Ari Monkarsh’s Blogs
4 Top Benefits of Volunteer Time Off
A new trend, called Volunteer Time Off (VTO), is emerging throughout businesses across the country. As the title suggests, VTO is a policy that allows employees a certain amount of hours a year to volunteer during company hours; a majority of such companies even pay...
How Being Kind to Others is a Form of Philanthropy
By definition philanthropy is the desire to improve the welfare of others. It comes from a Greek term, which translates to mean "love of mankind." What is more kind than showing your love of mankind through helping out others? Common philanthropic acts of kindness...
How to Encourage Your Employees to Make a Difference
Nowadays, anyone has the ability to become charitable. There are online sites where any person can state a cause and easily raise money. If you run a business, you are rewarded for being charitable with tax incentives. Besides getting tax credits, you want to help the...
What to Do if You Feel Exhausted Trying to Make a Difference
If you are the leader of a non-profit, then you may discover that you feel like quitting on some days even though you are deeply committed to the organization's goals. While burnout occurs in all organizations, over 75 percent of nonprofit executive directors say they...
A Day in the Life of a Philanthropist
Not all philanthropists are responsible for running a charity, but all those who successfully run charities should be considered philanthropists. Running a philanthropy is a huge undertaking and involves a lot of hard work; it really isn’t that different from running...
Philanthropy in Schools Solves the World’s Issues
Philanthropy is the best way to create a brighter future and today’s children are the ones who will lead this charge. I’ve already talked about how important it is to teach your children about charity, but it’s also important that philanthropy is incorporated into...
A Philanthropy that Has Completely Changed the World
The power of philanthropy is immense. You have the opportunity to totally change the world and sincerely make life better for others. When philanthropy is done correctly, it can provide help that is desperately needed and lead to the chance for growth and healing for...
6 Blogs to Help You Kill the Philanthropy Game
As a philanthropist, you might not think of reading blogs as something that can directly benefit your work. However, whether you work for a philanthropy or are just heavily involved as a philanthropist, reading up on blogs about philanthropy can be incredibly...
The New, Revolutionary Way of Giving
Many times, philanthropy and charity have been redeveloped, especially in how they function and their mission. There has always been some form of philanthropy, stemming from the basic human need to help others who sincerely need it. Recently, philanthropy is much more...
6 Guaranteed Ways of Keeping Volunteers Happy & Making Your Philanthropy Succeed
When your organization utilizes volunteers to remain in operation, it is essential to keep the individuals happy with these tips. I’ve written before about the importance of keeping your volunteers happy, but now I’d like to share some tangible ways to actually...