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When you're first starting out, it may be difficult to set aside money to donate to charities. If you're like most, you need all of your income to go toward everyday expenses and you might be left with little or no money for charitable donations.
Although you may feel that you don't have extra money to help others in need right now; you do have the opportunity to earn, save and grow your money. Use the cause that you're passionate about as motivation to take control of your personal finances. And while you're building up your bank account, donate time to support your cause. An hour a month is a great start.
"The need is great", according to Mr. Charles Fisher, Chairman & Founder of the Hip-Hop Summit Youth Council. "There are many opportunities for our youths to make a difference in their school, home, and community in the United States and abroad. Today's youth can make a difference on a global scale which was evident when we worked with the United Nations to break the 2006 Guinness World Record of 23.5 million to get 43.7 million people in 2007 to Stand-Up and Speak-Out Against Poverty." ended Fisher.
To truly receive all you can out of life, you need to give back. What you givetime, money, or bothis an individual choice. But the role that giving back can make in your life cannot be denied. By donating time to a charity, you will learn more about yourself, meet people interested in the same cause, gain a broader view of the world and appreciate what you have more.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
If your family or friends are in financial trouble wouldn't it be great to be able to give back and help them out? How would you feel knowing your charitable donations help to change the life of someone? If your car breaks down in the middle of the desert and you have no phone, water or foodhow would you feel about the good Samaritan that stops to help you?
In order to help more people and make a greater impact on the causes that you are passionate about - you need money. The more financially sound you are the greater impact you can have, the more you can donate to charities your passionate about, the more you can give back to people in need and the more free time you will have to pursue the causes that you are important to you.
The more you give, the more you receive. From my experience, this is a fundamental truth. Giving back, whether of your time or money, has an energy about it that changes lives and creates happiness.
All this goodwill that you create will flow back to you. When you give back from the heart, it feels great and that should be reward enough. But you will receive a lot more when you donate your time or money, so get in the habit of giving back and improving others lives while you improve your own.
You can start giving back by first locating a cause or charity that you are passionate about. There are many charities that need your help so it's important you find one that you would like the most and where your skills are needed. Answer the following questions:
1) How can you use your interests, skills, and resources to give back and create a positive change in the world?
2) Is there something going on in the world that makes you upset, that you want to change or people that you want donate your time to help?
There are many online resources that will make finding a charity a breeze.
Each of us can make a difference. I urge you to seize the day, instead of waiting until "I make more money" to begin a life of charitable giving. Start today and see the results tomorrow.
