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- What Can You Do to Help Charities Both at Home and Abroad? - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Jake EdmundCharitable giving is something that is inherent in our society. Most of us have given to charity at one point or another. We may put a few coins in a charity box from time to time. We might think about focusing on taking part in a big event, such as a charity run or sponsored walk, where we ...
Views: 1541 - What to Know About the Livery Companies of the City of London - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2012 from Rubel ZamanToday's 108 livery companies of the City have direct origins to the informal gatherings of early craftsmen and traders. These groups met socially and to come to terms with certain rules and standards within their craft. The agreements set policies for everything from pricing and weights and ...
Views: 1530 - Support child charity to stop child abuse - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2012 from alex charlsIf your youth work in a low paid job in the very tender age of their life then your nation can never bring anything good to your country or to the world in bigger aspect. Children are the future of the nation. But the financial problem is highly responsible in the poor families which leads the ...
Views: 1526 - Getting Your Grip on Advocacy - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2009 from Kayte ConnellyRecently, in a conversation with a community banking representative about the business of nonprofit agencies and civic engagement, she became quickly confused by my use of two terms. Advocacy was one of them. Governance the other. But she was a banker and couldn’t be expected to know what ...
Views: 1525(1 vote) - How Confidence Positively Impacts Your Career - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Debbi DickinsonFrom following my blog, I’m sure you have gotten the sense that I’m not a woman who sits on the sideline watching life go by. I am engaged with life. I live a life of action. Action comes from confidence. Confidence comes from action. What initiates everything in my life is my focused ...
Views: 1520(1 vote) - The Four Ancient Books of Wales - an Anthology of Dark-age Welsh Bardic Poetry - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2011 from John HalstedTHE dissolution of the religious houses in Wales during the reign of Henry VIII, and the dispersion of their libraries, led to many Welsh manuscripts passing into the hands of private individuals. Collections of Welsh manuscripts soon began to be formed by persons who took an interest in the ...
Views: 1513(2 votes) - How to Hire the Right Venue for Your Event - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Rubel ZamanWhether it's a corporate event, special birthday celebration, anniversary party or wedding or other occasion when one needs space for a group get together, hiring a venue space has a lot of advantages. Using a venue for hire will make planning one's event easier as things can be coordinated ...
Views: 1510 - How Giving Back Can Change Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI grew up in the South. As a result of that I helped my mom make a lot of casseroles and salads for those who were sick and in need. It was just what you did. We belonged to a Presbyterian church and every Sunday we picked up Mrs. Browman, a woman who lived to be 100, every week so she could ...
Views: 1507(4 votes) - Volunteer in Costa Rica for an Impeccable Experience - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from go volunteeringVolunteering programs have dual benefits. You can fulfill some humanitarian objectives as well as travel to some amazing places. As these programs are affordable so you do not even need to burden your finances and still enjoy them both. So, if you are thinking of Costa Rica and its mesmerizing ...
Views: 1506 - The Value of Giving - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2009 from Ralph P. BrownI was contemplating the truth in something that I once told my wife... that the true value of a gift is determined by the one who receives it. Since that time I have come to believe that not only does the receiver determine the value of a gift, he or she decides if what was given - is even a ...
Views: 1505(1 vote) - Stress Free Fundraising Ideas That WORK!! - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Dan Thompson"Who Else Wants To Discover The Fastest, Cheapest Way To Unleash A Flood Of Donations, Using My Proven System? But Hurry Now's The Time To Take Advantage Of Our Low Introductory Rate" From the desk of Uwe Matt December 16th, 2010 Dear Fundraiser, I've got good news. If your ...
Views: 1502 - How to Make the Most of Charity Fundraising Events - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Jake EdmundAre you interested in helping charities raise money to further their concerns and areas of interest? This can be done in lots of ways and you don’t necessarily have to take on a big role in helping to organise these events on your own. Many people support them in other ways, so if you want to ...
