Jennifer Aniston's new dog charity

 Here.

support adult literacy

 Water, Soil, Hanging Baskets here.

poverty alleviation, access to education, civil rights

“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.”

– Eleanor Roosevelt [1884-1962]

Want a high quality meal delivered?

And support charity? Order here before September 21 and have it delivered the evening of September 27. This promotion is exclusive to Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and adjacent areas.

Proceeds go to general operating needs, like masks, gowns, hand sanitizer, etc.

Good value as the cost is comparable to a deluxe pizza, but your choice of chicken, beef or vegetarian entrees and sides.

If you don't want food, you can also just donate $5 or something on the link.

you get what you give

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”
- Winston Churchill

buy, donate, caffeinate

Buy or donate books, audio, video materials to The Literacy Group:



In the downtown reviving core, a quick walk is Monigram Coffee Roasters:



Buy coffee then walk 3 minutes to check out books, videos, cds. "Adults who want to improve their reading, writing, math, computer and workplace skills."

on success

"To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
- Bessie Anderson Stanley

delayed gratification

"I held out from philanthropy because of compounding, where I generate greater returns than any charity could ever realize."
- Warren Buffett 

on burning man

"It's not commercial, transactional; it's about giving."
- Larry Harvey

www.burningman.com

charity

"To give and not count the cost"
- Saint Ignatius of Loyola

"If they do their job right, they'll put themselves out of business."

Is giving away money -- and lots of it -- really the best way to change the world? A look at the Gates Foundation here.

business acumen

Paul Newman: There are 18 of us and we do $163 million per year.

Robert Redford: That's funny. I'm making $18 and I employ 163 million people.

1.23%

Bono charity spends more on wages than good causes:

According to a report in the US the global charity took in £9.6million in public donations in 2008, the latest year for which US public tax records are available.

A meagre £118,000 was split between three charities – while more than £5million was spent on executive and employee salaries.

charity evaluated

www.charitynavigator.org

charities

guidestar.org is the leading online clearinghouse for information on non-profit groups.

Senior and Junior

An earlier reference to Jr here.

public service

A related photo here.