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If you have a collection of old cell phones and electronics sitting around your house then check out ecoSquid.com, which searches gadget recyclers to find out who will pay the most for your old cell phones. Much like Kayak finds the best deals on travel from numerous hotels or airlines, ecoSquid...

Warren Buffett's annual gift to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation rose 28%, to $1.6 billion from $1.25 billion last year, as Berkshire Hathaway shares jumped 35% over the last year.

I blogged recently about how few nonprofits don't let you make microloans directly to recipients. That's a bummer if you, say, want to aid earthquake victims in Haiti or Chile. You want to make sure your money gets where you want it to go. I came across a new Web site called What I Did Not Buy,...

Americans set a single day record for mobile giving Wednesday, as tens of thousands of people used their cell phones to donate $3 million to earthquake-stricken Haiti, according to Verizon Wireless.

It seemed like an innocent enough donation. A Marietta, Ohio Goodwill store received a large galvanized metal water jug with a spout -- perfect to hold lemonade during some long-ago summer picnic. Yet, the jug, which was donated anonymously, wasn't holding a refreshing drink; instead, it was filled...

There's a fire sale on naming buildings across the country. Wait, strike that, fire sale might not be the best phrase to describe naming a new library or outpatient wing; perhaps "clearance on immortality at charities nationwide" is a better fit. Over the last year, thanks to the economy; we've...

Donation requests come in all forms, but here's one you probably won't want to contribute to -- California Death Row inmate Scott Peterson has a Web site asking people to give money for his appeal.Peterson was convicted in November 2004 for the 2002 killing of his 8-month's pregnant wife, Laci. Her...

It's a tough job market out there, which has led to fierce competition for any opening. In order to stand out, job seekers have to get creative. One recent MIT graduate, KyNam Doan, has decided to donate 6 hours of his time for every interview he lands up to 440 hours over the next 2 years. For...

If you want to find a good hairdresser in your area, you go online to Yelp.com. A good restaurant: Zagats.com. But where do you go to find a worthy -- and trustworthy -- charity to donate to? Try GreatNonprofits.org, a site that's trying to make it easier for all parties involved in a nonprofit --...

Like many kind-hearted Americans who intend to keep on being charitable despite the recession, I'm wondering how I can swing it despite a lack of cash to give. For the cash-poor among us, there's a batch of recent suggestions floating around online. If you've got other assets in your portfolio to...