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• Secret Santa’s gift gets turned down, spawns another

  
  PICTURES — Authority: 131
  People I come across working this job constantly surprise me. The latest instance came when I was working an assignment covering a secret Santa recently. The story was about a secret group of do-gooders who, during the holiday season, go…
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• Little donkey saving lives

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Kids for Kids is a charity that helps children in remote villages in Darfur. Through providing water, goats and donkeys, and training midwives, a lasting impact is being made
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• A Christmas Story That Offers Recession Survival Pointers

  
  NPR Topics: Opinion — Authority: 789
  The story of a single father and the change that started last Christmas Eve.
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• The Christmas Spirit

  
  America's Horse Daily — Authority: 129
  Some horsey groups keep the spirit of giving alive all year long. Holly Clanahan In these last few days before Christmas, it’s easy to get caught up in the hubbub of the season. Did I leave anybody off my list? (In my case … yes, I forgot our wonderful rural mailman and the feed-store owner to whom I usually ...
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• The season for sharing

  
  Rings and Things — Authority: 416
  I just wanted to take a minute to thank the nice people I work with.  They set aside money from every paycheck in 2009, to be donated to charities in this giving season. I also want to thank Rings & Things’ owners Russ and Dee.  They matched our contributions dollar for dollar.  It feels nice to be able to ...
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• Do Motives Matter When You’re Giving to Charity?

  
  HSH Associates Financial News Blog — Authority: 129
  The discussion of moral obligation in the realm of finance doesn’t really enter into the general discussion on this blog all that often. Yet, it did in fact just the other week when we addressed the topic of walk aways, or strategic defaults, in our post titled “ Walking Away from Your Mortgage: Emotion or ...
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• Charitable Giving at the Last Minute

  
  The Fashionable Housewife — Authority: 615
  Any pesky names still stubbornly lingering on your gift list?  Chances are they belong to your toughest, most-impossible-to-buy-for friends and family.  Yes, you could dash out to the mall, but if inspiration hasn’t struck you yet, you know it’s not showing up while you fight other last-minute shoppers for ...
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• Gift card lets recipients give to the charity of their choice

  
  WalletPop Blog — Authority: 695
  Filed under: Shopping , Economizer Gift cards are one of the most popular gifts -- especially for those hard-to-shop-for names left on our gift lists. Now charities are getting in on the gift card action. Companies like TisBest , who earlier this month was ranked #1 charity gift card , lets gift card recipients ...
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• The Secret to Santa’s Business Success

  
  Financial Awakenings — Authority: 121
  This time of year, millions of toys are handed out in the name of Santa Claus. Supposedly they come from Santa’s workshop, but let’s get real. There’s no way that one elderly, overweight man can possibly produce all those toys. It’s an enormous task that must require countless hours of work. This, of course, ...
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• The Secret to Santa’s Business Success

  
  Financial Awakenings — Authority: 121
  This time of year, millions of toys are handed out in the name of Santa Claus. Supposedly they come from Santa’s workshop, but let’s get real. There’s no way that one elderly, overweight man can possibly produce all those toys. It’s an enormous task that must require countless hours of work. This, of course, ...
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• Canadians will donate more, volunteer more in 2010, poll finds

  
  The Wealthy Boomer — Authority: 495
  Canadians will donate more money to charity and give more of their time as volunteers to non-profit organizations, according to an Investors Group poll being released today.   29% of Canadians surveyed say they plan to donate more timeto worthwhile causes in 2010 while 19% plan to give more money to charity.  In ...
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• Tory tax allies subsidised by the taxpayer

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Taxpayers Alliance accused of using charitable arm to claim gift aid on donations from wealthy backers A campaign group which claims to represent the interests of ordinary taxpayers is using a charitable arm which gives it access to tax relief on donations from wealthy backers, the Guardian has learned. The ...
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• Unto the Least of These my Brethren

  
  Author Chris Brady's Leadership Blog — Authority: 125
  One of the surest routes to fulfillment and significance is giving. As the holidays approach, look around your world and identify someone in need. Is there someone lacking in friendship and camaraderie? Is there a child in physical need? Is someone sick or hurting?  Lets use the natural tenderness of the holidays to ...
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• Doing Well By Doing Good

  
  NPR Topics: Opinion — Authority: 789
  An unusual in-kind donation program allows one firm to strengthen its ties to its clients while helping local nonprofits.
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• Community Bridges

  
  New Hampshire Public Radio — Authority: 505
  When Bill and Martha Hickey’s son, was diagnosed with autism at age 2, the family turned to Community Bridges for help connecting with the services Billy needed.
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• Bright & Early: Space Heater Appreciation Edition

  
  Nashvillest — Authority: 430
  Good morning, Nashville. With the frigid temperatures finally rearing their ugly heads in the past few weeks, it’s that time of year where many of us bust out the space heaters and complain about how cold it is in the office. However, the kids of Shayne Elementary School of Nolensville Road have gone without heat ...
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• Gifts for people who have everything made easy with Kiva and Passports with Purpose

  
  writing travel — Authority: 99
      This morning I received a couple of emails from a long-time friend who has just started a new job with Catholic Relief Services in the Congo. One of them contained a link to the website of the micro-loan project Kiva , with a note: "This is an idea for a Christmas present for someone who has everything. It ...
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• Lloyds cuts funding of its charitable foundations

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Bank halves future funding of Lloyds TSB foundations for England and Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands – but Scottish foundation refuses to accept new package Lloyds is to heavily reduce its long-term funding for three of its main charitable foundations after claiming that it has been forced to act ...
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• Show 274 - How to succeed as an entrepreneur

  
  The Engaging Brand — Authority: 419
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• Even Scrooge Might Like This Way of Giving

  
  Financial Awakenings — Authority: 121
  Charles Dickens has a scene in A Christmas Carol where two charity workers approach Scrooge on Christmas Eve:           . . . “a few of us are endeavouring to raise a fund to buy the Poor some meat and drink and means of warmth. We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is ...
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