During a natural disaster, everyone looks for a way to help those in need. Donating money is the quickest way to help and provides charities the flexibility to channel resources
Here s The Smartest Way to Spend Your $1,400 Stimulus Check, If It Passes
On 01/24/21 at 9:00 AM EST
Under President Joe Biden s proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, most Americans would receive a third round of stimulus payments this time a more generous $1,400 per person and perhaps as much as $5,600 for a family of four and $7,000 for a family of five. Given the sizable amounts involved, the challenge, if the measure passes, will be to make sure you use the money in a way that delivers the biggest boost to your family s financial security. The stimulus funds should be viewed as a way to lessen one s financial stress, not as a windfall, says financial planner Nick Hofer, president of Boston Family Advisors.
Wounded Warrior Project spends 58% of donations on veterans programs
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Editor s note: As part of a yearlong investigation into charities across the nation, the
Tampa Bay Times and its reporting partner, the Center for Investigative Reporting, asked readers in June to suggest nonprofits for closer review. Readers responded with nearly 300 suggestions. In the coming months, the
Times and CIR will examine some of those charities and share what we found.
Wounded Warrior Project, created in 2003, has become one of the fastest-growing veterans charities in the country.
It was also one of the most requested when the
Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting asked readers to suggest charities to investigate.
The charities you love need operating funds (1/13/2021)
The last quarter of the year is often considered “the giving season.” It’s a time when people think about the various charities they like and want to support. It is also the time when most charities send out their annual appeals. This year is no different. Yet, it is. Many charities canceled traditional fundraising events. Others had to close their doors to visitors. Still others took on greater needs without corresponding increases in revenue or funding.
I have worked in the world on nonprofits for more than 25 years, specifically in the field of fundraising. One of the most difficult gifts to secure is the unrestricted gift, yet it is the most essential to the operations of the charities we love. Increasingly donors want to direct their giving or will expect that every penny they donate goes directly to “the cause” and not administration. And therein lies the conundrum. The charities