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Cute Animal Picture Alert – Seattle Humane Society Visit
Yesterday afternoon we met with the Seattle Humane Society to talk about partnering together. Each TisBest staff member is a dog, cat, and/or rabbit lover so meeting the animals in the adoption facilities was a blast. Here a few pictures from our visit: This lab practices his agility skills in the auditorium. This guy can’t wait…
Alexandra's Donor Story: Giving Across Generations
Alexandra shared with us the wonderful story of how she decided to use TisBest Charity Gift Cards to teach her grandkids about giving. She already sets a positive example for them with her own charitable efforts, but wanted to show them first-hand how great it feels to know you’re doing good for others. “I was…
The Moyer Foundation
If you’ve followed Major League All-Star pitcher Jaime Moyer’s celebrated career, you know that he has been recognized as much for his work off the field as on. In 2000, Jamie and his wife Karen established The Moyer Foundation. Since then, the Foundation has raised more than $19 million to provide comfort and support to…
The President’s Donations
President Obama’s announcement that he will donate his Nobel Prize money ($1.4 million) to 10 charities is terrific news. These are important charitable organizations which will use the money well. We’re especially pleased that of the ten charities identified by the White House, five of them are part of the TisBest Philanthropy 250 charity list….
Parade Magazine Survey: Americans giving generously despite recession.
A story in Sunday’s Parade Magazine titled, “Compassion Counts More Than Ever,” reports that even during this economic recession, Americans are giving generously to support the causes that are important to them. In addition, Americans in large numbers are donating their time to a wide variety of worthy causes. It’s very encouraging to see that…
And yet another earthquake
Several major charities have taken flack in recent weeks for spending less than 100% of the donations they have received for Haiti relief. Yet the recent earthquake in Chile is a grim reminder that financial reserves are essential if we are to be prepared to respond to the next disaster. It appears that keeping some…