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Thoughts on Memorial Day
When I was a kid growing up in the 60s in a tiny town in the Midwest, Memorial Day (we called it Decoration Day then) was a very big deal. Schools were out, of course, and practically the whole town turned out for the parade and speeches in the city park, and the inevitable reading…
How do you choose TisBest charities?
I am frequently asked “How do you choose TisBest charities?” There is never an easy answer to this question, but I wanted to share a recent email exchange that provides some interesting insight to that question as well as fodder for thought: To: TisBest From: “John Smith” Hello! I have just become aware of TisBest…
On Healing
Healing.It comes from nature or God or time or whatever you want to call the source of goodness from which balance and equilibrium is reinstated after a time of turmoil. Here at TisBest (www.tisbest.org) we recently experienced healing.We were so successful in launching TisBest Charity Gift Cards in November 2007 that we stumbled over our…
The Flip Side of Funding
What are we doing? Organizations are funded based on how great their development department tells donors their nonprofit is. It’s as if Amazon makes money because a group of donors believed they should, so gave them their revenue for the year. No, Amazon makes money because customers value their service and want to purchase the…
The Pesky Overhead Question
I’ve been asked that question a lot, too. Actually, not so much as a question but as a statement, “Oh, I only give to nonprofits that have less than x% overhead. I mean, really, the money should be going to the people being served, right?” Well, sort of. Here’s the catch… everyone (and I mean…