From the category archives:

Philanthropy

Every year around the holidays, we are bombarded with requests for donations and messages conveying the urgent needs that nonprofits and the people they serve are experiencing.
I know that a lot of us are in need during this time of the year too, perhaps coupled with holiday stress. But if you are in a position [...]

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While it’s true that we should probably be thinking of others all year, it seems that we are more likely to want to give during the holiday season. Though with the recession dampening our holiday spirits (and our pocketbooks), it can be difficult to come up with the cash necessary to help others right now. [...]

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I’m happy to announce that my buddy Michelle agreed to write on MoneyNing from time to time. Please help me welcome her by commenting below. From now on, the author of the posts will be noted below the title so you won’t think something is wrong when I comment on my own post! [...]

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This post is not really personal finance related but I’m so excited about this that I have to share! A few days ago, Tim from Texas Tech University saw my post on the Nuru Personal Finance Cards Giveaway and wrote me:
David,
I am a student who is volunteering with a school organization called Red to [...]

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I ran across FiveCentNickel’s fund raiser for The Conservation Fund and I thought the idea was so good I’m going to help support it. Basically, he is going to match 100% of your contribution up to $1000 so those of us that have been thinking of donating should give this fund a serious look.
Sure, [...]

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Last time, I spoke about UNICEF which is an non-profit organization that I donate to but there seem to be many different ways to donate these days.  Today, let’s explore the idea of car donations.
First of all, you need to read this document from the IRS which has quite a bit of information on car [...]

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I first got involved with UNICEF when our school supported this charity by having all the kids bring a little donation box when we went to trick-or-treat during Halloween. (For those that are unfamiliar with this North American tradition, kids would go door to door to get candies from neighbors on Oct 31st every year [...]

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