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How an 11-Year-Old Got Her Mom and Community to Give Back

How an 11-Year-Old Got Her Mom and Community to Give Back

07.18.2014
"Every day on my way to and from school, I'd see the same homeless man with shoes that were completely falling apart," says Mimi. "I wanted...
Mozambique's Coconut Graveyards

Mozambique's Coconut Graveyards

07.17.2014
Mozambique was once one of the largest coconut producers in the world. Today, reports estimate that as much as half of the country's coconut...
5 Secrets of Raising Charitable Kids

5 Secrets of Raising Charitable Kids

07.17.2014
Charity begins at home -- as does empathy, generosity, kindness, responsibility, honesty and a host of other relationship-building traits...
Magician Is Wearing A Straitjacket  For 2 Weeks To Raise Funds For Parkinson's Research

Magician Is Wearing A Straitjacket For 2 Weeks To Raise Funds For Parkinson's Research

Eleanor Goldberg  07.16.2014
For most magicians, getting out of a straitjacket marks a right of passage. But for one Toronto trickster, remaining in one for 14 days...
Warren Buffett Gives Single Largest Charitable Contribution

Warren Buffett Gives Single Largest Charitable Contribution

07.16.2014
AP/HuffPost OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett has given several charities Berkshire Hathaway stock worth more than $2.8 billion as part...
That Clothing Donation Bin Might Not Be What You Think

That Clothing Donation Bin Might Not Be What You Think

Hilary Moss  07.16.2014
Lurking around the corner, standing five or six feet tall, typically with a pull-out drawer and a padlocked panel, is a New York City menace...
Some Call Me Selfish

Some Call Me Selfish

07.16.2014
Abundance, to me, is a way of living, not something you own or have. It's about who I am as a person, what values I have. And most of all...

Measuring Charity Effectiveness: Manage Your Mission, Not Your Rating

07.15.2014
These rating schemes tell the public that if you spend more on fundraising, you are bad. They equate fundraising and overhead to fraud...

Double the Giving, Double the Fun: This Week In Daily Giving

07.11.2014
July has been a busy month for Daily Giving, so we decided to double our efforts and give two grants a day for the entire month of July....
5 Things That Are Socially More Important to Crowdfund than a Man Making Potato Salad

5 Things That Are Socially More Important to Crowdfund than a Man Making Potato Salad

07.11.2014
I have nothing against Zack Brown and his Kickstarter campaign, because I am a capitalist and believe in the freedom to make money using...

86-Year-Old Granted Wish for Party Cruise

07.10.2014
Twilight Wish, a nonprofit focused on the needs -- and desires -- of low-income senior citizens, is the first national wish granting organization...
'Homeless' Man Spreads Kindness By Rewarding Generous People Who Offer Him Money

'Homeless' Man Spreads Kindness By Rewarding Generous People Who Offer Him Money

Melissa McGlensey   07.10.2014
One man decided to take some time -- and cash -- to give back to generous people. To do this, the YouTuber named Yogi dressed as a homeless...
Housing Unit Gives Low-Income Seniors Reduced Rent For Volunteering With Foster Kids

Housing Unit Gives Low-Income Seniors Reduced Rent For Volunteering With Foster Kids

Kimberly Yam  07. 8.2014
Bridge Meadows multigenerational housing development is a real win-win for its residents. The Portland, Oregon housing complex is home...
Tow Truck Owner Uses Viral Challenge To Help A Homeless Family

Tow Truck Owner Uses Viral Challenge To Help A Homeless Family

Carla Herreria  07. 7.2014
Put down your bags of ice and buckets of cold water. This man has a viral video challenge for you that is making the world a kinder place. When...