Responding To The Haitian Earthquake
By Jonathan Bergman, CFP®, EA
February 1, 2010
Celebrities are holding benefit concerts. Cell phone companies will direct contributions via text message. Anytime, anywhere, you can donate to help the relief effort in Haiti. But where should you send your money? How do you determine which organization will use your donation most effectively? The importance of choosing a charity wisely was highlighted recently by the [...]
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February 1, 2010
Celebrities are holding benefit concerts. Cell phone companies will direct contributions via text message. Anytime, anywhere, you can donate to help the relief effort in Haiti. But where should you send your money? How do you determine which organization will use your donation most effectively? The importance of choosing a charity wisely was highlighted recently by the [...]
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Buffalo Prep: Helping Disadvantaged Students Succeed
By David Walters, CPA, CFP®
April 1, 2006
Many underprivileged students lack the resources and the support that can be crucial stepping-stones to better opportunities. Buffalo Prep, a nonprofit organization in Buffalo, N.Y., is working to change that. After witnessing the success of a similar program in [...]
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April 1, 2006
Many underprivileged students lack the resources and the support that can be crucial stepping-stones to better opportunities. Buffalo Prep, a nonprofit organization in Buffalo, N.Y., is working to change that. After witnessing the success of a similar program in [...]
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A Camp Where Sick Children And Their Families Shine
By Gerard P. O'Donoghue
October 1, 2005
Among the most frightening things a parent can possibly hear is “Your child has leukemia.” Believe me, I know — because on Aug. 26, 2004, my wife, Maureen, and I heard those words from our 3-year-old son Conor’s doctor. Recovering from this gut-punch, we kicked into fighting mode: “He will beat this!” But soon, demands on [...]
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October 1, 2005
Among the most frightening things a parent can possibly hear is “Your child has leukemia.” Believe me, I know — because on Aug. 26, 2004, my wife, Maureen, and I heard those words from our 3-year-old son Conor’s doctor. Recovering from this gut-punch, we kicked into fighting mode: “He will beat this!” But soon, demands on [...]
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PHCP To Target Long-Term Hurricane Recovery
By Palisades Admin
October 1, 2005
For the second time this year, Palisades Hudson Charitable Portfolio, Inc., is accepting donations to fund longterm recovery efforts for victims of major natural disasters. PHCP disbursed $4,400 this summer to the Agency for India’s Development (AID) to purchase a new fishing boat for villagers in Tamil Nadu, whose livelihood was wiped out by December’s Asian [...]
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October 1, 2005
For the second time this year, Palisades Hudson Charitable Portfolio, Inc., is accepting donations to fund longterm recovery efforts for victims of major natural disasters. PHCP disbursed $4,400 this summer to the Agency for India’s Development (AID) to purchase a new fishing boat for villagers in Tamil Nadu, whose livelihood was wiped out by December’s Asian [...]
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Shortfall Threatens Long-Term Tsunami Relief
By Shomari Hearn, CFP®, EA
April 1, 2005
More than two months have passed since the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster. The number of people confirmed dead, or missing and presumed dead, stands at 290,713 and is expected to rise. Immense international support has seen to it that victims in many of the accessible regions have basic necessities such as food, clothing, medical supplies [...]
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April 1, 2005
More than two months have passed since the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster. The number of people confirmed dead, or missing and presumed dead, stands at 290,713 and is expected to rise. Immense international support has seen to it that victims in many of the accessible regions have basic necessities such as food, clothing, medical supplies [...]
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Art In Motion: Reaching Children Where They Live
By Shomari Hearn, CFP®, EA
October 1, 2004
Many public elementary and secondary school students returned to classes this year to find them a little less colorful — art had been eliminated. Over the last few years, budget cuts have forced officials to remove arts programs from school curriculums. While many charities have been created to fill the void, few are as unique [...]
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October 1, 2004
Many public elementary and secondary school students returned to classes this year to find them a little less colorful — art had been eliminated. Over the last few years, budget cuts have forced officials to remove arts programs from school curriculums. While many charities have been created to fill the void, few are as unique [...]
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Providing Relief In Dangerous Places
By Paul Jacobs, CFP®, EA
June 1, 2004
Because people in war zones shouldn’t have to wait for humanitarian aid, Refugee Relief International, Inc. doesn’t wait for the fighting to stop. Its teams of combat-trained doctors, nurses and medics provide medical assistance and training in countries ravaged by war, ethnic cleansing and dictatorship when conventional humanitarian relief organizations won’t. And this charity is [...]
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June 1, 2004
Because people in war zones shouldn’t have to wait for humanitarian aid, Refugee Relief International, Inc. doesn’t wait for the fighting to stop. Its teams of combat-trained doctors, nurses and medics provide medical assistance and training in countries ravaged by war, ethnic cleansing and dictatorship when conventional humanitarian relief organizations won’t. And this charity is [...]
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Fighting To Protect The Innocence of Children
By Shomari Hearn, CFP®, EA
April 1, 2004
The thought is too much to bear. Children forced into lives of prostitution and pornography — taken from their families and homes to work in brothels in neighboring towns or trafficked to other countries for that purpose. This form of modern slavery occurs every day. Child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking of children for sex are [...]
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April 1, 2004
The thought is too much to bear. Children forced into lives of prostitution and pornography — taken from their families and homes to work in brothels in neighboring towns or trafficked to other countries for that purpose. This form of modern slavery occurs every day. Child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking of children for sex are [...]
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An Unheralded Disease Receives Healthy Attention Overseas
By Shomari Hearn, CFP®, EA
April 1, 2004
Imagine reading in your morning newspaper that less than 5 percent of children born with sickle cell disease in the United States live past the age of five. Wouldn’t you want to help more children live longer? Although not a reality in North America, where screening and treatment of sickle cell disease is readily available, this [...]
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April 1, 2004
Imagine reading in your morning newspaper that less than 5 percent of children born with sickle cell disease in the United States live past the age of five. Wouldn’t you want to help more children live longer? Although not a reality in North America, where screening and treatment of sickle cell disease is readily available, this [...]
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PHCP Chooses Candidate Charities
By Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP®
October 1, 2003
The next time you come across a really effective, efficient and innovative charity, what kind of work will it be doing? Here are some possibilities: Sending medical teams led by former military doctors into strife-torn areas such as the Burmese jungle and the Afghan desert, where no other medical care is available. Returning wolves to parts of [...]
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October 1, 2003
The next time you come across a really effective, efficient and innovative charity, what kind of work will it be doing? Here are some possibilities: Sending medical teams led by former military doctors into strife-torn areas such as the Burmese jungle and the Afghan desert, where no other medical care is available. Returning wolves to parts of [...]
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