I read the article The New Face of Giving I thought this article was interesting. Basically, it talked about how the younger generation seems to be increasingly giving more to charity and linking it to the newer methods of donating money. These methods included: the internet, text messages, concerts, etc. I think these methods are great especially with the micro-donation that is being allowed. Because I know that a lot of times people will give what they can and even if it is five dollars they can still contribute without being hit with the minimum donation amount which will most likely stop them from donating.

One thing I did not care for was the comments on the bottom of the article. I am not a big fan of politics though I follow it periodically but not closely. People were focusing on politics, making remarks about Biden, McCain, and Obama. I just thought it was unneccessary especially because the article was focused on increased involvement in charities by youths and people were calling people out calling them “socialists” and such, I just thought it was negative and kind of inappropriate.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/charity/2008-10-07-newface-giving_N.htm

I decided to talk with my mother about my non-profit I was focusing on and nonprofits in general because I respect what she has to say and she works at a nonprofit downtown.

So basically I start off explaining IPS and that it is a think tank and some of their their projects they are currently doing. So this is the response I recieved from my mother:

A non-profit is basically a tax category that you are not like a corporation in the way that your main goal is to go after money to make a profit. A nonprofit is an organization that recieves funding through the government by the way of grants, fundraising, donations, etc. One thing about a non-profit is that it all about the community, they have an issue in which connects the individuals in that organization to that particular topic establishing a community no matter the location.

With a think tank they are trying to further their position on certain issues and make the public aware of the issues and what they are trying to change. With IPS it about organizing, they are trying to understand the issues they are focused and how they came to be inorder to try to further thier goals in ending it.

I found my mother’s insight to be very interesting. She seemed to have a good grasp on nonprofits which is probably due to her working in different organizations and growing up in DC. And also she knew what a think tank was. She also gave me a better view on community because a lot of times I think community is solely about location when it could be a linked topic, issue, or awareness.