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charitable organizations

12 Days of Charitable Giving: Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen

2 January 2012

Our twelfth and final charitable organization in the series is the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Kitchen, located at 207 Monmouth St. Red Bank, NJ 07701. I know what you’re thinking: the Philly girl is touting a restaurant in New Jersey? All joking and anti-Giants sentiment aside, I have a good reason and it’s not just [...]

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12 Days of Charitable Giving: Office of Letters and Light

1 January 2012

Our eleventh charitable organization is Office of Letters and Light. I’m guessing the name doesn’t ring a bell. But maybe these names will: NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and Script Frenzy. NaNoWriMo and Script Frenzy are both projects of the Office of Letters and Light, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California. NaNoWriMo, the [...]

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12 Days of Charitable Giving: Little Kids Rock

31 December 2011

Our tenth charitable organization is Little Kids Rock. The spark for the organization has been around since 1996 when David Wish, an elementary school teacher, grew frustrated with the lack of funding for music education at his school. He began offering an after-school guitar class to interested students and the program expanded. Six years later, [...]

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12 Days of Charitable Giving: Hope for the Warriors

30 December 2011

Our ninth charitable organization is Hope for the Warriors. The organization was founded in 2006 by a group of military wives to support wounded U.S. service members, their families, and families of the fallen. The mission of the organization is “to enhance quality of life for U.S. service members and their families nationwide who have [...]

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Filing Deadline Extended for Some Charities

29 December 2011

The IRS has announced that tax-exempt organizations with January and February filing due dates will have until March 30, 2012. If you are affected, you don’t need to file anything to get the March 30 extension as it’s automatic. The extension only affects a handful of orgs since most charities operate on a calendar year [...]

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12 Days of Charitable Giving: Texas Wildfire Relief

29 December 2011

Our eighth charitable organization is Texas Wildfire Relief. The mission of the organization is listed on its website as “committed to generating awareness and garnering support for Texas volunteer firefighters.” According to the National Fire Protection Association, just over 70% of the firefighters in America are volunteers. In Texas, the percentage is over 80. As [...]

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12 Days of Charitable Giving: Shoes That Fit

27 December 2011

Our seventh charitable organization is Shoes That Fit. Shoes that Fit began in Claremont, California in 1992. Today, Shoes That Fit is helping children in need in thousands of schools across America. Shoes That Fit gives kids much-needed new shoes so that they can go to school in comfort and with dignity and focus on [...]

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12 Days of Charitable Giving: Rails to Trails Conservancy

24 December 2011

It’s the sixth day of my annual 12 Days of Charitable Giving. Each of the 12 charities that I’ll be featuring in the series was suggested by a reader as a charity that could use a boost this holiday season. I’ll be posting one a day for – well, 12 days (I’m clever that way). [...]

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12 Days of Charitable Giving: Back on My Feet

22 December 2011

It’s the fifth day of my annual 12 Days of Charitable Giving. Each of the 12 charities that I’ll be featuring in the series was suggested by a reader as a charity that could use a boost this holiday season. I’ll be posting one a day for – well, 12 days (I’m clever that way). [...]

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12 Days of Charitable Giving: Critical Exposure

21 December 2011

It’s the fourth day of my annual 12 Days of Charitable Giving. Each of the 12 charities that I’ll be featuring in the series was suggested by a reader as a charity that could use a boost this holiday season. I’ll be posting one a day for – well, 12 days (I’m clever that way). [...]

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