Right now, with an economic slowdown in place and consumers a little bit worried, donations are slowing down.
Now, I am an advocate of donating as part of healthy and well-rounded personal finances. We are still giving, since there are people who need even more help as food and gas prices rise. But that doesn’t alleviate the general trend toward a drop in donations felt by the nation’s nonprofits.
In order to combat that, there are now options that allow you to help with donating without spending extra money. GoodSearch.com sent me this press release, touting its services:
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After months of dissembling, Alan Greenspan has whipped out the “R” word. That’s right. Now he thinks we’re in a recession. But he has qualified it. It’s a “pale recession.” Whatever that means. A shallow recession? A not-that-bad recession? A the-economy-is-doing-better-than-we-thought recession?
Greenspan insists, as well, that stagnation is what he expects for the remainder of the year, according to Reuters:
Greenspan doubted there would be an immediate recovery, saying stagnation for the rest of the year was the most likely outcome. “That’s certainly the most benevolent scenario,” he said. “It’s not all that far from being the …read more