It takes self-awareness and creativity to give presents people truly want. Why not try an intangible gift instead? more
How to share the power of generosity at home, at work & around the world. more
Receiving is harder than giving, but can lead to even greater personal and spiritual growth. Hilary Hart | December 2008 issue Photo: iStockPhoto.com During a visit to Paris, my mother bought me a gift and dropped it in the mail. … more
Invisible gifts produce visible results. Paulo Coelho | December 2008 issue A medieval legend tells us that in the country we know today as Austria, the Burkhard family, a man, a woman and a child used to amuse people at … more
Brigid Marshall |October 2008 issue Photo: istockphoto.com/robhadfield It’s a sight familiar to every parent: children running around screaming, “Happy Birthday” plates, goody bags and a mound of presents next to a cake. Birthday parties come around all too often for … more
Moniek Zegers says we shouldn’t be giving more but taking less. Marco Visscher | December 2007 issue Charity is in. Bill Clinton has written a bestseller about it and rock stars are organizing concerts. But Moniek Zegers, co-founder of the … more
The longest-running study of our time shows that helping others leads to a beautiful life. Jill Neimark | September 2007 issue Laura Goodall believes she has a great life. But it hasn’t been easy. Her father deserted her mother when … more
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It’s easy to spot the hottest, most contested donations, like the authentic Shipibo cloth brought back by Chris Kilham, FOX News Medicine Hunter, after his journey to the Amazon; the Life Ionizer water purifier; the homeschooling curriculum; and the $250 donation to a winning bidder’s chosen charity. more
The goodness of crowds
When large numbers of people give a little, they accomplish a lot. Charles Best | Sept/Oct 2009 issue Photographs: istockphoto.com/florintt (bees); istockphoto.com/yinyang (coins) The global economic recession is an opportunity to fuel social change. While financial instinct says philanthropy will … more