I was going to write today about the media attention surrounding the Haiti earthquake. I was going write about how the media shaped my decision to give by streaming images of destruction into my home. I was going to write about how I might not have given at all if I hadn’t seen this, the [...]
Tags:Haiti·Partners in Health
On days when I’m feeling ornery, which is most days, I like to find something to blame for things that are Entirely My Responsibility. It’s a refreshing activity in how ridiculously far I can stretch the Logic of Insanity. For example: I almost got into a car accident because that other blithering driver cut me [...]
Hey, remember that earthquake in Haiti? I know, it was so seventeen news-cycles ago. I know, the current media sensation is the Lindsey Vonn-Julie Mancuso spat. I know, it is so difficult to tear away your eyes from beautiful, Olympic-medal-winning women wearing skin-tight bodysuits in a catfight. Especially when instead we can recall atrocious devastation, [...]
Tags:Haiti·Partners in Health
So far, I have shirked the question of Where to Give, instead mainly following the advice of the professionals at GiveWell or Philanthropedia. I have a really good reason for refusing to choose on my own Where to Give and it is primarily this: It is Really. Really. Hard. Say I’m at the grocery store. [...]
Tags:GiveWell·International Rett Syndrome Foundation·Philanthropedia·Where to Give
Funny thing about personal pledges. As soon as you make one, the universe conspires to throw a knuckleball of a challenge at you as if to say, Yeah? Really? Are you sure? Really, really, really sure? I’ve been attempting to let go of the MeMeMe that can dominate giving. I repeat to myself that giving [...]
Tags:40 Days of Giving·Andrew Zimmerman Jones·MeMeMe!·Oprah Winfrey
As a counterpoint to Ted Turner, here is Austrian Karl Rabeder, a millionaire who is giving away his entire fortune to a charity he set up to provide microloans in Latin America. Again, just: wow.
Tags:Karl Rabeder·microfinance·Microfinance Expert Mutual Fund·Philanthropedia·Ted Turner
Oh guys, guess what. The 40 Days of Lent doesn’t include Sundays. I had forgotten this. Then a distinct memory of saving a Friendy’s take-home sundae for Sunday during one of the many years I gave up ice cream popped into my craw. And would not go away until I had some ice cream myself [...]
Tags:Arabian babbler·Eckhart Tolle·Richard Coniff·Stop TB Partnership·Ted Turner·UN Foundation
So, yesterday I punted and you got homework. It was hands-down my favorite day of blogging so far. I figured it was only fair, though, that I also complete the assignment and go back through my posts, too. Being me, I found lots of reasons to be self-critical, but one stood out. I’d have to [...]
Tags:MeMeMe!
