World Children's Relief

Sometimes the family budget numbers just don´t crunch. In my role as a financial advisor it astonishes me how often even well- healed clients suffer financial pressure and cash flow crisis. Family commitments, retirement goals, investment plans in proprietary businesses and on and on. It adds up!

Giving does not have to be cash or credit. Skills and time are dollarized and have value. Giving your time or “sweat equity” is giving and usually a very valuable way of doing it.

A thought about donating your time…carefully evaluate with whom and how. Make your first donation a lengthy period of research. Make phone calls and network. Look for the right fit and think long term.  Ask questions and really think about how you want to be helfpul. Before we founded World Children´s Relief in 2001-02, I had completed about 18 months of research. We built a database of 1,600 people with whom we had spoken with about their insights and opinions. We traveled to Africa, Haiti, Mexico and Bolivia to review the development sites and programs of others charities. We donated a lot of “sweat equity” to come to the conclusion that improving the qualitative face of education and establishing Early Childhood Development classes in some of the poorest schools on earth was our Giving mission-our service mission. Think about it.

Giving is Good For You!

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