Volunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity where an individual or group provides services for no financial or social gain "to benefit another person, group or organization".[1] Volunteering is also renowned for skill development and is often intended to promote goodness or to improve human quality of life. Volunteering may have positive benefits for the … [Read more...] about Volunteering
Giving Tuesday
What is Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday, often stylized as #GivingTuesday for purposes of hashtag activism, refers to the Tuesday after U.S. Thanksgiving in the United States. It is a movement to create an international day of giving at the beginning of the Christmas and holiday season. Giving Tuesday was started in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation as … [Read more...] about Giving Tuesday
The Work
Watch this Ted Talk on Giving: Empowerment and the Importance of Giving Back by David Meltzer People often ask me how I have the time to be working with so many charitable causes. When people perceive that I am intently focused on projects like the Crescent Moon Foundation, the Unstoppable Foundation and Junior Achievement, they are very curious about my … [Read more...] about The Work
NGO vs. Government Organizations
Non-government Organization (NGO) An NGO is a non-governmental organization. NGOs do not contrast directly with nonprofit organizations because they are a category of nonprofit organization. As the name suggests, an NGO is independent of government insight, meaning it is not part of a government entity or operated through a government program. Nonprofit Basics All … [Read more...] about NGO vs. Government Organizations
The Change
Who we are now is not who we were last year, last week, yesterday or even a minute ago. Life never stands still, no matter what we do. Change is the very nature of existence—our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, ideas, even our relationships are as changeable as rain and sunshine, or night and day. But, as much as change is inevitable, it is not always welcome or easy to deal with. … [Read more...] about The Change