It’s that time of year for all sorts of school fundraisers, charity events, capital campaigns and the usual year-end donation push. Given all the solicitations in my email and regular mailbox, I’d say a lot of groups are really in need this year. Give as generously as you can to the organizations that align with your values.
Donations can take many forms – monetary, specific items/services, and your time. Our gifts were usually monetary when we were both working full-time. As retirees, we’re finding we donate a good chunk of our time and specific items/services more than outright monetary donations. K-12 school fundraisers and the local humane society/pet rescue group are about the only places we actually make a monetary donation anymore.
Colleges and universities were removed from my donation list during COVID and will remain so permanently. Why? The upper echelons of academia have lost their ever-loving minds. They realize donations are down, but have they realized it’s partly due to all of their crazy, nonsensical research projects? I worked hard to earn my money and I don’t want to see it go to projects that don’t align with my values. Get a clue, Dean and come join the real world for a hot minute. Who proofread the latest missive? Do not insult and insinuate people who look like me are the cause of all of society’s ills and then turn around ask me to make a sizable donation to support your programs. Nope. This is called biting the hand that feeds you.
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