#Philanthropy and Giving

[badpriestessofbuttsburgh]

No, you know what? I’ve slept on it and I *still* think it’s a good idea. Donate $5 or more to any of the fundraisers on this list or that I’ve reblogged, send me a screenshot, and I’ll send you back a pic of my feet. $15 and I’ll wear my strappy pink brother vellies. More than $25 will get you my butt in lacy undies, which if I’m honest isn’t my best feature but I’ll let you be the judge.

If we’re mutuals and you have a personal need feel free to ask me to do this for your fundraiser as well.

[onthewaytosomewhere]

okay so last week between sunday and wednesday i was tagged by so many of ya ... then i didn't do anything cuz well vacay and coming home and all that jazz so queueing this bb up so it's ready to go and don't hafta figure out what to post later ... (and not have it be one of my firstprince week things)

and edited for an earlier than me tag lolz - thanks @suseagull04 for the tag!!

today we're getting some words from the southern philanthropy one night stand fic that is still begging for me to finish it ...

OPEN TAG FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PLAY ALONG (or that i miss in tags somehow)

peek under the cut for the smut-ish words

They make it back to the bedroom; it’s a slow, staggered progression with stops for kissing against walls and hands grabbing whatever skin they can. The few buttons Percy had buttoned on his shirt somehow get undone without ripping the shirt or the thread holding them on. Pez pushes Liam against the door once they reach the bedroom, and his hands are under Liam’s shirt, sliding it up as he kisses him as if he never wants to stop. They do pull apart long enough for Liam to pull his shirt over his head as Pez drops his own to the floor. Liam has a surge of confidence and starts leading Pez toward the bed. Pez’s lips and hands are all over him, and he returns the touches and kisses just as fervently. When they make it to the bed, Liam falls onto it, pulling Percy with him, surging up to continue kissing him—kissing Pez is like nothing he’s ever experienced. The slide of Pez’s skin against his alights every part of him, and he’s burning with a fire that he’s not sure will be put out by just an orgasm. Percy kisses his way to Liam’s neck, finding every spot that makes him moan—he’s a whimpering mess by the time Pez finds one of his nipples and licks. “Pez, fuck …” He doesn’t know what else he planned to say as all thoughts leave him as Pez sucks his nipple into his mouth, working it with his tongue and lips and teeth and leaving Liam a moaning, writhing mess on his bed.

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[chryblossomjjk]

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[copperbadge]

Hey Sam! I have a DAF-related question I think is probably pretty silly, And Yet.

I have several monthly donations set up with Charityvest, and several others set up directly with my credit card that predate the DAF. I'd like to have everything come out of the DAF to simplify my records -- I do itemize them on my taxes, so keeping track is important. But is it really okay to call up these small nonprofits to tell them "hey cancel my donations in your system, I want to make things more complicated for you so it's more convenient for me"??

Not silly at all! Although I doubt you're making it more complicated for them. It basically just means they're getting the money from a third party they don't pay for instead of one they do (the credit card processor that charges your card each month). They deal with changes and cancellations all the time, and if in future your changes and cancellations are going through Charityvest, then that frees up their staff who don't have to deal with that.

When I set up my DAF via Charityvest, I did have several monthly donations I was making. For me, the process was pretty simple -- I went to the donation page, found the "If you'd like to change your monthly donation, contact us" link, and reached out via email.

I had a boilerplate letter that gave my name and the address they should have on file, then said, "I'd like to cancel my recurring monthly donation through your website. I'm moving the donation to be administered by Charityvest; I'll still be giving on a monthly basis, but the gift will come through my DAF." If you have a name for it, tell them "The gifts will be attached to [name of DAF]; please feel free to note this in my record." Then I said thanks for all the work they do, and that as soon as they confirmed the donation was cancelled, I'd put the new donation into process. Got zero pushback, got several nice comments thanking me for being a donor. :) You can modify that into bullet points for a phone call pretty easily.

You do have to keep an eye on them because sometimes the cancellation doesn't go through -- just check your bank around the time the donations normally get made. I had one of the four I was giving to at the time fail to cancel, but when I reached out to ask them to fix it, they cancelled it promptly and offered to refund the donation (I said don't bother, it wasn't a huge donation to start with).

