An organization in Utah is making Christmas very merry for some Utah moms and their kids. Cars for Moms is a non-profit organization which gives cars to single mothers who dont have transportation for them and their kids. This information comes from Cars for Christmas: Non-profit gives cars to single moms, by Lori Prichard of KSL TV.
Cars for Moms was founded by John Doxey after his sisters husband was killed in a car accident, leaving her alone with eight children and no vehicle. His goal is to get 20 vehicles donated every month. He uses the scrap money from those that cant be fixed to fix the cars which can be. The need for his organization is very far reaching because there are many single moms out there in need of transportation.
The article highlights the story of Cheri, who has been helped by The ChainBreaker Foundation after leaving an abusive husband. She has three children to support and received a Chrysler Town & Country mini-van through a partnership between Cars for Moms and The ChainBreaker Foundation. In addition to the mini-van, Doxeys organization gave Cheri a few months of car insurance, a gas card for $50, and the vehicles title. They also included a stack of Christmas presents for her children.
In the technology world, there’s always talk about “disruption.” This refers to new or innovated technology or business models that fundamentally change the world to which they are applied. Advocates for disruption take pride in their achievements, and rightfully so: driving productive changerather than simply reacting to the changing world around youis difficult and often risky work.
The problem with disruption is that it appeals to the free thinkers in a group and scares the pants off everyone else, including (at times) those in the C-suite. This
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Under an ABI commitment, ABI member insurers representing 90% of the motor insurance market confirm that they will not charge any additional premium if winter tyres are fitted, provided that the tyres meet, and are fitted in accordance with, the vehicle manufacturers specifications and are in a roadworthy condition.
Nick Starling, ABIs Director of General Insurance, said: Insurers do not want to penalise motorists who take steps, like fitting winter tyres, to improve their safety on dangerous winter roads. Last year cold weather came early and there was some uncertainty for customers about the insurance implications of fitting winter tyres.
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The great daily advertised prices of some car rental companies dont look quite so appealing after you add in some of their extra charges. In Car rental fees may surprise consumers, Nalina Shapiro of WIVB in Buffalo says that the best time to make decisions regarding a rental car is before you are at the counter. Many agents recommend adding car insurance to your car rental, but your State Farm auto quote, and those from other insurers, usually cover your rental car in the case of damage or an accident. If you have booked an economy car in advance and are given a luxury car when you get to the rental company, your rental car insurance could be higher as well as paying more for the larger car. If
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In my previous post: Latin American Markets Are Hot for a Reason, we discussed about the significant growth of this region compared to industrialized countries and how GDP of emerging markets was expected to match their industrialize counterparts 10 years from now. For those joining just now, growth expected for the Latin American region in 2011 is 4.5%; the world rate will be 3.2%; and in industrialized countries, growth will only be 1.4%. T
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The study shows widespread use of digital fundraising just 8% of the charities surveyed said they did not use any form of digital fundraising and only 11% say online fundraising is not important.
Around 56% of charities say they plan to increase their use of fundraising websites and to encourage supporters to use sites another 33% say they already use online fundraising extensively. Analysis shows online fundraising only generates around 3% of total giving which in 2010 was around £10.6 billion £700 million down on pre-recession levels.
Jo Barnett, executive director at Virgin Money Giving said: The online giving market is growing rapidly and charities and fundraisers benefit from using online giving services as they are more efficient and improve Gift Aid uptake.
However charities need support and advice on maximising the amounts raised and on the techniques to use. Vi Full Article…