Entries from July 7th, 2010
The Universalists are giving me problems to write about, because I’ve never been one. I’ve done the bit where I’ve wanted to make a gift to feel good about myself. I’ve done the bit where I’ve wanted to make a gift to feel really good about myself so I pay attention to who I’m giving [...]
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Tags:It's like trying to write about an elephant without ever seeing one
July 6th, 2010 · Comments Off · Fundraising
Not crazy about interrupting my self-established rule of dedicating consecutive posts to the Spectrum of Giving. But I’m doing it anyway because there is some important stuff out there that you must see. Also, if I put the post title in parentheses, it’s like it doesn’t really exist. Right. Over at Good Intentions Are Not [...]
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[This is part of a series of posts on the motivations of donors, ranging from most selfish to most selfless: the Spectrum of Givers] As a Giver again moves along the Spectrum, she becomes less and less ego-centric. Whereas the Do Gooder considers it a point of pride not to be on the receiving end of [...]
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Tags:giving among equals·where did the phrase even stevens come from anyway?