Worm Charming for Charity
This has got to be one of the most creative ways I’ve ever heard of to raise money for a charitable cause. Who knew that hundreds of people would come out to an open plot of land and try to […]
Author: Danielle
A Focus on Empathy
A while back it was announced that David Einhorn had made the promotion of empathy his philanthropic mission. The Greenlight Capital founder stated his mission as the following: “…to inspire a movement of empathetic citizens who, with mutual respect and […]
Mercy Lab Foundation partners with A Place Called Home for the kids in South Central Los Angeles
Not every child in America has the comfort of coming home from school to a parent or guardian available in the home. In fact, it is estimated that 1 in 30 American children were homeless at some point last year, […]
Share Our Strength is Picking Battles Big Enough to Win and WINNING!
The founder of the nonprofit Share Our Strength determined many years ago that children who suffer or struggle with hunger in some way here in the United States could be helped. It is not because of war, drought, or famine […]
Americans’ Habits of Giving are Changing
Research is indicating that habits of giving have changed in the past decade in America. Charitable giving as part of the yearly budget and the support for philanthropy is narrowing according to a How America Gives study. This study indicates […]
McGoey Questions the Power of the Gates Foundation
Foundations can be an exceptionally beneficial force for good for many reasons. The most obvious being that there is money to be allocated to causes that fit the mission of the foundation. The monetary gifts of a foundation can make […]
The Humility it takes to be a Lifelong Learner
As someone who finds the term lifelong learner to be a compliment, I wonder why that term doesn’t apply to all. What makes some people want to stop or at least slow down at some point to learning anything new? […]
Guidestar Platinum Seal Shows Commitment to Transparency
Mercy Lab Foundation Reaches GuideStar Platinum Allows Our Partners to Focus on Progress and Results Irvine, California—Mercy Lab Foundation has earned the 2018 Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Profile Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, the world’s […]
For-Purpose vs. Non-Profit: Does it Matter what People Think?
Adam Braun has a really interesting book about his journey with the creation of his organization called Pencils of Promise. It’s called The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change. He puts a lot of […]