Even in our fast times of digital media and words at the speed of thought, a great old paper headline can still get your attention. More on that in a minute. First a context.The 12th-century rabbi and thinker, Maimonides (Moses ben-Maimon, often referred to by the acronym Rambam, which means Rabbi Moshe ben-Maimon), composed of 8 levels of offering

Providing to a charity, aside from a spiritual based ones, can be extremely rewarding. But throughout economically challenging times of our lives it is typically not the first, or last, thing we consider. Lots of charities do some excellent work like, feed the starving, tidy up the environment, plant trees, supply tidy drinking water, assist indivi

Just recently I was offered a book that has actually made a substantial effect on my view of offering and charity. In fact, it turned my entire idea of providing, charity and philanthropy upside down. The book was composed by very popular author and self-development expert Joe Vitale.Sadly, at the time of this writing (January, 2010), conventional

In her company's latest report, The Cygnus Donor Survey: Where Philanthropy is Headed in 2011, Burk states there is "a continuing decline in donors' desire to negotiate their gifts through the mail; 26% of those who offered through the mail last year stated they prepare to provide less by doing this in 2011 (less frequently, less cash or both).Nume

Conventional philanthropic models are failing to deal with urgent problems, and this is giving rise to brand new styles in charitable giving. There clearly is a growing trend among some super rich techies of cutting right through the red tape and administrative procedures to get bigger sums more quickly and efficiently, they contend that bureauc