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Five Ways to Teach Children About Giving
Teaching children about giving is essential to the well-being of society. After all, they’re not going to be kids forever! Here are five ways you can teach children how important, fun and easy philanthropy can be. Volunteering. You don’t have to go through a charity to volunteer your time. Encourage your children to imagine: who…
Philanthropy Fit for a Prince (and Princess-to-Be)
You’re probably getting a little tired of hearing about the Royal Wedding (if not–nevermind! read on!), but we can’t help mentioning how wonderful we think it is that the Prince William and his bride-to-be are requesting gifts of charity in lieu of the elaborate (and extravagant) gifts that were seen at previous royal nuptials. Even better, one…
Great Ideas for Giving: Limited Edition Charity Gift Cards!
Check out this thoughtful way a TisBest fan is using Charity Gift Cards! Katya Horner, a professional photographer and the creative engine behind Slight Clutter Photography, thought of a great way to spread the word about TisBest’s mission. For every hundred dollars spent on prints in her Etsy store, Slight Clutter Photography is including $10…
Give to Japan–or Don't
Last week, Felix Salmon wrote a widely-circulated opinion piece for Reuters called “Don’t Give to Japan.” The title of the article is far more provocative than the content, which argues the following: earmarking funds for a specific program or disaster means that other, less attractive but equally important programs get neglected. Additionally, earmarking funds can restrict a…
Tragedy in Japan: Where to Give
The devastation from the March 11th earthquake and tsunami is extensive, heartbreaking, with death tolls still in the unspecified tens of thousands. Over 350,000 people lost their homes in the disaster, and four days later, the world still watches with breath held as the Japanese fight to contain significant failures at a nuclear power plant….
Compassion = Passion
OK, so we don’t make chocolates and we don’t sell flowers. In fact, we don’t sell any of the usual stuff that’s associated with Valentine’s Day. What we do offer is the opportunity to help make the world just a little bit better. But isn’t that a marvelous gift? So consider adding the gift of…