Monday, June 30, 2008

Do I really need to give?



"As I give, I get." Mary McLeod Bethune African-American educator (1875-1955)



"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." — Booker T. Washington


Jackie Robinson Foundation


Warrick Dunn Foundation


Deshawn Snow Foundation


Magic Johnson Foundation


Bill Cosby - Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation


Opran Winfrey - Oprah's Angel Network


Tyra Banks - T-Zone


What difference do you want to make in the community?


Today donors are driven by personal quests and a desire to make a difference. They are more focused on the root causes of issues rather than just providing relief to problems. They are also looking or opportunities to learn and grow through their involvement with the charities that they support.


As part of their more focussed approach to giving, today's donors are creating long-term relationships with the organizations that they support, becoming knowledgeable on the issues involved and advocates for these causes. While they are supportive, they nonetheless hold the charities accountable: they want to be able to see the difference that their donations are making. Not only is this typical of individual donors, but also families who create private foundations or endowment funds at their local community foundations.


Many non-wealthy persons have dedicated – thus, donated – substantial portions of their time, effort and wealth to charitable causes. These people are not typically described as philanthropists because individual effort alone is seldom recognized as instigating significant change

















So -- How much should you spend on lunch?



Lunch with Buffett Costs Record $2.1 Million
Warren Buffett is becoming an expensive lunch date.
An auction for a chance to have lunch with Mr. Buffett fetched $2.1 million on Friday night. The bid, by a Hong Kong-based investor, was the most-expensive charity auction ever held on eBay and set a new record for the annual lunch.