This month’s donation was easy for me. (If you’re new to this blog, I pledged to donate money to a different nonprofit each month.) I received an email at the beginning of the month alerting me of an impending donation to my local library. The email was from Snoball, a website I featured for Philanthropy […]
My Giving Pledge: April Donation
Wow. How is April already coming to an end? It just occurred to me that I hadn’t blogged about my April donation yet. Technically, we donated twice this month. I guess it’s becoming a bit of a habit now, which is exactly why I decided to make a public giving pledge. This month we donated […]
My Giving Pledge: March Donation
Last week, I got an email from my husband suggesting our March donation. (And, yes, we’re primarily communicating through email and text these days due to tax season.) I thought it was pretty cool that he’s a. thinking about who we should be donating to each month and b. offering suggestions. We’ve talked about giving […]
My Giving Pledge: February Donation
I made a giving pledge in January to donate money to a different nonprofit every month. Waiting until December, or until being asked, just didn’t seem like a good giving strategy. Last month, I gave to CURE (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy), in honor of a classmate of my son who battles epilepsy. This […]
Midcoast Red Cross Needs Donations to Help Fire Victims
I live in downtown Brunswick, Maine in one of the oldest neighborhoods in town. Our house dates back to 1892 and is certainly not the oldest house on the block. Recently, there have been three major fires within walking distance of my house. The most recent fire occurred early Sunday morning at the corner of […]
