Tag: charity
Giving Back – The Impact Of Employee Volunteering Programs
Employee volunteering programs are on the rise. Fifty-nine percent of companies surveyed in CECP’s 2015 Giving in Numbers report provided paid time for employees to volunteer in 2014, up from 54 percent in 2012.
But “there are still a significant number of companies missing out on the benefits of ...
Detroit – Fighting For The Community – Both Online And Off
Detroit is one of the America’s oldest and greatest cities, and yet, in recent decades it is beyond dispute that Detroit has “fallen on hard times”. In fact, more than one recent study has identified Detroit as containing the densest concentration of human poverty of all major U.S. metropolitan area ...
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Highest Paid CEOs In Charity: Some Of These Are Shocking [Infographic]
A few months ago, at the end of year, Charity Navigator released their 2012 CEO compensation study based on the CEO salaries of U.S. charities that rely on public support and donations to provide a public service. There was some shocking information in that report, specifically with regard to the hi ...
Wiki-Donations: Will You Donate To The New Encyclopedia?
While I was poking around online for stuff to write a post about, I searched the web for current social media topics to discuss as I usually do. When I come up with something interesting, I tend to reference Wikipedia to cite any clever quip I tend to come up with. When I made my way to the Wikipedi ...
Alyssa Milano & Milo Make A Difference For Children At St. Jude
Alyssa Milano would like to raise $50,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in honor of her son Milo's first birthday. I often joke with Richard that I don't know if anyone actually reads the text we write here on Bit Rebels. I know how it is...We scan the Internet looking for shareable cont ...
The World’s Longest Receipt (Over 3,000 Items!)
This is one of those stories that will warm your heart. The wonderful people at Store Buyout heard that Hercules, the owner of a little grocery store in New York called Hercules Fancy Grocery, was about to lose his lease and go out of business. The only way he would be able to keep his store was if ...
12 Days Of Giving: Because Giving Kicks Ass
There is nothing more worthwhile than promoting meaningful causes, but when they involve our Twitter friends; well, that makes them even more special. Today starts a wonderful extravaganza called the 12 Days of Giving. It involves 12 inspiring influencers, 12 incredible charities and one powerful me ...
Mega Crane Made Out Of 2 Million Origami Cranes
The art of origami has gotten a great deal of space here on Bit Rebels, and that is not because we are insanely into origami. It's just that we think the skills involved and the mathematics necessary to create something as intricate as origami is uber geeky. It's of course also because it is so fric ...
Woman Discovers How To Live Happily Without Any Money
What does it mean to be rich? Does it mean that a person has a lot of money? Does it mean having a big house with a lot of things in it? I know people who have an abundance of money, but their health isn't good. To me, that's not rich. There are also people who are completely broke but in perfect he ...
Corporate Giving: Modern Philanthropy Is Big Business
The word "philanthropy" gets thrown around a lot these days. I see more and more people referring to it in their posts, and even in their tweets. Philanthropy is an interesting word because it encompasses so much passion and emotion. Philanthropy is very different from charity; however, I see many p ...
The World’s Most Expensive Christmas Ornament
If you still have money left after all your Christmas shopping, then it's a good time to start shopping for your Christmas ornaments to get into the spirit of things. Especially during this holiday, you redecorate pretty much your entire home just to make sure Christmas will find a way into everyon ...
Help The Homeless: Our Twitter Friend Takes Action!
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article entitled Help The Homeless: 10 Ways That Don't Cost Money. It is a topic that is very near and dear to my heart, and I'm so humbled that our readers liked that post.
Many times we write about people who really make an effort do their part to make the world a b ...
Help The Homeless: 10 Ways That Don’t Cost Money!
Earlier this week, I coordinated a luncheon to serve the homeless men and women in Atlanta. Because working with the homeless is a cause that is important to me, I occasionally send tweets about it. I knew we were going to have a lot of hungry people show up for lunch, but I didn't know how we were ...
Have Sex With A Guy With A Mustache Day
Asylum and The American Mustache Institute have officially declared November 18th a new holiday called "Have Sex With A Guy With A Mustache Day." After all, you aren't a whore if you do it for charity, right?
As we know, in the month of November, men around the world are encouraged to grow a must ...
The Tunnel People: Could You Live Like This?
As many of you know, I work very closely with the homeless community in Atlanta. I became passionate about this work several years ago when I realized that during the months of November and December, especially around the holidays, there are always tons of volunteers and people willing to donate fo ...