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We’d like to thank you by giving back
14 hours ago ago from Marketing Globally
The holiday cards are rolling in by email and mail daily, and they all have a similar theme: “In lieu of a gift, we are donating to a charity.” It’s a very charity holiday season for sure. Holiday gifts from vendors are down this year. No problem, I understand, it’s a tough economy out there. And while I appreciate the food and things that come, I don’t really need it, and would rather have better service than a gift anyway. (That ...
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17 hours ago ago from LA Philanthropy Watch
Over ten years ago Victor Dorff, clutching a thick stack of mail, observed that there were more solicitations for charitable organizations than anything else. Reflecting on the wastefulness of direct mail ( see my previous post ), and all the trees felled to keep the mail coming, he thought, “There has be a better way to do this.” Lisa Sonne, Victor’s wife and co-founder of Charity Checks, recalls their question, “Why don’t we have a ...
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18 hours ago ago from Beezodog's Place
By JENNY ANDERSON Just over a week ago, on the evening of Dec. 7, Lloyd C. Blankfein hosted a reunion of one of the most elite clubs in American finance: former partners of Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street giant he has led, with remarkable and controversial success, since 2006. The gathering, held at the venerable New York Athletic Club, both celebrated Goldman’s past and looked toward its future. What, Mr. Blankfein was asked, did he ...
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16 hours ago ago from Wedloft by WeddingWindow.com
Where to Start for Your Bridal Registry If you’re trying to figure out where to register or wondering why you should even bother, I have a few tips that might help guide you in the right direction. If you already have everything you could possibly think of asking for and would rather give to others, why not encourage guests to make charity donations by registering at JustGive.org ? They have 1.5 million charities to choose from and ...
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1 day ago ago from Analyst Pundit
FT Business Book of the Year 2009 : " 'Lords of Finance' on Amazon FT Business Book of the Year 2009 Update: Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed has won the 2009 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award . The ”beautifully written” history of how central bankers’ mistakes led to the Great Depression bowled over the judges and swept away a strong field of finalists to take the £30,000 prize. The prize was ...
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Banned Holiday Gifts - and What to Replace Them With
7 hours ago ago from Styledash
Every year, we each receive gifts more likely to cause grimaces than glee. Those are the half-unwrapped disappointments that are instantly consigned to the emergency regifting closet (yes, scented candle, we're looking at you). In 2009, it's time for all that to end: we've put together a list of Banned Gifts that should be excised from every shopping list come the holiday shopping season and never seen under a tree again. But we've also ...
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