The only downside, to them, is that they no longer list you as a recurring donor on the back end, but that's extremely minor in the grand scheme of things, and anyone looking at your record will see your monthly gifts and that they're coming from a DAF and make the rational assumption that you're just giving monthly through a different vehicle.

Good luck! And thank you for giving :)

[void-thegod]

So we all know there are celebrities on tumblr

Anyone ever tried asking them for money?

Edit 2.10.24, Number of People to waste my time about this thus far: 2

[bash123-4]



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[lemon-wedges]

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[dreamersneverlose]

Isn’t that the sweetest face you’ve ever seen? This is Mara, a kitten my parents rescued from their yard three weeks ago. She’s captured the hearts of everyone who’s met her, but unfortunately her own heart has a life-threatening condition. If left untreated, kittens with her condition only live 6-12 months. But there’s a surgery that exists that would give her a chance at a normal lifespan.

I’ve started a gofundme for my parents to raise the funds needed to cover Mara’s vet costs.

Please take a moment to read Mara’s story and share it. Please donate if you have the means. Thank you.

[the-fictive-haven]

Idk what to title this [serious]

Was watching a video about make-a-wish and it reminded me of what my real goal in going to art college is. It's not just because I love to create things and work with my hands, it's not just to learn a skill that can land me a valuable job, it's to share the beautiful gift of human creativity.

Not with the world, as I feel that particular wording has been worn out and holds little merit - realistically, how could one person reach the entire world? - no, I want to bring the freedom of artistic expression to individuals, where it really counts.

I want to be the teacher who encourages and empowers children to take their first steps in learning to express themselves through art.

I want to be the friend who helps young, burnt-out artists regain their passion for their talent.

I want to be the mentor who opens the door to learning new skills for curious people.

I want to be a provider of opportunities to those in the community who are down on their luck and can't afford supplies or formal studio classes.

I want to create things that people can be proud to own. Jewelry that makes them happy to wear and makes them feel pretty, ceramics and paintings that brighten up a room, and so much more.

I want to create things worthy of being used in a deeply personal manner, like vases to place a bouquet of beautiful flowers from a significant other in.

And I want to make someone smile, every step of the way. Even just one person is enough.

[brettesims]

It’s in our nature to be giving. Self love should always be placed first but the more we give the more we ultimately receive. What you give away you always get to keep. Giving/tithing is a principle of energy. I always say, vibrantly living is abundantly giving! Need a cause to giveback to? Check out my Nonprofit!

~ B

[solarpunkpresentspodcast]

1.2: Interview with John Okhiulu from the Decolonizing Wealth Project

Continuing with our re-uploading of episodes from the vault for your ease of finding, here is 1.2 where Ariel sits down with John Okhiulu from the Decolonizing Wealth Project to talk about the role of philanthropy in addressing racial capitalism and repar

Hello listeners! Continuing with our re-uploading of season one episodes from the vault for your ease of finding, here is episode 2 of season 1. In this episode of Solarpunk Presents, Ariel sits down with John Okhiulu from the Decolonizing Wealth Project to talk about the role of philanthropy in addressing racial capitalism and reparations, and how the DWP is working to change the narrative…

[no27-autonation-honda]

I think the main issue I have as I continue to interact with historical media is that i actually don't think historical media or even inaccurate historical media is inherently bad, but jesus i cannot STAND the people that try to cram historical media into their lives so it doesn't make them uncomfortable

[onthewaytosomewhere]

RWRB & 🔮 please Mel 😘😘

taylor !!! i have had most of this lamenting in a doc for way too long not sure where i was expecting to go with it but well this is what happened lolz

Liam watches the rest of their group on the floor; he ran to the restroom quickly while everyone else headed to the floor, partly to get a little time to breathe. He hasn’t been this affected by a man in so long, but the way Pez looks radiant tonight in his costume that combines space explorer and ballerina. It makes Liam just want to press him against the nearest surface and have his way with him. Between the way the tight, sleeveless leotard stretches across his chest, with glitter sprinkled over every part of his torso not covered, and those damn space pants that should not accentuate his ass as much as they do and the way his accent rolls off his tongue every time someone asks and he tells them he’s a cosmic dancer. Liam isn’t sure how he will make it through this night without embarrassing himself, but he needs to be in the same space as him. He needs to be there where he can get even just one more moment in the same space as Pez. He pushes off the wall he’s been leaning against and heads toward the group, towards Pez, and whatever tonight brings.

