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FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Fox Features - Do-Gooders Work Hard � On Vacation: "Do-Gooders Work Hard On Vacation
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
By Marla Lehner
Susan Chamberlain knows how to enjoy a vacation. There's nothing like bunking in a tiny hostel and performing a little manual labor.

Vacation time

Just a note that postings may be somewhat less frequent but will continue during my vacation.
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A pacifier trades for a Myrtle Beach Vacation for charity | WBTW.com

A pacifier trades for a Myrtle Beach Vacation for charity | WBTW.com: "I really can’t go door-to-door to my friends and say, ‘do you want to help donate American dollars to this charity in the Netherlands,’ but what I can do is use the power of social media,” said Morin.

For the last week, she has made big strides.

Morin started her trading with a pacifier worth less than five dollars, and was able to trade it for a breakfast gift basket worth about $20. She then traded the gift basket for a $400 dollar Roomba vacuum."



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Changing the World, One Luxury Vacation at a Time

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Changing the World, One Luxury Vacation at a Time: "Do-good travel doesn't have to be a gritty exercise in banging nails into the side of a house or digging ditches. That's textbook 'voluntourism,' where travel is coupled with hard labor in support of a humanitarian cause."

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KnowledgeWorks Foundation Gives Employees Time Off to Vote

KnowledgeWorks Foundation Gives Employees Time Off to Vote: "KnowledgeWorks Foundation Gives Employees Time Off to Vote
Monday November 1, 12:44 pm ET
CINCINNATI, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- KnowledgeWorks Foundation announced today employees will receive a half day vacation on Election Day.
What is the requirement for this vacation time? Each of the 65 employees in Cincinnati and Columbus who choose to take a half day off must promise to vote in Tuesday's election."

globeandmail.com: Doing good, on company time

globeandmail.com: Doing good, on company time: "The messages all echoed a similar tone: How are we getting involved? What are we doing? 'They'll start asking for time off to go to Myanmar pretty soon,' said Mr. Thompson. 'We see this all the time with disasters of this scale.'

Mr. Thompson doesn't work for a charity or an NGO. He's the director of community affairs at Microsoft Canada, one of dozens of Canadian firms that have begun offering employees paid leave to volunteer in troubled regions around the world. And that's above and beyond their vacation time."

A view from Vacation in Maine

Thought some folks might like to see where I'm posting from for these two weeks.
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Fundraisers beginning to welcome donations with cryptocurrencies | The Columbus Dispatch

Fundraisers beginning to welcome donations with cryptocurrencies | The Columbus Dispatch: Guests mingling at a recent gala for the Spare Key charity didn’t know it, but they had entered a new frontier in nonprofit fundraising. Folks who bought auction items ranging from French wine to a Mexican vacation were allowed to pay with check, credit card — or cryptocurrency.

The Voluntourist’s Dilemma - The New York Times

The Voluntourist’s Dilemma - The New York Times: "They were there to build a school alongside a Methodist church. Muscular Haitian masons stood by watching, perplexed and a bit amused at the sight of men and women who had come all the way from the United States to do a mundane construction job.

Such people were a familiar sight: They were voluntourists. They would come for a week or two for a “project” — a temporary medical clinic, an orphanage visit or a school construction. A 2008 study surveyed 300 organizations that market to would-be voluntourists and estimated that 1.6 million people volunteer on vacation, spending around $2 billion annually. "



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Another morning in Maine

During August my postings are more infrequent since I am posting from Maine on vacation. Our regular posting will resume in September. Thanks for your continued support and readership.

Marc Benioff: Billionaires Should Act Charitably Now, Not Later - Forbes

Marc Benioff: Billionaires Should Act Charitably Now, Not Later - Forbes: I have been on hundreds of panels. I left my vacation in Hawaii to do this one. I knew it was important. I didn’t know it would change how I view my life.

This particular panel, at the Forbes 400 Summit On Philanthropy last June, included two Silicon Valley venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Jim Breyer, along with Dr. Cheryl Dorsey, a Harvard-trained pediatrician, former White House fellow, and now the president of Echoing Green, a pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement.

"Voluntourism--taking a vacation that includes some charity work--is a travel idea whose time has come. In our May 2008 issue, Condé Nast Traveler held the World Savers Contest, asking readers to report on their good deeds with an essay and photo documenting a recent voluntourism trip. Our winner, Beverly Orthwein of Greenwich, Connecticut, displayed that passion and commitment we were looking for. Read her winning entry below, and stay tuned to the Daily Traveler to read more of our favorite contest entries."

Burnout, Chunking, and the 100-Hours Rule

Burnout, Chunking, and the 100-Hours Rule: rant's favorite behavior is giving. But givers can get burned out after a while. Surprisingly, Grant says the answer may not be doing less or going on vacation, but actually doing more. Or getting inspired again. Or chunking your giving into a shorter time frame rather than sprinkling it over a long time.

North Jersey Media Group providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey!

North Jersey Media Group providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey!: "unday, December 25, 2005

By JILL SCHENSUL
TRAVEL EDITOR



'To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries.'

- Aldous Huxley

Traditionally, we think of travel as a gift to ourselves, a few days or weeks away in which we can do something that makes us feel better.

But increasingly, we are finding that travel can provide a gift to others, to nature, to the world.

Call it voluntourism. Philanthropy tourism. Volunteer vacations. Ecotourism. The labels might be varied, but the idea is not: using vacation time to do good.

