Philanthropy

As a non-profit organization, it’s subjected to evaluation by websites like Charity Navigator, who rated it as 4 out of 5 stars for financial accountability and transparency, and the American Institute of Philanthropy who rated TU with an A- overall (Charity Navigator 10/28/2015, Charity Watch 11/11/2015). In 2014, TU reported revenue of over $43 million dollars, of which 42.9% came from government grants with the rest resulting from contributions and fundraising…

is your story and how it led you to create your own business? Being the Founder and CEO of River Cohen Giving, I have found a vehicle to promote and support various critical causes targeted at benefitting the masses. My passion for business and philanthropy is informed by need to establish lifelong partnership with leaders in the community and non-profit organization that are committed to improve the lives of people at the grass root. I make this possible by donating my time and money along…

The inspiration for this question is a video commercial that showed a man being selfless and kind, and though he did not have much, he had the joy he brought people through being kind. This video allowed the question to arise what is kindness. This question is the question chosen for research. When starting research, there is not much information on definitions or studies of kindness. Through researching under the topic kindness there needs to be more research done on this topic for future…

For the past four years I have had the pleasure of working for a Non-Profit Organization named Seven Hills Foundation. It was created in 1951, by a small group of parents of disabled children, sharing the same vision. That vision was to advocate and improve the lives of their children while providing support to each other when needed. Since that time, Seven Hills foundation has flourished into one of the largest support networks for individuals with life challenges. Seven Hills Foundation has…

According to Giving USA, a public service initiative affiliated with The Giving Institute, charitable giving in the United States reached a high of 358.38 billion in 2014 that had not been seen since the Great Recession. Even more surprising is that for 2015 charitable giving has continued to increase. A reported 373.25 billion was donated to charity. Giving USA also reported that giving across all four categories individuals, corporations, foundations, and bequests increased. There are…

The Gospel of Wealth Andrew Carnegie was the incarnation and manifestation of an ideal American Dream as he began his career as a replaceable servant and rose to power as he became a premier American Industrialist. Through years of hard work and determination he had finally become an established member of society when he started his Carnegie Steel Company. After attaining his massive wealth he published an essay in regards to the wealthy’s treatment of the laissez-faire, concerned about social…

true rags to riches story. He is one of the pioneers of the industrialization of America and the king of the steel industry in the 1800’s. Nearing the turn of the century Carnegie sold his multi-billion dollar companies and turned his focus onto philanthropy. He was one, if not the first, to publicly say all of the rich had a moral obligation to give away their fortune. Carnegie ‘put his money where his mouth was’ by giving away upwards of $350 million in his lifetime. On August 11, 1919 in…

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics, there are more than 1.5 million registered nonprofit organizations in the United States. These charities rely on the time, talent, and financial support of volunteers to achieve their goals. For many volunteers, the satisfaction of helping others is often enough reward for their efforts. However, for many people, an incentive is a major motivation to become involved within or donate to the charity or charitable event. Is this…

The practice of making charitable donations is prosaic in American society; accordingly, in this mundane culture, benefactors are frequently motivated for reasons other than their own magnanimity. Illustratively, in my community, a local public broadcasting station fundraises and offers a special, refillable coffee vessel in exchange for a certain sum of donation. This is not unusual, in fact, when acts of charity are requested, organizations often incentivize support. Their goal is to create…

Almost all religions have some set of morals. These morals make us who we are even at the deepest of levels that we can’t even access. This also means that anyone who goes against these morals is typically shunned in many religions. There are many religions that look at this as a chance to pray for forgiveness and to become closer with whom they believe in. Religious groups always want to add new members to the group and they look at this as an altruistic act because they believe they are…