Thoughts For The New Year

I read an article recently, I cannot remember in which magazine . . . maybe it was Whole Living, The Economist, anyway, irrelevant. The article was all about this woman who gave away 30% of her salary every year. And she made a lot less than I do. She's not Bill Gates, she's not Warren Buffet, she's a normal person, just like me, trying to make a difference in the world.

I talk the talk - I work for the part of Accenture that deals with providing consulting services to non-profits, I work with a Foundation to help raise money for the school that I taught at in Zambia, and I am sure I give away some money. But how much do I give? Not sure. Do I give until it hurts? Certainly not. I still have enough to go on crazy trips, to eat out, to go to Napa for a weekend, buy shoes for myself, the list could go on and on.

So this is my goal: give AT LEAST 10% of my salary to charity. I am going to give to a new charity every day of the year . . . 365 days of giving. I am going to go local, go global, and anywhere and everywhere in between. If you have a favorite charity, please let me know, and I'll look into it. I'll write up every day where I decide to give, and maybe it will inspire you to join me.

Here we go!