Travel that matters."

SFMOMA turns 'timeshare' gifts into an art form - 2005-08-22

SFMOMA turns 'timeshare' gifts into an art form - 2005-08-22: "SFMOMA turns 'timeshare' gifts into an art form
Sarah Duxbury

SFMOMA has emerged as a big player in the art world's timeshare market.

It's not buying or selling vacation properties. It's using so-called fractional gifts to build and improve its collection. In a fractional gift, a donor grants partial ownership of a work of art to the museum. The museum gets to display it for a proportionate part of the year, while the owner gets a corresponding tax break and doesn't have to give up the work all at once."

Pennsylvanians enjoying fewer sales calls - PittsburghLIVE.com

Pennsylvanians enjoying fewer sales calls - PittsburghLIVE.com: "Pennsylvanians enjoying fewer sales calls


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By Glenn May
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, August 8, 2005

Patrick Kinley won a $50 settlement from a telemarketer who illegally called him at home, but the South Fayette retiree says the money pales next to the peace and quiet he has earned from being on the state and federal Do Not Call lists.

'The point is, it really stopped the harassment,' said Kinley, 63. 'Frankly, the program has worked wonderfully.'

Kinley is one of millions of people who joined the Do Not Call registry seeking relief from pesky phone solicitations for insurance, vacation time shares and other offers. His experience shows the success prosecutors have had going after some violators and the continuing struggle against unwanted calls from an industry bent on pitching its latest merchandise and services.

Pennsylvania's Do Not Call list was created in 2002. The federal government started its version a year later. Anyone who signs up for the state list is automatically added to the national registry"

And to My Dog, I Leave a $10,000 Trust Fund - New York Times

And to My Dog, I Leave a $10,000 Trust Fund - New York Times: "And to My Dog, I Leave a $10,000 Trust Fund

By MARYANN MOTT
Published: May 22, 2005
IF you're like many pet owners, you want the best for your dog or cat. You give it premium food, good veterinary care and bring it with you on vacation.
Quick ReadBut what happens to your pet if you die or become incapacitated?
Unless specific provisions have been made, your pet could wind up in a shelter and be put to death. If you plan ahead, though, your pet can be well cared for. In addition to arrangements with friends and family, there is, increasingly, a formal option.
Laws in 27 states - including Arizona, Colorado, Florida, New Jersey and New York - now allow owners to establish trusts for pets. These arrangements set aside money for the care of one or more animals in the event of an owner's disability or death"

baltimoresun.com - Nonprofits reap generous perks

baltimoresun.com - Nonprofits reap generous perks: "Nonprofits reap generous perks
Children in private group homes may be shortchanged in care, but the owners can profit handsomely.
By John B O'Donell and Jonathan D. Rockoff
Sun Staff
Originally published April 11, 2005
Second of four parts

At home, Joseph K. Skariah has driven a $41,280 Acura SUV. On vacation, he has taken cruises in the Caribbean. He has often feasted on shrimp and salmon, made to order extra spicy, at his favorite restaurants.











All of it has been expensed to the state-funded group homes he runs in Baltimore County."

Observer-Reporter-Ronald D. Moore is careful to avoid endorsing a political candidate from the Pulpit

Observer-Reporter: "Ronald D. Moore is careful to avoid endorsing a political candidate from the pulpit at the fast-growing South Hills Bible Chapel.
It's a tight-wire Moore walks because doing so would cost his nonprofit charitable organization its tax-free status. But at the same time, congregations like his that are gaining clout leave no doubt they have a political agenda based on their interpretation of God's will.
'We will encourage people to vote and encourage them to vote for the candidate who's going to represent a biblical view on the right to life, euthanasia, stem cell research, sanctity of marriage,' said Moore, whose church is linked to the evangelical movement that has become a powerhouse in United States politics.
While evangelicals have been around for centuries, their modern counterparts reared their heads in the last presidential election and were credited with swinging the vote in Bush's favor. Political pundits have said conservative Christians put the Republican Party over the top in the November election, in part, because the Democratic Party was perceived as immoral after the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal.
And Bush has delivered the rhetoric evangelicals want to hear in causes that have included federally funded faith-based initiatives and a constitutional amendment banning homosexual marriages. He also interrupted his vacation Monday to sign last-minute legislation in the rush to reinsert a feeding tube in Terri Schiavo, the Florida woman who has been in a vegetative state for 15 years. The move appealed to pro-life advocates but was criticized from the left as a ploy by lawmakers to win the evangelical vote.
Evangelicals actually trace their roots to a reform movement during a great divide in the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and 17th centuries, according to Robert VandeKappelle, chairman of the religious stu"

News - Tsunami aid hits local charities - sacbee.com Quote from Michael Nilsen

News - Tsunami aid hits local charities - sacbee.com:
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"In 2001, some nonprofits felt the pinch, too. Forty-four percent of charities endured shortfalls after the attacks, according to a survey by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
This time, nonprofits aren't likely to fare so poorly, said association spokesman Michael Nilsen. The terrorist attacks struck right before most charities launch annual fund-raisers, whereas the tsunami hit at the tail end, he said.
Still, employees at WEAVE (Women Escaping a Violent Environment) were surprised when they came back from New Year's Day vacation. They had expected a huge stack of donation letters that donors try to get in before the tax year changes."