I was fortunate enough to be able to write a guest post for Consumerism Commentary on “3 Things You Need to Know Before Giving to Charity” today. It’s a brief guide to the biggest questions about charitable giving in the US. If you want to know more about Consumerism Commentary – and you should, it’s a terrific blog – you can read here or just subscribe to the RSS feed.

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