The Spirit of Charitable Giving

The Spirit of Charitable Giving

There’s nothing subtle about the appeals landing daily in our inboxes and mailboxes: “Please send your generous contribution today.” “Every gift counts.” “We’re counting on you to renew your support.” “You make a difference in the lives of….” They make me, and probably you, feel rather needed and valued. If you don’t feel the tug, and, let’s be honest, the pressure to send a monetary donation in the next few weeks, you really are a tough cookie.

This past Tuesday was Giving Tuesday, the non-profit world’s annual choreographed day to get people to make charitable contributions after three days of shopping (Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.) As I said recently, every day should be Tuesday. We should look at charitable contributions all year round and not just on one day of the year. Here are five ways how...

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