies by US State and Charitable Giving
This May, Gallup released poll results from 2013 of people’s charitable activity within the last month: financial donations, time volunteered, and both activities combined. Approximately 600 people were interviewed over the phone, and the data was grouped by state. Have […]
May 22, 2014
