Monetary Contributions Are Best
There is a surprising truth about food banks in general, and that is that they would rather not take any food donations from you. Well, it’s the truth all right; food banks don’t really want food so much as they want money. Unless you’re a farmer, a restauranteur, a manufacturer or run a supermarket, they’d [...]
Boys Town: An American Charity
“Boys Town” and its sequel, “Men of Boys Town,” are American movies based on the world-famous American juvenile home.. Established by a Catholic priest in 1917, it was an orphange that pioneered progressive methods of juvenile care. Since then, thirteen Boys Town locations have been established across the United States, but Father Flanagan’s original facility [...]
Can We Actually Make The World A Better Place?
People often ask me if it is actually possible to make the world a better place. Can any one person do something of significance? I look at them a bit mystified because in truth the answer to that question is quite puzzling. Is there anything that we can do to actually make a difference? Everyone [...]
To Give Is Not To Pay
Paying forward is a notion much related to paying back, or as philanthropists such as Zalman Silber are used to putting it, giving back. The reasoning behind it (more emotional than logical though it may be, it’s still a kind of reasoning) is that one gets as good as one gives. Of course, entirely altruistic [...]
What It Means To Give
New York is one tough town. And it prides itself on its cut-throat lifestyle, even as the number of charities blossom as nowhere else. The serial success story that is Zalman Silber is an example of the businessman-turned-philanthropist. But isn’t it ironic that a place which worships material success gained by one’s teeth and nails, [...]