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How long will it take Haiti to make even a modest recovery from the devastating earthquake that killed 330,000 people six months ago? At least 20 years, according to the Action Plan released by the impoverished island nation's government.

Karma Kitchen, the restaurant that invites you to eat for free but asks that you give from your heart afterward, is spreading its pay-it-forward goodness. Karma Kitchen opens July 11 at Klay Oven Indian Restaurant in Chicago, hoping to build on its success in Berkeley, Calif., and Washington...

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,...

Affinity cards, credit cards that carry the logo of a charity you support, may make you feel good, but are you really helping out the charity? You are, but you could end up giving much more by choosing other options. "Affinity cards tug on our heartstrings. We all have causes we like to support....

Verizon Wireless on Friday advanced the $2.98 million in mobile donations that its customers have made to the Red Cross. Since the earthquake hit Haiti earlier this week, mobile operators have received $10 million in donations via text messages. Typically, such donations can take up to three months to be delivered.

New York City's homeless may be wearing a motley collection of castoff clothing: the rejects from the closets of more financially-blessed residents, perhaps, or the logo merchandise from now-merged banks or defunct companies, maybe even some cast-offs from local discount retailers that lingered too...

Probably at the bottom of the list of things the millions of donors to the Salvation Army expect of those running the charity's programs would be arrogance and a cushy lifestyle. If you're one of those donors, the purchases of two homes in Massachusetts for Salvation Army officers and the comments...

You don't have to fumble for change or apologize for not carrying cash the next time you pass by that friendly Salvation Army guy outside your favorite store. Just use plastic. That iconic red kettle, which relies on kind cash and holiday spirit, is getting a makeover in 30 cities to ring in...

You know the drill: you're walking out of the store, shopping bags in tow, when a bell-ringing Salvation Army guy in earmuffs gives you the look. Maybe you feel around in your pockets for a sec, or maybe you just skip right to the dramatic shrug; either way, chances are that you don't drop the...

While the annoying Kars4Kids radio jingle asking consumers to donate their unwanted cars for needy children seems straightforward enough, it may actually be steering donors down a road they didn't expect. All of the money raised by Joy for Our Youth (a.k.a. Kars4Kids) -- $16.2 million in 2007,...