Working to Give: Philanthropies & Philanthropic Work
Stories of Philanthropy & Corporate Giving
As a site that looks at charitable causes and charitable giving, it’s interesting to see an article about Go Fund Me. We all know about Go Fund Me, the site where anyone can set up an account and ask for money for just about anything and anyone. How have they[…]
Read moreIf you love games, then you’ll want to check out the Humble Store where 10% of all profits go to support charities. This means that buying games helps out charities. So far, the company has donated more than $3 million since it launched in November of 2013. Until today, however,[…]
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Today is National Philanthropy Day. It is a day set aside by the Association of Fundraising Professionals to recognize the incredible contributions individuals make to the philanthropic community. In line with this, we thus today take the opportunity to recognize the contributions of two businessmen who have taken time to[…]
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In the spirit of using his business acumen in his role as philanthropist, John Arnold gave a generous donation to setting up the Houston Food Bank. Through the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, the Houston Food Bank received $10m grant so the facility could actually be constructed. However, it was[…]
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In August 2012, together with his wife Linda, John Arnold launched The Giving Library. This $4m project is a collection of videos featuring the works of 250 charities. The idea is that philanthropists can use the data from the Library to facilitate learning what they need to know about the[…]
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Shoes appear to be the hot charity item at the moment. Certainly, if you’re going to give to charity, you might as well end up looking your best as you do so. That’s the idea behind Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity that has just announced an exciting new line-up of[…]
Read moreNow, there is another, creative way to donate to charities. Dreamkind has just announced that is it launching a new platform that is designed to offer current events in a fun and engaging way. Every weekday, players will be competing against each other to answer timely questions. The questions will[…]
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Certainly, people who are hungry need food – but sometimes they can also use the pick-me-up of a great cup of coffee as well. That’s what Dunkin’ Donuts is assuming, anyway, as it gives away thousands of cups of coffee for charity. Dunkin’ Donuts just recently donated 500 pounds of[…]
Read moreTurn2us is a great organization for charities that don’t know where to begin when it comes to fundraising. It sets out to facilitate and assist the charities’ access the financial resources that are available to them. Turn2us offers a free website that was designed to help in exactly this realm:[…]
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