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Having trouble coming up with a wish list this holiday season?  Causes just launched their “Holiday Wish” feature, which lets you ask friends and family for donations to your favorite charity in lieu of gifts.  Read about my experience starting a Birthday Wish here.  I had a blast raising over $4,300 for The Trevor Project, the leading organization providing suicide prevention services to LGBT teens. 

Having trouble coming up with a wish list this holiday season? 

Causes just launched their “Holiday Wish” feature, which lets you ask friends and family for donations to your favorite charity in lieu of gifts. 

Read about my experience starting a Birthday Wish here.  I had a blast raising over $4,300 for The Trevor Project, the leading organization providing suicide prevention services to LGBT teens. 

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How Millionaires and Billionaires Give

A few months ago, Warren Buffett pledged to give 99% of his wealth to charity during his lifetime, publicly encouraging the world’s richest to follow suit.  He and Bill Gates have even scheduled a trip to China this month to figure out how to “do philanthropy” there.  Meanwhile, Buffett business partner Charles Munger says the idea of “very intelligent people sitting around trying to do good” makes him squirm in his seat.  

And most recently, Omidyar Network, the philanthropic investing arm of eBay, plans to invest up to $200 million in India over the next five years. Richard Branson is also urging others to invest in Zimbabwe through Zimbabwe Enterprise, a nonprofit formed by his Virgin Unite, the philanthropic investing arm of Virgin. 

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I want to support the organization that’s going for scale, not the one that’s stuck where it is. Why would I support a cancer organization promoting its low fundraising investment while cancer remains uncured? We have the whole reward system backwards.
Fundraising and social innovation guru Dan Pallotta in “We Need to Rethink Fundraising”.  Excellent arguments for why donors shouldn’t expect charities not to spend on fundraising.  

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And less mail would be better for the economy, better for businesses and consumers, and better for the environment.

Daniel Gross in “Going Postal” on Slate.com. 

A very interesting perspective on the U.S. Postal Service’s request for a 2-cent increase in first-class postage.

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