All Posts Tagged With: "donations"
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) Contributes $11.8 Million to Habitat for Humanity in 2010
In June of 2010, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) made a commitment to the Habitat for Humanity of $8 million dollars. They have supported the affordable housing work of the Habitat for almost 20 years. Wells Fargo’s actual 2010 contribution was $11.8 million which helped support the Habitat’s efforts to revitalize United States communities hit hardest [...]
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT)Donating $2 Billion in Food and Money
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) is too often painted as a cold, almost cut-throat business. It may be an unfair portrait of the company, especially since they pledged 2 billion dollars towards various charities that would mostly benefit America over the next 5 years. So how cut-throat can they be? Over 1 billion pounds of food are [...]
Haiti Relief Brings About Scams
As with any big disaster, opportunities are presented for con artists to take advantage of those with generous hearts and open wallets. With the recent situation in Haiti, consumer groups are warning the donators to perform due diligence before handing over any monies. Unfortunately many so-called organizations are set up haphazardly and even fraudulently, leaving [...]
Choose Your Charities More Carefully with Charity Navigator
It’s always frustrating to donate your own hard-earned money to a supposed charity only to discover down the road, courtesy of a newscast, that the company you gave to was a fraud. It is one of the main reasons people have stopped giving cash to charities in recent years. While there are legitimate charities that [...]
Finding Ways to “Give” When Times Are Tough
There are people around the world who would give more to charities, make more donations to causes they believe in, and just generally “give” more – if only they had the means to do so. People who are experiencing (or have gone through challenging times in the past) times of financial difficulty are often the [...]
How to Support Your Favorite Charities Without Busting Your Budget
In times like these, when the majority of us are just trying to make ends meet and have food on the table, we tend to be strict with our budgets because quite frankly there is no way around it. We all have to watch what we spend and often feel a bit bad about not [...]
4 Reasons to Become a Generous Giver
The United States as a whole is one of the most generous in the world, not because of large corporate checks or government sponsored aid, but rather because individuals take some of their hard earned money and contribute it to a worthy cause, whether it be helping those in need, working to cure a disease [...]
Donate Shares of Stock and Get Double Tax Savings!
December is the single biggest month for charities and other non-profit organizations. People are looking for ways to lower some of their taxes and the spirit of Christmas is upon us—and that means donations, lots of them. Some charities estimate that they make 20% of their annual income in the month of December alone. If [...]
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