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Grant a Soldier's Wish in Time for Christmas

Quick Post: In keeping with Thursday's post on Current Energy and and my Dec. 5 posting on Sears Hero's At Home , I'm pleased to highlight  SoldierWish.com , which allows armed service men and women and their families to post wish lists that you and I can fulfill.  But do it now, secret Santa's. There's not much time before Christmas. Tip of the hat to Jeremy Hanks for introducing me to Soldier Wish.

Cause Marketing Pastiche

Today’s post features a collection of all kinds of news relating to cause marketing, corporate giving and charitable donations. With my comments in italics. Stationary for the Troops For every $50 spent at FineStationary.com through the end of the year they will donate stationary, note cards and writing papers to members of the armed forces deployed overseas via Operation Gratitude . Hey, I appreciate businesses do what they can. But $50 is a pretty high threshold to trigger what amounts to an in-kind gift. Corporate Giving up in 2007 The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy in New York released the results of a survey that found that corporations increased their giving in 2007 over the year prior when measured as median amount and when measured as a percentage of pre-tax profits. 2007 was a year of mixed economic news. Maybe this bodes well for 2008-9. A Holiday Card that Gives Network for Good offers a ‘ Good Card ’ this holiday season meant to serve as a client gift. You l...