Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Holiday Charitable Gift Giving Guide

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Charitable Gift Giving Support
Holiday charitable gift giving through financial support helps special interest groups proving resources to children in need. Studies indicate 95% of individuals contribute to charities each year donating personal time or financial support giving back to society, providing for those in need.

Research from the CDC Center of Disease Control indicates 3/4 of the adult population in the United States are overweight and will become obese by 2020. Obesity is on the rise it is hard to fathom so many individuals in neighboring countries go hungry due to lack of food and clean water due to lack of financial resources.

Fortunately, there are nonprofit programs available to assist in delivering nutritious meals along with educational support for special interest groups around the world. Programs are available to assist people close at home or distant locations proving nutritional meals, medical care, they need to succeed in life through holiday charitable gift giving.

As more resources are available individuals are choosing to make a difference in the lives of others donating time to a charitable organization or contributing a financial donation in support.

Giving by foundations increased to 6.0 percent to an estimated 66.90 billion dollars in 2017 an increase of 5.7 percent.

Change Lives With Charitable Giving
Charitable giving can result in a lasting impact bringing about desired changes providing financial means for basic necessities in times of crises.

Giving to a charitable organization through financial support can have a lasting effect on special causes helping meet critical needs in nearby communities or in distant locations around the world.

Holiday charitable gift giving has exceeded expectations however ending hunger and poverty is a work in progress.

Charitable Giving For Special Interests
According to the National Center of Charitable Statistics NCCS 1.5 million nonprofit organizations are registered in the United States providing assistance to special causes in the US and abroad.   

Charity Navigator is your guide to intelligent given using objective ratings to find charities you can trust and support using compiled data to learn about nonprofit organizations.

Start researching charities of interest to identify charities important to you. When contributing be specific about the impact you want your financial donation to make with one charitable gift.
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How To Choose A Charity
Start selecting a charity by first identifying your beliefs and interest to recognize preferences to clarify core values. Volunteering personal time in a charitable organization may be beneficial for researching a charity of interest.

Search GuideStar database for complete detailed information on how to make clear decisions about nonprofit charitable giving in an effort to find charities that meet your criteria.  GuideStar compiles data about charities in the United States, distributing well-organized information to the consumer helping you make informed decisions about your charitable gift.

Analytics indicates 9 million people accessed GuideStar database last year to make informed decisions about charitable giving through Facebook,

Browse related charities rated by categories to gather information on donating to a specific charity in times of crises.

While policy changes may have played a role in regular charitable contributions in 2017 new tax policy regulations established in late December 2017 will affect charitable giving in 2018.  

Holiday Charitable Gift Giving Facts
Contributions to charities exceeded expectations indicating Americans are donating to special causes according to personal beliefs and interests. Charitable Giving by corporations is estimated to have increased by 8.0 percent in 2017 totaling 20.77 billion an increase of 5.7 percent.

Giving by individuals totaled an estimated 286.85 billion dollars, increasing to 5.2 percent in the year 2017 indicators of generosity in times of need,   

Discover how to browse by category related to hot topics in charitable giving in various areas from protecting the environment to famine and drought. Studies indicate 95% of individuals contribute to charities each year donating personal time or financial support giving back to society.

Charitable giving can result in a lasting impact bringing about desired changes providing financial means for basic necessities in times of crises. AmazonSmile and Network for good major donor-advised funds including more than 200 other partner websites and applications used for donations.

As you shop on the Amazon network, AmazonSmile the donates 0.5% of eligible purchases to charitable organizations of your choice helping to give back to special causes in need.
Heifer International Working To End Hunger

Heifer International is a global nonprofit network working to end hunger and poverty through educational sustainable and financial support. Heifer distributes animals to families in need along with instructional based instruction, with the focus on agricultural training bringing benefits to the entire community for self reliance.

Goats make great charitable gifts during the holiday season in countries Zanzibar, Rawaida, Abdul, Salehe Abdul, Muungoni Village. A good dairy goat can provide a struggling family up to 2-3 quarts of rich nutritious milk each day.

Goats milk is a good source of protein contains 25% calcium, vitamin B6, 47% more vitamin A compared to other milk products providing a small family with good nutritional support. Giving a gift of a goat can make a lasting change in someone's life in some of the poorest places in the world.
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Gift Of An Animal Brings Opportunities
Giving a gift of an animal is the equivalent of giving someone a business they can thrive on providing wool, milk, eggs to a growing family. Animal donations provide individuals with an opportunity to grow physically and financially through the Heifer program.

Participating families access to food, medicine and school for a sustainable livelihood.

One donated cow from Heifer can provide a family with a steady source of income for many years to come and help a hungry child daily milk providing nutritional support to those in need.

Support sustainable farming caring for the earth in a holistic approach to end poverty and hunger where resources are limited. Whether it is through organic gardening, reforestation to replenish trees you can help families care for their environment with one charitable contribution proving participants with tree seedlings to replenish forests.

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Heifer International to create change to transform lives 75% of the proceeds go directly to the program

A flock of chickens can change lives providing a good nutritional source of protein and vitamins to a family in need including instructional support and advice for raising chicks as a food and income source. Your gift of a flock of chickens helps provide a family with a starter flock between 10-50 chicks along with the training that will empower them to turn your charitable gift donation into an opportunity and source of food that is self-sustaining.

A good hen can lay approximately 200 eggs per year providing families with nutritional and financial support to purchase medical supplies, educational fees, drinking wells, clothing, and home improvements. One small charitable gift donation of an animal or flock of chickens can change the lives of families in need.
Cheers!
Patricia Lynn

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