Giving
Why the Rich Don’t Give to Charity
It’s tax day folks. Did you reduce your tax burden this year by giving to charity? According to our next guest, chances are it, depends on your tax bracket… Ken Stern, has written a piece in the Atlatnic about who gives to charities and why he thinks the poor end up giving more than the […]
Want to Give Back? Get a Job on Wall Street
According to Oxford ethicist and Quartz contributor William MacAskill, the most effective route to “making a difference” in the world is not to work for a charity but to donate loads of cash instead. The best way to do that? Get a job on Wall Street. MacAskill’s argument has three parts. The first is monetary. He […]
A Christmas Miracle: Donations from Strangers Save a Child
As The Takeaway explores stories of gift giving and gift receiving on Christmas Day, a rare act of generosity changed Beth Gonzalez’s perspective on the notion of presents. Her three-year-old son Lucas was born with a rare genetic immune disorder, called Hyper IGM Syndrome, which required Lucas to undergo surgery last year. Even with health […]