A Year in Donation Receipts

A year in donation receipts. Now that we are suitably past the mourning period for Tax Day, I thought it would be fun to tally where I sent donations on behalf of 2024 clients.   Bella’s Voice which raises funds for animal shelters Furniture Repair Bank which gives new life to discarded furniture and then…

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Charitable Choice

My elderly cat Snickers died on Saturday 1/20/2018. On Sunday, I brought his things to Homeward Pet, my favorite shelter in Washington, without hesitation, to honor him and quietly make emotional space for a new pet someday. But recently, I had to rescind my recommendation of a non-profit, Missy’s Rescue, because I’d read very troubling…

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Endorsement and Non-Profits

It’s disheartening, but I have to retract my endorsement of a non-profit named Missy’s Rescue because bad press it is receiving is disturbing. The sources of the information are credible, the history of troubling activities dates back 10 years, and for my satisfaction, that’s enough. I have to have only above-reproach recipients for my clients’…

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