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A Charity Making a Difference: Concern Worldwide

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cover_pic.jpgMillionaire Corner is exposed to many charitable organizations which strive to improve the world in various ways. One such charity is Concern Worldwide which deals with the kind of grinding poverty that most Americans can’t imagine, and they have been doing so since 1968.
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Economic Crisis Affects Charities and Philanthropic Giving

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philanthropy.jpgAs signs continue to indicate that the crisis in the nation's financial markets will last for at least 22 months, stock-market volatility and the credit crunch are hitting foundations and charities in myriad ways. Initially, the market's plunge primarily affected investment returns at the nation's biggest nonprofit endowments. Now the troubled economy is stymieing fund raising, hurting nonprofit groups that need to pay back loans for construction costs, and in some cases, imperiling organizations' ability to pay their employees.
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American Heart Association Salons

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American Heart Association Salon.jpgA More Personal Approach to Philanthropy and Fund Raising

Typically, fund raising efforts by not-for-profit groups, such as the American Heart Association, are often focused on encouraging large masses of people to contribute relatively small amounts through campaigns such as Heart Walks and workplace giving.

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Golden Age of Philanthropy

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philanthropy in America.jpgThe Foundation Center, stating that the United States is experiencing a new “golden age of philanthropy,” reported an increase of 11.7% in giving by the nation’s 71,000 foundations, to $40.7 billion in 2006.

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Charitable Giving Starts Close to Home

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The holiday season means many things to many people: family, friends, parties, gifts, and charity. Everywhere you go you can see the Salvation Army volunteers and their bells fill the air with a sound that is unique to this time of year.  
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Groups That Rate Charities

 

American Institute of Philanthropy publishes a “top-rated” link to many charities that have supplied documentation that at least 75% of their donations are used for charitable endeavors.

 

Charity Guide rates charities in terms of how many dollars it costs to raise $100.  That is, what percentage of each dollar that makes it way to charity.

 

Charity Navigator rates 3,000 charities on a number of factors.

 

Give.org includes input from the Better Business Bureau Alliance.

 

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