Volunteering Makes You Think You Have More Free Time

Volunteering means donating your free time to help others in need. This very definition is one of the reasons that so few people end up volunteering; free time is precious and needed for both mental and physical health. While there are many who would love to help...

5 Things to Know Before Volunteering

Volunteering is, without a doubt, a very good thing for both those being served as well as for those who are volunteering their time. That being said, volunteering can bring more difficulty and stress on those who end up giving their time than they may have thought....

A Message to America from an African

One of the most popular types of trips for American’s in both high school and college are those that fall into the “voluntourism” category. These sorts of trips revolve around a group of frequently white and well-off, although not always, student...

Rape Claims Affect Bill Cosby’s Philanthropy

Recently, famed comedian Bill Cosby has been bombarded (again) by sexual assault and rape claims that have spanned his career and reared their heads time and time again; the difference this time being that people are finally taking them seriously and he might finally...

Ebola Leads to More Charitable Giving to Liberia

While ebola has made it to the United States of America in small numbers and with limited lethality, it is still devastating large parts of western Africa. The countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea are still struggling to control the soaring rate of infection...