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Category Archives: charity

Where You Park Your Money Makes a Difference

November 2, 2010 – 5:11 am

Our investment choices can make a difference. South African Apartheid, an unethical system of legal racial segregation, was dismantled in the 1990s in part because socially responsible outside investors, companies and pension funds, divested their financial interests in the country until political changes were made.
Socially responsible investing (SRI) encompasses the protection of people, health, environment, [...]

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Happy Holidays!

December 21, 2008 – 11:16 am

Dear Rich By Thirty Readers,
The Rich By Thirty team would like to wish you the very best throughout the holiday season.
As we reflect on the year past, share the warmth of friends and family during the holidays and look ahead to 2009, let’s be mindful of the blessings we enjoy. Let’s share some of [...]

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Girls’ Growth Fund

October 22, 2008 – 10:27 pm

Dear Rich By Thirty Readers,

I am extremely excited to tell you about a project I’ve been working on over this past year. I’ve been volunteering with a national committee for the Canadian Women’s Foundation to launch a state-of-the-art fund raising strategy.
For the first time ever in Canada, we’ve created an IPO (Immediate Public Opportunity) [...]

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Building a playground for your community

December 17, 2005 – 5:03 pm

Have you ever had to run for your life? Or have you had to depend on a shelter to provide you with your basic needs throughout a time of crisis? I, like many other individuals, am fortunate enough to have never experienced such trauma. Unfortunately, in our peaceful Canadian society there remains a huge problem [...]

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[Review] There Are no Vans, from Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Your Dreams

December 9, 2005 – 10:49 am

One of the charms of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books is that there are some stories with an interesting surprise when you reach the end and find out who wrote it. One such example is in the original book and also in the 10th Anniversary edition called Living Your Dreams. In There are [...]

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