by Linda MacDonald | Jul 23, 2021 | Philanthropy, Uncategorized, Volunteering
According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the top 50 Americans who gave the most to charity in 2020 committed to giving a total of US$24.7 billion to hospitals, homeless shelters, universities, museums, and more – a boost of roughly 54% from 2019 levels. What...
by Linda MacDonald | Jun 21, 2021 | Philanthropy, Uncategorized
A groundbreaking study discovered that after accounting for all income, charity, and non-cash welfare benefits like subsidized housing and Food Stamps, the most deficient 20% of Americans consume more goods and services than the national averages for all people in...
by Linda MacDonald | Jun 1, 2021 | Philanthropy, Uncategorized, Volunteering
Actress and activist Natalie Portman called on an audience at Stanford University to contemplate ways of helping the world’s poor, speaking specifically about microfinancing and village banking, and her work with FINCA International – a nonprofit that equips...
by Linda MacDonald | Apr 29, 2021 | refugees, Volunteering
All around the world, people are fleeing war and persecution at record levels. Some 26 million of these individuals are refugees, meaning they have had to cross an international border in their quest for safety. Only those refugees most at risk – just 1% of the...
by Linda MacDonald | Apr 1, 2021 | refugees, Volunteering
In our “woke”, Twitter-Insta-TikTok culture, what percentage of our time, emotions and resources are being invested in style vs relieving suffering – me included? When my parents escaped North Korea, did they ever conceive of a world where their children and...