Views: 1501 - The Health Of Nonprofits - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2008 from Kayte ConnellyReading Between the Lines Late last year, two Philadelphia Newspapers, The Philadelphia Buziness Journal and The Philadelphia Inquirer have posted articles taliking about the future state of nonprofits. According to Peter Key, the good news is that nonprofits in the Philadelphia region are ...
Views: 1497 - Haiti and Home - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2010 from Dr Jane CundyI am so proud of my country and my fellow countrymen. What has happened in Haiti, almost a week ago now; has had me glued to television news reports. I have watched as my President rallied the “troops” of Americans from across the country with a simple news briefing. He called on all Americans, ...
Views: 1495(1 vote) - Children In Creativity - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from G. StewartImagination is everything; it is a preview of life’s coming attractions. Albert Einstein. Thinking about this reminded me about a time when I was to oversee a kindergarten class of children at a private school. I had only taught and tutored slightly older children about the age of eight or ...
Views: 1494 - Between rejection and perseverance - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2011 from Birgit WilhelmHave you ever noticed that as soon as you try something out of the ordinary, every body and their Dutch cousin seems to come out of the woodwork trying to discourage you. "Are you crazy, you can't make it on the Internet, that's for those techie people, you're just wasting your time and money." ...
Views: 1492(1 vote) - Giving a Helping Hand to a Hand in Need - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Kimberly MitchellRecently, some of the books I ordered came to me with printing issues on the cover. I was devastated because I knew I couldn't sell them, nor could they be given away without covers on them. For me, this was a real waste of good material. Since I never throw anything away, I wanted to see what I ...
Views: 1492(1 vote) - Time Well Spent: Volunteering in the Foster Care System - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTime is a commodity. It’s been compared with money. We only have so much of it in this lifetime, so time is precious. And how we spend our time says a lot about what is important to us. Recently I’ve had a big change in where I’ve been finding my time spent – and it has surprised me, in many ...
Views: 1488(2 votes) - Sponsor to a child charity - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from alex charlsWhen you donate to charity or sponsor to a child charity organization, your contribution towards those poor face can give pleasure that you have not imagine when you donate to that child charity organization. Reducing the poverty level among children, your wiser decision would be go to a ...
Views: 1482 - Eyes from Ethiopia - by Submitted on May 20, 2010 from Colin SalisburyEthiopia, a landlocked country in Eastern Africa which is slightly less than twice the size of Texas, has a poverty stricken economy with over 80 million people striving to survive. It is a nation that is well known for its droughts and famines and its long civil conflict and a border war with ...
Views: 1478(3 votes) - Help a Child (with a cleft lip) Smile! Read to Know How - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2012 from Jacob WatsonDo you know that one in 700 children across the world is born with a cleft lip and palate? The situation is all the more worse in developing countries such as India and Pakistan where about 45,000 babies are born with a cleft lip every year. Very often, these kids find it difficult to eat, smile ...
Views: 1478 - How to Help - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Michelle GottliebWhen someone we love is suffering, we want to help. But we do not always know what to do. We are concerned that they may be offended if we ask to help. But we still want to help! So, what can we do? The first thing that we need to do in this situation is ask! What can I do for you? What do ...
Views: 1471 - A beginners’ guide to planning enforcement - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2012 from Abbey SmithEven if you are not an architect, contractor, developer, local authority figure or some other sort of professional directly involved in the planning enforcement process then you are probably still familiar with it. Along with planning appeals it is an important process which forms an integral ...
Views: 1470(1 vote) - The Face Of Homelessness- Living On The Streets - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2019 from Mary LammersRicky Living On The Streets The last time I saw Ricky, he was in a wheelchair on the sidewalk of The Gospel Mission in the dead of winter. As I hurried past him on my way to feed the homeless, something made me turn back and ask him where he was going and did he need a push. He was ...
Views: 1468 - Feed the children by donating a charity - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from alex charlsThere are so many people in our community who do not eat the max portion of their daily meal and throw the rest in the waste bin. But there are so many underprivileged children are striving for not having no food and you know what they belong to the same community you live, may be two lane after ...
