Philanthropy in Pakistan: Moving Beyond Conditional Generosity

Article Source: Schuitema Article by Afia Mansoor It is interesting that in Pakistan, as per the National Survey on Individual Giving in 1998, voluntarism is 58% of individual giving. This is twice the global voluntarism rate and even exceeds that of the USA. What this...

Wish Upon a Hero: Social Media Pays It Forward by Granting Wishes

Social media has quickly emerged as the future of the Internet and of all the platforms I have ever heard of the Wish Upon a Hero campaign is the most inspiring.  Founded by Dave Girgenti, a New Jersey based marketer, Wish Upon a Hero relies on the kindness of strangers...

Jobless claims spike to 26-year high

Author Marnie Howard   In the spirit of the recent joblessnessness, a new book encourages people to help each other out.Here's a CNN fornt cover on the US joblessness claiming a 26 year high. Number of Americans applying for first-time unemployment benefits rises to...

Canadians: The third best tourists in the world!

OpinionBarry Artiste Now Public ContributorYAY, We are third place!! I guess? I don't know how to take this Poll!Perhaps next year, we are only going to send the most Politest, Stylish, Accomodating people to...

June 20 is World Refugee Day: Some 33 Million People according to the UN

It is not all about me, myself and I.We might be complaining about high oil and food prices but things are not so bad when you compare that with the plight and triumphs of the world 33 million refugees and internally displaced persons whose existence we are reminded of on...

Report: Donald Trump Leaves $10,000 Tip on $82 Bill

A very heart-warming story for the Holidays. From Fox News: Donald Trump isn't a cheapskate when it comes to good service. The real-estate mogul left a $10,000 tip on an $82.27 bill Monday at a restaurant in...

Oprah's £20m ($40m) school proves she's not all talk

Oprah Winfrey, the talk show star and media mogul, likes to make friends through generosity, famously once giving every member of her studio audience a free car to take home. Yesterday, however, she celebrated giving of a slightly less frivolous kind. Surrounded by American...

Christmas appeal provides 67000 books

"The generosity of Observer readers a year ago has put 67,000 books into the hands of people in the developing world. That is the result of last year's Christmas appeal, which raised more than £100,000 for Book Aid International."Book Aid International has a simple, but...

Corporate generosity

The generosity of corporations this Christmas season is absolutely fabulous. Imperial Parking Canada Corp. has waved over 3000 tickets in exchange for toys last week to be donated to the Salvation Army. Salvation Army's corporate partnerships are increasing and will...

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