[slatchbat]

"I've got the old man's car I've got a jazz guitar I've got a tab at Zanzibar Tonight that's where I'll be, I'll be"

-Zanzibar - Billy Joel

[copperbadge]

Hi! I have a fundraising question for you, after I accidentally donated to a charity via check instead of Paypal. What are the consequences of someone agreeing to pledge a certain amount and then not giving the money to the charity? Can that have legal repercussions? At what point can someone still ask for their donation back, if the money hasn't been transferred but was pledged? 1/2

Mailing a check obviously means there's a delay between agreeing to donate the money and the money being processed, and I was thinking about all the potential ways that could go wrong. Like the check bouncing by the time it arrives to be processed, or being lost, or someone claiming they'd mailed it when they hadn't. Is that a major issue at your charity? Thanks! 2/2

So, the simplest answer is that it’s not a particular issue; if an ordinary everyday person pledges an amount, even after the amount is paid they can still request it be returned, within a reasonable timeline.

(This got long, so I'm putting it under a cut...)

I'm not sure what the time limit is but I know we've had people who had a payment taken out of their account by mistake and it took them a week to notice, and we've sent the refund. We don't want to be dicks, and until you get at least above ten thousand dollars, the amount you gave and took back doesn't have significant impact on 99% of nonprofits. A bounced check is irritating, so it'd be good manners to call the nonprofit and say "Hey I sent you a check, it's going to bounce," but I've never heard of that happening at ours (I'm sure it happens occasionally).

In terms of donations being lost in the mail, we're usually not aware those donations were incoming because most people who mail checks put the form in with the check, they don't tell us ahead of time. If a check is lost, whether the person did mail it or simply claims they did, we ask them to cancel the check and send a new one, then make a note that if the old check shows up, shred it. If they sent the check, it was cashed, and we have no record of it, we dig back through the paperwork and if we can find no evidence of it, we advise them to start a fraud complaint with their bank. This is rare; generally if they paid us and the check got cashed, if they're not getting credit for it, it's a data entry issue on our end.

In the nonprofit world, "pledge" has a specific meaning; it means a promise of payment, and generally involves some kind of structured plan (ie you can't "pledge" $20 by sending a $20 check, that's just a gift, but you can "pledge" to pay $20 monthly for the next year). Pledges are not legally binding until big, big sums of money get involved, because at that level you're signing legal paperwork about them. Even for high-level donors, if they can't or won't pay, litigation is generally not the first option. Unless you deliberately knew you didn't have the money and used the promise of it to defraud the organization, there's no criminal consequence, and most nonprofits won't bother suing over smaller-level accidental over-pledging. It's bad optics, and generally a waste of time, and also I think we consider it rather cruel.

My old nonprofit once had a guy who had pledged $500K ($100K/yr for five years) fifteen years ago. We still have the pledge active in his database entry, we just added a note saying "unlikely to pay" and "do not accept further pledges". We would still accept a gift from him, we simply wouldn't accept any structured payment promises.

Very rarely, a large nonprofit might get into litigation with a donor, but even then usually it's the donor suing to get money back rather than the nonprofit suing for full payment. A nonprofit at that level usually just shrugs, takes their name off the building, and finds a new donor to fill their place. If the donor demands back money they've already paid, the org might enter into mediation or litigation, in which case the donor may be blacklisted from further giving.

It takes a lot to get a donor to do this; one reason people give large sums is that it's good PR, and suing for money back from a nonprofit is extremely bad PR, so generally it's only done when the nonprofit has committed extreme malfeasance with the money or the donor believes they have. There are a couple of very wealthy people in Chicago and New York who now find it extremely hard to give at the higher levels because they've made gifts, then demanded the money back for various and generally specious reasons; they're known to have that pattern and a lot of places either won't touch them because they don't want the legal headache, or will only accept gifts under extremely strict contracts that the donors generally refuse to sign.

So yeah...TLDR it’s usually not a problem, and when it is, it’s a problem only for billionaires, who could use to have a few more problems in my opinion :D 

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