Posted in triplicate ( a Trilogy ) around these # ALTACITIES  is the following # SocialCurrentSee archive that is a fitting precursor to the allied post on our NEXTDOOR Trilogy message board: Justification to consider a service like NOMOROBO ® is found in the following LINK▶ http://goo.gl/S9QR53 ▶ an account of a national cancer charity that has raised millions via telemarketing robo calls while allegedly spending annually about 2% of income on actual charitable support of cancer patients and causes.  When and if you get such a call, do you generally ask the caller (usually a paid solicitor) what is the percentage of fund-raising and administrative costs for their organization?  Block such calls with  NOMOROBO  ® ▶ http://goo.gl/9vDlH4 ▶ to save your time and money. By the way, in the professional world of USA philanthropy, the benchmark standard is for administrative and fund-raising costs for charitable fundraising should be under 15% of total dollar...

Flip②▶ STORIFY Homebuilder  Eli L. Broad is an American philanthropist and entrepreneur. He is the only person to found two Fortune 500 companies in different industries. Broad was born in 1933 in the Bronx, New York, the only child of Lithuanian Jewish immigrant parents. His father worked as a house painter, and his mother worked as a dressmaker. His family moved to Detroit, Michigan when he was six years old. In Detroit, his father was a union organizer, and owned five-and-dime stores. Broad attended Detroit Public Schools and graduated from Detroit Central High School in 1951 and Michigan State University, the beneficiary of much of his philanthropy. Flip②▶ STORIFY ♥ FLIPBOARD ★ BLOGGER ▲ INsync ® ★ CANSWERIST ☆ Search ALTACITIES ▶ [ View the story "Who are the 'Broadies' and why should you care?" on Storify ]                                   NOW ▶ Flip2 ▶ See ♥ WORT...

▶This post also published on Gift ♥ WORTH Flip②▶ STORIFY ♥ FLIPBOARD ★ http://altacities.com Once a month in 2015, my first New Year's resolution has to do with spreading the advocacy of gratitude , generosity , charity , philanthropy , and service to others .  What better way to accomplish this than to republish the following?  So once a month (starting with the first day of each month and then for a total of seven days, you can expect the following message throughout these ALTACITIES and my other 'social current see' (including Facebook , Twitter , Linkedin , and Flipboard . Take my 7-point gratitude challenge.   Make a gift of of any amount (but please consider at least $7) to any of the following suggaested charities in tribute to my 7-year period of remission from cancer. Of course, these are only suggestions (you can make your gift to any cause of your choice).  I just ask that you come back here to make a comment about the experience, adding t...