Thanks to Beth Kanter for a great post that shows how we can continue the holiday giving spirit to change the world year-round. Beth gives month by month inspiration and opportunities to weave charity into our celebrations and everyday lives.
Over the next week, I’m planning to take my own advice from the post “One Thing You Need to Know Before You Donate To Charity This Holiday Season” and come up with my plan for active engagement in my chosen cause month to month and day to day during 2009. My cause is going to be homelessness and if you have ideas for how I can further the cause through changes and actions in my life over the coming year, please feel free to comment or email me directly at sharon.l.schneider at gmail dot com.
If you’re also inspired to make some change to make the world a better place, share your idea with the Case Foundation here and you could win a trip for two to the Presidential Inauguration on January 20th.
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December 30, 2008 at 8:56 am |
I encourage your interest in homelessness. With the housing crisis it is a resurgent problem. I was just reading an article yesterday concerning the crisis’ impact on many cities’ 10 year plans to end chronic homelessness and it’s not sounding good.
I can’t think of too much you can do in your normal day-to-day activities as far as homelessness is concerned, but there is plenty you can do with a little organization!
- Schev
December 30, 2008 at 5:12 pm |
Why not do a blog post each week on the topic and with pointer to a charity that you’re going to donate to? Encourage your readers to donate as well?
Great thoughts – please do blog your plan.