A desperate mum put out the call on Facebook: her 4-year-old daughter, afflicted with Cerebral Palsy, wanted a bike. So the Melbourne showbiz family united. Tonight, Tiny Dancer, hosted by Julia Zemiro, will raise money for the Kids Plus Foundation.
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Daily Proposition: Daily Proposition: buy a kid a bike
Daily Proposition: Adopt an animal (or Democrat), save the world
Finding that that hollow place in your ribcage just can’t be filled with red wine and biographies? Why not adopt something, for that warm fuzzy feeling that requires almost no follow-through, says Nicole Eckersley.
Pay what you think this article’s worth
Warren Buffett’s partner Charlie Munger recently sent a $20,000 cheque to a journalist because Munger thought the article deserved it. Is ‘suggested donation’ — the method successfully used by Radiohead to sell their latest album — a viable model for the future of journalism?
Well-meaning gifts no substitute for money to really help in Haiti
If people want to help in Haiti, the best thing they can do is donate money. This way the professionals on the ground can deliver exactly what the people need, writes Rohan Kent, disaster manager at Plan International Australia.
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Wyclef Jean’s Haiti charity is a financial mess
Musician Wyclef Jean and his Yele Haiti Foundation has received heapings of praise for recent fundraising efforts — but his financial disclosure records reveal the charity is in a mess, repeatedly having its corporate status dissolved.
web exclusive Haiti: which celebs are putting their money where their over-botoxed mouths are?
Which celebs have gone beyond empty platitudes and actually ponied up some dosh for Haiti? And is the amount even a drop in the ocean of their epic bank accounts? Crikey investigates.
Haiti wants your money honey, not your misguided love or old clothes
If you’re planning on donating to the horrific Haiti earthquake, that’s wonderful. But give cash, and only cash. As we learnt from the 2004 Tsunami, donating medicine, food and clothes does more harm than good for disaster stricken areas.
Goldman Sachs outsources lending to charity
You can’t but help be very very cynical about the news that Goldman Sachs and Warren Buffett are going to rustle up half a billion bucks and lend it to small businesses.
Twitter launches… a wine label?
Social networking phenom Twitter is making and selling its own branded wines, with profits going to help promote literacy in the third world. At US$20 for a bottle of Pinot Noir or Chardonnay, it better be a good drop.
Fresh West Bank horror: street named after Twitter account
A Palestinian refugee camp now has the dubious honour of being home to the world’s first street named after a Twitter account. Dutch-Palestinian Tweep @arjanelfassed paid about AU$167 for the naming rights.
The murky world of pro-bono charity advertising
It’s hard not to be cynical about pro-bono charity ads. Some of them – particularly those involving children – are creative for creativity’s sake.
Bushfire donations become an unpalatable burden
The truckloads of goodwill in the wake of Black Saturday appear to have produced a logistical nightmare.
Career relief: John Farnham sniffs out a worthy cause
Sound Relief is testament to the best of what’s great about the generosity of the music industry; but there’s some financial reward for many of the big boys involved, writes Ross Stapleton.
Here you go…
this is all the money we raised for the bushfire appeal
