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Charity And Service: Giving Like The Stars

You don’t need celebrity status to be a force for good--you, too, can make a difference in many of the same ways actors, athletes, and other high-profile people do. Here's how to get started. READ»

The Ideal Holiday Charity Project For Tech Geeks: The Used Cell Phone Drive

Toy and food drives are a dime a dozen around the holidays. If you want to organize a charitable drive for your office that isn’t the “same old, same old,” here's how to make a difference with a used cell phone drive. READ»

When Innovation Meets Social Good, Consumers Win

At this time of year, when our attention turns to giving back and products that allow us to do so, we offer a look at social enterprises that are taking innovative approaches to problem-solving and making our world a better place. READ»

Philanthropy's Shift Toward Entrepreneurism

It may seem obvious that wealth builders are so self-directed that they naturally want to see their assets devoted to accomplishing their own charitable goals and not somebody else's, especially when that somebody is a bureaucrat. But in fact, that's a new attitude and it represents a seismic shift from the way we historically talked about philanthropy.READ»

Even If Taxes On Charitable Gifts Increase, Don't Expect Philanthropy To Wither Away

There has been a great deal of talk in Washington about levying more and higher taxes on the rich--including on charitable gifts and assets. It's certainly possible to imagine that such a tax would have a dampening effect on philanthropy. But people are used to making lemonade from the sour lemons of the tax code.READ»

RoundUp: The Gift of Giving

This holiday season, there's no better way to spread the joy than to give to charity in someone's honor. Here are 14 ideas, from $3 to $39,000.READ»

Hope Neighbor Is Wising Up Your Irrational Donation Strategy

Ever had the feeling you weren't making your donations wisely? Hope Neighbor has been there. That's why the nonprofit and banking veteran launched the first in-depth research into how carelessly we give money to charity--and how to create better opportunities for impact investing.READ»

Reasons to Be Charitable in a Tough Season of Giving

Amid all those candles and evergreens, baked goods, freely pouring cocktails (and the promise of sneaking in a tax deduction) we humans are inclined to give to those less fortunate this time of year. But there isn't much incentive ...READ»