Making Change Archive: February 2010

Fundraising: From private gain to public causes

After fundraising for tangible goods and groups; how do you move to less tangible causes? Published February 25 2010
Picturesque farms 1850 and 1930

Get a glimpse of historic farmsteads, a country church, and a rural school by visiting the Farmamerica site. Published February 22 2010
Pentagon promises pay three years later

The longest service military unit in Iraq has back pay coming from service in 2007. Published February 18 2010
Philanthropic women: Join the movement

Women giving money to create change has grown quickly over the past decade. Published February 13 2010
Tourism: My play is your pay

How has tourism fared during this economic downturn? Published February 9 2010
Easy grading system makes judging hard

A speech judge ponders how to encourage individual progress with an easy grading system. Published February 4 2010
Innovative solutions for 2010 problems

Community building through charitable giving prompts creative solutions to contemporary problems. Published February 1 2010

Donna Rae Scheffert is a facilitator, consultant and writer. Find more information online at www.online-leadership-tools.com.

She lives in Minnesota with her husband and teenage son and daughter.

Honors and awards include University of Minnesota -Distinguished Extension Campus Faculty ...

TV Den

Television commentary, reviews, news and nonstop DVR catch-up.
- Donald Driver winner & champion of Dancing With The Stars 2012
  Driver and partner Peta Murgatroyd take the title, making him the third NFL player to win the Mirror Ball Trophy.
- LIVE CHAT: Dancing With The Stars 2012 Final Results Show May 22, 9 p.m. Eastern
  It will all come down to the fans to decide who takes home the Mirror Ball Trophy as the winner of “Dancing With The Stars” Season 14 Tuesday night.
- Driver scores with freestyle on Dancing With The Stars 2012 final
  All three finalists performed well, but Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd went for it all with their unexpected, bold, crowd-pleasing Texas freestyle.
- LIVE CHAT: Dancing With The Stars 2012 Finals Monday
  Who are you rooting for: Team Fuego, Team Driving Miss Peta, or Team Kmark?
Middle Class Guy

What does the middle-class conservative think about everything? Find out here.
21st-Century Pacifist

Musings of a bilingual, agnostic, combat veteran and jewelry maker.
Space Center

As the Space Shuttles are crated up to be shipped to museums, including the Smithsonian Air and Space in Washington, DC, writer Todd Stowell records the process.
World View

Columns from Voices around the World talking about the events, people, politics and social issues that concern us wherever, and whoever, we are.

Fundraising: From private gain to public causes