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 […]
It is too daunting for me to think about something as grand as ‘generosity’, so instead I think, ‘What can I actually do?’ -Anthony To open up our full generosity to others, we need to find a balance so that […]
Almost everyone- regardless of income, available time, age and skills – can do something useful for others and, in the process, strengthen the fabric of our shared humanity… – President Bill Clinton If one word could describe most Americans in […]
From the book, The Generosity Path: Finding the Richness in Giving: “Practice is a time when we apply ourselves to something, as in piano practice or meditation practice. It is more about a willingness to show up regularly and do […]
Note: This article originally appeared on The Motley Fool. The speed and content of news delivery has greatly affected charitable giving. Even if we are on the other side of the country, a mudslide in rural Washington state is figuratively […]
From the book The Generosity Path: Finding the Richness in Giving: The most culturally challenging action in a consumer society may be giving money away to benefit others, with no reciprocation or personal benefit expected in return. American culture emphasizes […]
Donor-advised funds, or DAFs, have been growing steadily right through the economic recession. In recent years, the number of DAFs has grown to more than 200,000, totaling more than $45 billion — a figure that includes more than $13 billion […]
Impact Investing is creating significant buzz. It falls somewhere between charitable giving and socially responsible investing. Here are some starting distinctions: Charitable giving can be characterized as investing in social benefits, expecting no direct return; socially responsible investing often expects […]
Michael Sandel, in his excellent book, What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets points to the fact that more and more things are salable and buyable in our culture. Things that in the past were not monetized and […]
