C: The Warm Glow of Giving
Wow! Did I ever discover a satisfying last-minute gift giving idea. One of my facebook friends, Cindy Jackson Knull , posted this link to the New York Times : Gifts of Hope. It lists several smaller (as opposed to the “biggies” you always hear about) nonprofits with varying angles of charitable giving. I have people on my list whom I just know will enjoy the fact that gifts have been made in their honor and, especially, in areas about which they are impassioned. (And I KNOW they’ll enjoy it more than a trinket I might pick for them…). Check these out. Myself, I am passionate about women’s issues, especially education. I was pleased to donate to several of these organizations that promote education of women in Afghanistan and prenatal care in Somalia. For the teacher on my list, I found the “First Book” program that distributes books to poor children in the United States. For my nurse friend, there is Nurse-Family Partnership which sends...