A creative way to give birthday money that has already done some good in the world. A flexible way to allow the recipient to decide whether the money does more charitable work or is used for something else.

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Several weeks ago, shortly after the Myanmar/Burma cyclone, I wrote about how I can easily hang up on charity telemarketers. This got me talking with my mother, whose generosity I admire, about how to respond to the immense need in the world and the great variety of charities out there.
One of the many things I [...]

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This is a guest post from deepali of paradigm shifted. She has been following the situation in Myanmar/Burma since long before the Cyclone Nargis hit and agreed to post about what’s going on there now and how you can help. This a follow-up to my post on charitable giving and telemarketing.
On May 2nd, Cyclone Nargis [...]

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JLP at All Financial Matters asked us how we turn away charity cold calls. Honestly, it’s never been that hard for me. As a younger person I’ve only been getting these calls for a few years, around the time I starting giving regularly (age 18).
The first way I turn down charity telemarketers is by focusing [...]

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Micah just randomly asked “What if presidential campaigns were like corporations?” What if, indeed.
It’s a competitive field, many campaigns are out of business by 9 months before the election and only one “corporation” will survive. That means that the return on investment average for investors in the sector isn’t very good. Only a small percentage [...]

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