Working to Give: Philanthropies & Philanthropic Work

The Georgia Chapter of the AFSP has recently hosted a weekly fundraiser with local entertainer Ruby Redd in order to discuss suicide prevention. The partnership between the two has raised $4500 to address education, funding research, advocacy and to support survivors of suicide loss.

When customers come in to the venue, there is suicide prevention material available and there are people from AFSP available to talk as needed.

The biggest fundraiser of the year for them will be on November 3 in Piedmont Park and is the Out of the Darkness Walk.

Making even small steps in the peace process in the Middle East has never been an easy task.  Israelis and Arabs alike know that very well.  Just talk to anyone who lives in the area – or even who reads the news – and they will tell you the same. For example, Russian immigrant Ella Petrov says:

“Oh boy.  I wouldn’t be the Israeli Prime Minister for a day…even if you paid me a million dollars.!” 

Likewise, third generation photographer Tel Avivian Mozes Victor Konig says:

“Being a photographer means I am often in the center of all sorts of situations.  Israel is a wonderful country with spectacular beauty that makes it such a joy to capture. But within all of that there is so much politics. It’s a complicated place that’s for sure.”

Earlier this month there was a delegation of both Israeli and Palestinian businessmen engaging together in an economics cooperation workshop in Bahrain.  The Peace to Prosperity project had some impressive attendees including Avi Zimmerman, Judea-Samaria (JS) Chamber of Commerce and Industry co-founder and President, another JS Chamber co-founder, Ashraf Jabari, who is also a Palestinian businessman.

While this delegation did encounter some attacks from the public, the subject matters discussed have the potentially to hugely facilitate business opportunities for both populations.

“As far as I can see it’s a no-brainer,” Konig said, when looking at photos of the event online.  “I mean the better off economically people are, the less likely they are to engage in senseless acts of terrorism.  Something like this just has to be a win-win.”

Where there can be cooperation – in business, art, culture, entertainment, etc. – it must be encouraged.  Taking politics out of such a highly-strung matter like this can only be beneficial in the long-term, adding to steps being made toward the ever-long struggle of peace in the middle east.

It’s always a delicate balance to find the right type of fundraising event and to figure out how to use your time and money in the best way possible for a charity. Wine auctions appears to have found that balance. In 2018, America’s top charity wine auctions raised over $42 million in live bids. That’s a lot of money! Now, some of these auctions included heavy hitters like the Naples Winter Wine Festival, the Auction Napa Valley and the Festival Napa Valley.

Nonetheless, it’s worth looking at what these wine auctions are doing right and how they are pulling in the big bucks for charity. As Shelley Tomberg, the former Auction of Washington Wines executive director told Wine Spectator magazine, “We find that experiences around wine bring us the most revenue and also cement the relationships between winemakers and the winners.”

Read the full article and learn more about what these charitable events are doing right.

This fascinating article shows where Americans are putting their charitable givings – and where they aren’t. It’s certainly interesting to see how the political landscape and economic times influence givers – and to see where and when they give.

Certainly, the latest news from Robert F. Smith has created a giving buzz. Smith, a billionaire tech investor, pledge this week to get rid of all of the debt held by the entire graduating class of Morehouse College this year.

The Kansas Humane Society will be the beneficiary this year of the NFL players this year. NFL draft prospect Ben Powers is planning to wear custom-made cleats in the NFL season’s 13th week to raise awareness about the KHS. The cleats will also be auctioned off to raise money for the cause.

While visiting the KHS recently, Powers said, “KHS is a great organization and they do a lot of good for our community.”

Read the whole story here:
https://www.kwch.com/content/news/Ben-Powers-chooses-KS-Humane-Society-to-benefit-from-NFL-charity-effort-508721101.html