Views: 1466 - The Milk of Human Kindness - by Submitted on May 20, 2010 from Colin SalisburyAs Carolyn Maskens explains, when she set out to raise a bit of money to help improve the lives of the children at an orphanage in the East African nation of Kenya, she and her Kenyan friends were amazed by the response. I graduated from Queen’s this spring with an honours degree in Life ...
Views: 1466(3 votes) - Volunteering Solutions & Volunteers in Costa Rica - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from go volunteeringDid you ever give a thought to volunteer? How does it feel to opt for a volunteering program and come in contact with people from diverse and ethnic backgrounds? One of the most admired countries when it comes to lending time and services on this planet is Costa Rica. Adding to it, Costa Rica ...
Views: 1463 - A Different Kind of Ride for Charity - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere's something about the idea off covering great distances that brings out the fundraiser in people. If it's not a breast cancer walk, it's an AIDS ride. If not an AIDS ride, a marathon team running for leukemia. The list goes on. I myself did an MS ride, and I have recently written about an ...
Views: 1462(4 votes) - Giving the Gift of You: Serving Your Community - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTo live harmoniously, we need to be supportive and helpful to all people, creatures, and plant life that share this earth with us. While “being of service” is part of being a good citizen of the world, it also feels good to help others. When we do something for others in service, without the ...
Views: 1459 - How to Help Others Genuinely - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2016 from Nebo LukovichHow can we help others? When we are asked for help – should we give them some money, food, or should we try to teach them to earn for themselves? It is impossible to generalize all poor people or life situations. Nor it is possible to generalize people who are asked to help them. Therefore, ...
Views: 1457 - Volunteering Is Good For Your Health … And Your Career - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from Donna CardilloVolunteering has long been touted as a great way to “give back” and make a positive contribution to the world. And while all that is true, numerous studies have shown that people who do volunteer work for 2 or more hours per week have lower rates of depression and heart disease, live happier ...
Views: 1453 - Quantum Manifestation Of Abundance 3: Fifth Dimensional Gifts - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2018 from Jennifer WebbWhen practicing the quantum manifestation blueprint by Marina Jacobi and other intelligent, loving beings, we find that the synchronicities that caught our eyes as children are come to be! When we free-will choose to look through the negative hologram by parting the stage curtains into the ...
Views: 1442 - Smelly Ideas for Fun Fundraisers - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2012 from Barry FranstonFundraising is a tried and true means of acquiring the funds needed for a special project, charity or non-profit organisation. To begin with the people involved need to come up with an exciting idea, theme or unique aspect to motivate people to part with their cash. The initial stage of getting ...
Views: 1439 - Help Stop Human and Sex Trafficking - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Sergio DiazGranadosThere is a dirty little secret here in the US that no one really wants to talk about: not our government, not our politicians, and especially not our neighbors. It has to do with human and sex trafficking. Recently CNN did a whole piece on this and as soon as they did a whole lot of ...
Views: 1432 - How to raise money for your favourite charity - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2015 from Kevin RobertsonAt the end of the year, we are often inspired to want to do more for charities and for people in need. If you would like to hold a charity fundraiser yourself but don't know where to begin, here's a quick and easy tip-list to make such a worthy act of generosity successful: • Keep it fun and ...
Views: 1430 - "The Golden Key to Happiness" - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2018 from Barry and Joyce VissellSeveral days ago we attended the Cultural Awareness Program at Mt. Madonna School where our grandson is in first grade. His grade of ten adorable students reenacted a Buddhist story from Cambodia. In this story a single mother has three grown sons. She is very concerned that her sons do not help ...
Views: 1428 - Giving Back To Our Community - A Mother and Daughter Experience - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Debbi DickinsonThis past weekend my 13-year old daughter and I volunteered to perform a day of service work in our community. Our commitment to service work started when she was 5 years old and we volunteered time at our church selling pumpkins during October. She knew that the pumpkins were grown by Navajo ...
Views: 1428 - Rethinking Abundance - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2009 from Paul HoodWhat is Abundance? Maybe we need to rethink abundance. I lived my first nine years in England, from 1944 to 1953. In all those years we were under rationing. Food was doled out frugally, to the point that my sister and I suffered from malnutrition. Automobiles were scarce, we never got a ...
