Think about the last few gifts you’ve received. How did you feel when you unwrapped it? You were probably excited about the item and tinkered with it for a few days. So where is it now? Are you still using it? If you’re like most people, the gift would be hidden in a box in your closet, if it’s not sitting atop your shelf gathering dust. Perhaps you’ve gotten so many gifts that you never use anyway; they’re only taking up space and are a constant reminder to you of how consumerism is the way to go in today’s world. Gifts are hardly given with any thought these days. Most people buy whatever’s on sale or whatever happens to be the hot product on the market. If you’re tired of Read the Rest…
Charitable
GIVING–without giving your money away!
Article by Maggie F. Keenan, Ed.D. We all know that company charitable giving makes a difference, some how, some way. Donations that count, charities it supports, people it helps. Besides, it’s just a good thing to do. Right? Well, right but to the extent that it’s really making an impact in communities and making a difference for companies. As a business owner, when you started your business, you probably weren’t prepared for making charitable contributions a part of your business plan. Let’s face it, you were putting in countless hours just to start your company and no one ever really prepared you for the fact that sooner or later you would be trying to find a way to handle many donation requests. In the past year, your company more than Read the Rest…
Charitable Weddings
I recently watched a new show called “Wedding Day” that had an interesting premise. A team of talented wedding planners gets together to throw an amazing dream wedding for a deserving couple who could not otherwise have one. This got me to thinking, it doesn’t require the magic of television to make someone’s dream come true. The friends and family of a worthy couple could get together and throw their own charitable wedding as a surprise gift to their loved ones. In every community, there are people who are talented at something. And those who do not have artistic or handy talents of their own may be very good at organizing and planning. If you bring all of these skill sets together, you have everything that you need to plan Read the Rest…
Charity Community Online Giving Cash Direct
Article by Jim Peterson In previous articles I have written about “Charitable Synergy” which I consider the most significant innovation in charitable fund raising in this decade. The process is simple; you raise money from outside your traditional donor base by allowing a complimentary charity and/or your donors to participate in the process by receiving a referral fee of some sort. I realize that this is not traditional thinking, however, traditional fund raising techniques are not working in this economy. Charitable giving is down between 6 and 50 %, depending on where you live, who your donor base is and who is reporting. The good news is that church members are continuing to give even though it puts a major strain on their personal finances in these uncertain times. The Read the Rest…
