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Yesterday I was at a meeting with a major bank and there was a discussion around the staff Secret Santa program.  This individual wanted to move away from the $10 - dollar store purchase to make the Secret Santa program more meaningful. I suggested that she purchase a $10 charity gift card that her recipient could designate to a charity of choice.  She had never heard of such a program.  Which leads me to think that there are lots of people who don't know about giving charity as a gift of choice.

Recently there has been much discussion in the blogging and print world about Kiva.  I am not going to weigh in on this debate because it just speaks back to my earlier blogs about questions to ask before making a donation. Read more »