Views: 1428(3 votes) - Important General Knowledge Information About Donations And Giving - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Shauna RupertDonating to charity not only gives you a good feeling but also helps your bottom line when you file your taxes. This mutually beneficial situation encourages individuals to help charities who have and follow the same belief system of the person making the donation. But before donating and giving ...
Views: 1417 - Best of the INTENTernet: Giving Is What It's All About - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis week's best of the INTENTernet links are all about giving, serving and volunteering--sometimes in unexpected ways. All come from a heart of gold. Island DIY: Kauai Residents Don't Wait for State to Repair Road from CNN.com. The local residents whose business livelihood depended on a ...
Views: 1410(2 votes) - We shouted out, "Who killed democracy?" when after all, it was you and me. - by Submitted on May 09, 2017 from Bruce MulkeyAs of April 28, I’ve now been on the planet for 74 rotations around the sun, almost three-quarters of a century, 30 percent of the time our country has been a nation. And I’ve seen a lot of changes during this time, personal, cultural, and political. The change nearest and dearest to my heart ...
Views: 1407 - Teach Your Child The Charity Habit - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2008 from Chick MoormanCharity and the spirit of giving have been elevated to a new level following the recent Katrina hurricane. After witnessing the horrific images of pain and suffering streaming steadily across their TV sets, more people than ever before have dipped deeper into their own pockets to offer needed ...
Views: 1400 - Reply To Santa Letters And Be A Reason Of Smiling Faces Of Poor Children - by Submitted on May 20, 2013 from Bean ElfChristmas, the festival of joy and celebrations for which every person waits for a year has its own importance. It is the biggest festival celebrated worldwide and everybody is crazy for it but on the other hand children desperately wait for this festival just because of lovely gifts of Santa. ...
Views: 1389 - Westport news: Don't let great get in the way of good - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2011 from Thomas HenskeFor those of you who know me personally, this seemingly settling for mediocrity in the title might have caught you by surprise. And while I am a huge fan of striving for greatness in everything one sets out to do, the reality is that often times such an attitude can get in the way of making ...
Views: 1385 - How Help for Heroes Offers Support for Service Personnel - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Logan StoreyHelp for Heroes is a household name; famous for being one of the UK's largest service charities and providing support for service personnel who have been injured, sick or wounded in the line of duty. But that is where many people's understanding of Help for Heroes ends. With incredible earnings ...
Views: 1372 - The Best Among the Best Online Auction Sites - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2011 from Gerard TannerWith the increasing growth of the Internet, donating for charity is now a lot easier than before. Just participate in our online penny auctions and you’ll get your valuable, high quality electronics while helping the needy. In a penny auction, participants pay a non-refundable fee to purchase ...
Views: 1370(1 vote) - What Americans Should Know About Vehicle Donations - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2012 from Joshua RodriguezIt is unfortunate that these days we live in a world of cons and scams. Even more unfortunate that these cons and scams cause many Americans to veer away from doing positive things that they would otherwise normally do. One thing that consumers seem to be becoming more and more wary of is ...
Views: 1369 - Hair Today, gone Tomorrow - by Submitted on May 20, 2010 from Colin SalisburyVolunteering requires a great deal of commitment and determination. It is filled with personal challenges and enormous rewards which are often life changing for the volunteer. Some volunteers feel compelled to go the extra mile and make sacrifices in order to better the lives of the community ...
Views: 1363(3 votes) - Science Bee Awards for Students - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Tracey FarmerLast year, our wonderfully innovative fifth grade teachers came up with the idea of holding a Science Bee, with the winning student receiving creative awards made from basic science supplies. The winner's award pack included: laboratory goggles, a composition notebook, a magnifying glass and ...
Views: 1358(3 votes) - The Amazing Generosity of America’s Poor - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPerhaps you imagined that the people on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder would be pinching every last penny to make ends meet. If so, you’re surprisingly wrong. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey, the poorer you are in the United States, the larger ...
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