Welcome to our blog!5/22/2019 You might expect this first blog to be about donations, but it's actually more about the supermarket checkout line.
As a foundation, our primary job is to raise money and spend it wisely. We gratefully accept donations of any amount—small or large. Certainly, money is important, and money helps. At the same time, our larger mission is to help create more compassionate, equitable communities through monetary means and also otherwise. What is the otherwise? In How to Be an Everyday Philanthropist, Nicole Boles says that a philanthropist “tries to make a difference with whatever riches he or she possesses.” I’m struck by her statement: “Almost every daily action can result in a small but deeply meaningful act of giving.”
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