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Question: List of perpetual donations to humanity?

I’m doing a research study on various methods of donating “something” to humanity which would be perpetual. That means that society or humanity will benefit from this act or this donation, well after your death.

Examples are:
1. Wilderness Protection;
2. Inventions;
3. Acts of kindness;
4. Exceptional teachers (Abe Lincoln wouldn’t have been where he was without a great school teacher);
5. Religious truths;
6. Nobel Peace Prize winners;
7. Philosophies of life;
8. Leading an exceptional life;
9. Having “successful” children (they don’t have to be wealthy to be exceptional);
10. Leaving a particular legacy;
11. Super Mom or Dad;
12. Scientific contributions.

If you have any ideas, please feel free to let me know. If you have one idea – great! If you have many ideas – that would be fantastic!

Thanks!

Answer: A great piece of art (Mona Lisa), literature (War & Peace), architecture (Eiffel Tower) ...etc.

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Fundraising Ideas For Schools

Question: what are some cool unique fundraising ideas for high school?

what would you be willing to go to and want to do to raise funds for your class? we need money for our prom and i need some unique fun ideas that people would actually go to.

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Answer: A karaoke night/competition with a twist. Everyone has to dress up as the opposite sex.

Fundraisers, fundraising ideas, school fundraising, wowgree
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Question: Besides Government aid. Are there Nonprofits or people who give charity to help other people?

Hi I just started working in financial services and there are constantly people asking about getting donations such as cars, money and housing from other sources than welfare. Is there a non profit, company, or group of people listed on a website that are charitable to help families in need on a one time basis to get them back on their feet?

Another person asked me about… a place that fixes cars for people who don’t have funds for repairs.

Answer: There are thousands of nonprofits.
Check the local United Way, yellow pages,

and ..................wait for it.........................

gooooooooooooooooooooooooogle.

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There appears to be no limit to the generosity of the UK public where charity is concerned; nor does there appear to be any limits to what people will do to persuade others to donate to their cause.

Take some of the more unique or just plain weird fund-raising ideas from the last few years. Most notable of these was the Original Ditch Monkey – real name Hugh Sawyer – who in 2005 decided to spend 12 weeks living in nothing more than a ditch to raise funds for the Woodland Trust, whilst also continuing to travel to his day job at auctioneers Sotheby’s. After spending his allotted time in the woodland ditch the 32-year-old Oxford law graduate decided to extend his effort to a whole year, in an attempt to raise £8,000, and got very close to his target before calling a halt. He is now reported to be holed up in the Rainforest.

In the same year, and all in aid of Cancer Research, the ‘Booby Sisters’ – Tania Amazon and Laura Hawkins – raised an impressive sum of over £5,000 by walking from the London Eye to Parliament Square, a relatively short sponsored walk. However, the brave girls opted to reveal their ample assets along the entire route, in mid- November no less, which probably explains the high level of contributions, and also the reason why so many of their sponsors turned out to ensure the girls made the trek!

As those humorous examples prove, there are many different ways of giving to charity and indeed some people dedicate a significant part of their life to raising funds for various causes. This month it has been widely reported that the late Jeremy Beadle was responsible for raising in excess of £100million on behalf of Leukaemia research before ironically becoming a victim of the disease himself.

But, somewhere in between those examples of weird and wacky and lifelong devotion fall the majority of fundraisers. Most of us at some point or another have done a sponsored run, hike or bike ride in favour of a favourite charity. You can even give to those less fortunate by doing nothing more strenuous than drinking a cup of coffee! The ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ is quite possibly the largest single cause co-ordinated, indoor charity event in the UK, and raised almost £7.5million in 2007.

Whether it’s crazy stunts, dogged determination or just a plain old-fashioned sponsored walk, it seems the great British public will always stump up for a deserving charity.

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Victoria Cochrane is a freelance writer for both online and print media. She lives with her husband and son, and enjoys travelling when not writing.

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – Run, Hike or Bike for Charity; the Sensible Way to Raise Funds!

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Pew Charitable Trust Jobs

As of right now the economy continues to surpass the recession, unemployment is rising, and consumers are having trouble paying their bills. The amounts of credit card apps are going up and so are interest rates. This is starting to become a problem with the economy, because many people don’t have jobs to pay their bills. Many who had good credit are now starting to dissolve.

Currently, banks are raising the rates and the minimum payments for card holders. Some are raising them so high that card holders can’t even pay.  Now you have banks complaining that they have to raise rates, because no one is making payments. How can someone make a payment if it’s already hard enough to pay it?

Lawmakers are trying their best to create bills that will stop them from increasing interest rates and fees on credit cards. The White House has started making changes to the way Credit Card Companies are dealing with their new effects. The House, a committee passed a bill to move up nearly three months the start date of new laws aimed at targeting how issuers raise fees and asses credit risk.

Credit card Companies are having a hard time adapting to the new change, arguing that they need more time. The problem is, the more time we wait the higher the amount of money customers are going to be paying. There are new bills emerging from the Senate that include freezing credit card interest rates until the new legislation takes effect February 22nd.

As of right now, public outrage continues to boil over on the topic, especially as card issuers continue to hike rates. The Pew Charitable Trusts released a study showing that interest rates increased by an average of 23% from December 2008 to July 2009. Credit Card holders are also becoming furious with the increased penalty fee for a delayed payment. They found that all large banks and card issuers were engaged in practices that would be prohibited under the new credit card laws. The new law would only allow an increase in the fee if the cardholder is two months late.

“The unfair and deceptive practices that the credit card act targets remain widespread, and in some cases we’ve seen it getting worse,” said Nick Bourke, manager of the Pew Safe Credit Cards Project.

Among other things, the new law bans rate hikes unless a consumer is more than 60 days late and then restores the previous rate after six months if minimum payments are made. It also makes it harder for people under age 21 to get credit cards.

Some companies sent out notices about increases in rates and increases in the minimum payment. One company even posted in their letter that the rate and minimum payment increases were to make the account more profitable. That company posted a huge increase in profit this last quarter.
The rate increase change was from 6% to 19% – 30% depending upon type of credit and if “abuse” has occurred.

 Companies are also affecting card holder’s limits, sending them short notices. One definition is going over your limit, but the bank can unilaterally reduce your limit and mail you notice and you could risk the 30% rate imposed unless you check your account by phone or online a daily basis and watch your approved credit limit. The notice can be as short as 10 days.

The bank says the new law start date is uncalled for. They say rates are intensifying because customers and economic times are riskier. According to Federal Reserve data, an evident number of cardholders have been walking away from card debt, because they are unable to pay for it. “We oppose it, because the two main factors driving the changes are the increased risk of nonpayment from the borrower and the riskiness of the economy,” said Scott Talbott of the Financial Services Roundtable, a business lobbying group.

Republicans on the House panel pointed to a letter from Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke about the consequences of moving up the effective date. Bernanke said advancing the date could be rough on companies and would prevent the Fed from getting feedback on its proposed new rules cracking down on fees.

The Credit Card Act was signed into law by President Obama on May 22, with a first round of changes — including giving cardholders 45 days notice before a hike takes effect. The more considerable changes were slated to take effect about six months later. We will soon find out if it was a good idea.

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Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – What You Need To Know About Credit Cards

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