Giving Challenge – Commit to Charitable Giving

December 24th, 2012 by keithandkinsey

I love the Holidays, It’s a time of year when people seem to be happy to give and help others. In fact, we’ve rung bells for the Salvation Army at Millers & Sons Supermarket twice in the recent weeks, and I’ve been amazed at the generosity of people in our small town of Verona! Although, this spirit of giving, doesn’t always seem to continue year round.

At Keith & Kinsey Real Estate we’ve made the commitment to donate 10% of our commissions to the charity of our clients choice. We started the charity program in 2010 after the earthquake in Haiti, and it’s been a hit with our clients. It always makes us and our clients feel good to know that people get help as a result of every closing. Even so, sometimes it’s easy to loose site of the real spirit of things. My wife recently emailed me a picture of another real estate agent’s business card which said, I donate 10% to XYZ. For a split second my reaction was one of spite, thinking she copied us and used it to market herself. However, that initial reaction quickly turned to delight realizing, she copied us and more charities are getting more money! 🙂

I started thinking… What if more businesses did this? What if more individuals did this? Would it every be possible for charities to replace government programs? Could it lead to the cure of certain diseases? Could it help the next generation?

My point here is not to boast or market ourselves based on our charity program. Instead, I’d like to encourage others to make the same commitment in the coming years. I challenge you to commit a portion of your income to charity. Lets see if we can change the world together.

If you need help deciding what is a worth cause to give to, Charity Navigator is a great place to research charities. They have a rating system that is based on the efficiency and performance of each charity, and they show financial information for most charities.

Acts 20:35 It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you.

Luke 6:38 For if you give, you will get! Your gift will return to you in full and overflowing measure.

Proverbs 28:27 He who gives to the poor will never want

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