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National Blood Donor Month: Celebs Who Support the Cause


Even if you’ve decided against new year’s resolutions, you should put donating blood at the top of your to-do list this month, according to the American Red Cross; January is National Blood Donor Month. In the winter months, donation levels drop considerably, and because of the short shelf-life of blood, this is a huge problem for the country’s hospitals and clinics. … More »

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National Blood Donor Month: Celebs Who Support the Cause

Charitable Gift-Giving: 10 Nonprofits to Support This Holiday Season (Instead of Buying Presents)


You’re tired. You loathe the commercialization of Christmas. You resent having to buy ugly, plastic things for young cousins you never see. You hate malls. You don’t need or want any more crap. You’re broke. Or, you’re just a nice person who wants to give back. All are valid reasons to eschew traditional holiday gift-giving in favor of making donations to nonprofits in people’s names, and then presenting the recipients with personalized donation notices on Christmas Day. (They’ll probably look and fit better in stockings than under the tree.) Here are ten favorite nonprofit charities we like to support, especially around the holidays — because don’t they deserve your hard-earned cash more than the big box stores? So if you’re on our gift list this holiday season, be prepared to feel altruistic. Because you ain’t getting that iPad from us. … More »

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Charitable Gift-Giving: 10 Nonprofits to Support This Holiday Season (Instead of Buying Presents)