Working to Give: Philanthropies & Philanthropic Work
Stories of Philanthropy & Corporate Giving
People’s individual stories can be incredibly inspirational. Doc Hendley was raised by Christian missionaries and soon became a rebel and party-goer. As he said, “Everything was just about me and what I was doing that night.” Then, a close friend pushed him to do something meaningful with his life, and[…]
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Anyone who enjoys the Indy 500 will want to be present at the Indy 500 Soiree presented by Lucas Oil taking place at the Lucas Estate on Friday, May 25th at 7pm. This is an annual event that raises money for important charities in Indianapolis and the surrounding area. The[…]
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As more and more individuals battle against poverty, those charitable organizations giving out food to the hungry are working increasingly harder. In addition, their operations are expanding to deal with this demand. For example, looking at statistics from Joseph’s Storehouse, when it first opened three years ago, it helped just[…]
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The Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA), was set up by the National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Its goal back then – a century-and-a-half ago – is the same as it is now; to help all military personnel and their families, in an attempt[…]
Read moreToday, there are many ways to give back to others. Some people enjoy focusing their charitable attention on children’s causes and others emphasize issues of poverty; a lesser known resource for charitable energy is to help women to achieve their professional goals and to help them to raise themselves up[…]
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The LBBC (Living Beyond Breast Cancer) charity was established back in 1991 as a response to the need for support and information on the subject of breast cancer and its treatment for women. The charity has, today, really come a long way since then. It now has the capacity to[…]
Read moreIn order to raise money for K.I.D.S., the Australian K.I.D.S. Foundation is organizing the Port to Port 1200 kilometer challenge. The participants will be riding 1200 kilometers (about 720) miles in 7 days. The cyclists will depart from Port Melbourne on Friday, 22nd April, 2011, and will arrive in Port[…]
Read moreThe Australian K.I.D.S. Foundation is dedicated to lowering the amount of childhood injury and death. Australian K.I.D.S. spreading injury prevention education and provides programs in pre-schools, elementary and high schools. They run interactive education programs and give resources to 7, 500 schools. In their recovery program K.I.D.S. helps hundreds of[…]
Read moreChildren who live in poverty in the United States express similar needs and wishes to poverty stricken children in other parts of the world, according to a survey conducted by ChildFund Alliance. In developing nations, 57% of 10 to 12-year-olds indicated that education would be their top priority if they[…]
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