"The test of progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have little." - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1937

"It is in the shelter of each other that the people live" - Irish Proverb

 
PLEASE NOTE: I am looking for a Non-Partisan Group Supporting Peace in the Middle East

 
The causes I actively support with my time are those that focus on:

• Please adopt a shelter dog, & please don't give up on your dog

• Promoting Bicycle Commuting (Why be a slave to oil?)

• promoting the benefits of using mass transit and bicycles for commuting in the USA.

• restoring and retaining a healthy world for all people and other living things.

• women's health and reproduction issues (if you can't trust me with a choice, how can you trust me with a child?)

• fighting religious extremists/fundamentalists!

• efforts to pressure Yahoo to stop contributing to human rights violations

• The United Nations. I've compiled a list of sites that can help you support the UN as well.

• art is life: we must preserve arts programs in schools, and the government most certainly SHOULD fund the arts.

• supporting sustainable AND ethical business practices that put people and the environment over profits.

• Capitalism With a Conscious: promoting social responsibility AND helping all individuals plan for their financial future

• the rights to privacy, equal protection under the law, and equal access to education and information for all people,

 
A PLEA IN TIMES OF CRISIS/MASS DISASTER

Please continue to support charities you have in the past, or new groups that are working towards causes you believe in!! Arts groups, environmental groups, education groups and universities, animal groups, activist groups -- these are the groups that preserve your quality of life and fight for causes you believe in. The mission-based sector, also known as "nonprofits," have strict guidelines regarding how they can use funds and how they report use of those funds, and the vast majority are better run and more accountable than government agencies or for-profit businesses. You can learn more about how to investigate mission-based organizations and plan your financial giving carefully and strategically by visiting Guidestar.org.

Secondly, please don't be frustrated if your offer to volunteer onsite is turned away. Organizations CANNOT take everyone! For instance, many crisis situations require very organized, very strategized, very careful movement and expertise. There are often priorities that exceed your want to be on the front lines, wonderful and generous though it is. What's needed is your patience, your financial support, and your volunteerism in other ways -- call your local volunteer center (you can find the one nearest you at the Points of Light Foundation web site) and see what volunteer opportunities are available right in your own community. And donate blood -- it's always needed!

 
My Philanthropy: How I Donate My Money & My Time (and tips for you to donate too)

 
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This information posted by J. Cravens. The personal opinions expressed on this page are solely the opinion of Ms. Cravens, unless otherwise noted.

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