Friday, June 08, 2007

Spend/Thrift: Checking out your charity - International Herald Tribune

Spend/Thrift: Checking out your charity - International Herald Tribune:
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As a consequence, getting involved in philanthropy, whether to lend or give money, is an option open to many more people than it was in the past.

'For a really long time, philanthropy was the province of the wealthy,' said Keith Taylor, founder of Modest Needs, a charity that facilitates small, one-time donations through the Internet. 'What you're really seeing is a fundamental shift as to what contributes philanthropy. What's happening now is you're seeing a shift back to what philanthropy really means' - that is, the simple act of people helping people."

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