{"id":55168,"date":"2013-12-20T10:45:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T15:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=55168"},"modified":"2014-02-09T22:05:46","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T03:05:46","slug":"spirit-of-giving-16-charities-to-consider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=55168","title":{"rendered":"Spirit of Giving: 16 Charities to Consider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Sarah Deringer, Head Editor, <a title=\"INALJ Mississippi\" href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?page_id=5701\" target=\"_blank\">INALJ Mississippi<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Spirit of Giving: 16 Charities to Consider<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/sarah.deringer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-60303 alignleft\" alt=\"sarah.deringer\" src=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/sarah.deringer-300x225.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/sarah.deringer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/sarah.deringer-386x290.jpg 386w, https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/sarah.deringer-290x218.jpg 290w, https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/sarah.deringer-193x145.jpg 193w, https:\/\/inalj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/sarah.deringer.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>Are you in the Spirit of giving this holiday season? Or do you not know what you should get your Library and Information friends this Christmas? <b>Consider making a donation to a charity which has a mission of providing information and developing literacy for the community<\/b>. You can even donate to your local library or Friends of the Library foundation.<\/p>\n<p>If you have no ideas for charities to give to or if you would like more information about the charity before giving, <b>check out this list of 16 charities with information- and literacy-driven mission statements<\/b>! I have made the list using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/\">Charity Navigator<\/a>; each charity listed has four out of four stars in its overall rating.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Archaeological Conservancy \u2013 Albuquerque, NM\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=5866#.Uqcu_tJDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=5866#.Uqcu_tJDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanarchaeology.com\/\">http:\/\/www.americanarchaeology.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Better Basics \u2013 Birmingham, AL\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=8700#.UqcvTNJDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=8700#.UqcvTNJDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betterbasics.org\/\">http:\/\/www.betterbasics.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Chicago Public Library Foundation \u2013 Chicago, IL\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=10691#.UqcvDdJDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=10691#.UqcvDdJDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagopubliclibraryfoundation.org\/\">http:\/\/www.chicagopubliclibraryfoundation.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Children\u2019s Literacy Initiative \u2013 Philadelphia, PA\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=5097#.UqcxxNJDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=5097#.UqcxxNJDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cliontheweb.org\/\">http:\/\/www.cliontheweb.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>East Harlem Tutorial Program \u2013 New York, NY\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=6873#.Uqcx5tJDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=6873#.Uqcx5tJDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ehtp.org\/contact-us\">http:\/\/www.ehtp.org\/contact-us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy \u2013 Madison, GA\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=11585#.UqcyVtJDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=11585#.UqcyVtJDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ferstfoundation.org\/\">http:\/\/www.ferstfoundation.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>First Book \u2013 Washington, DC\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=3699#.UqcyZtJDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=3699#.UqcyZtJDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstbook.org\/\">http:\/\/www.firstbook.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library \u2013 St. Paul, MN\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=3735#.Uqcv09JDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=3735#.Uqcv09JDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefriends.org\/\">http:\/\/www.thefriends.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Huntington Library, Arts Collections, and Botanical Gardens \u2013 San Marino, CA\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=3815#.UqcwFdJDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=3815#.UqcwFdJDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huntington.org\/\">http:\/\/www.huntington.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County \u2013 Delray Beach, FL\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=9172#.Uqcy4NJDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=9172#.Uqcy4NJDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbcliteracy.org\/\">http:\/\/www.pbcliteracy.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The New York Public Library \u2013 New York, NY\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=4550#.UqcwntJDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=4550#.UqcwntJDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nypl.org\/\">http:\/\/www.nypl.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reach Out and Read \u2013 Boston, MA\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=6536#.UqczCtJDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=6536#.UqczCtJDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reachoutandread.org\/\">http:\/\/www.reachoutandread.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Read Alliance \u2013 New York, NY\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=9150#.UqczDtJDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=9150#.UqczDtJDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readalliance.org\/\">http:\/\/www.readalliance.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Reading Partners \u2013 Oakland, CA\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=13078#.UqczH9JDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=13078#.UqczH9JDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readingpartners.org\/\">http:\/\/www.readingpartners.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Seattle Public Library Foundation \u2013 Seattle, WA\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=4452#.UqcxndJDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=4452#.UqcxndJDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/foundation.spl.org\/\">http:\/\/foundation.spl.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>United Through Reading \u2013 San Diego, CA\n<ul>\n<li>Charity Navigator information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=9153#.Uqczj9JDvKg\">http:\/\/www.charitynavigator.org\/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&amp;orgid=9153#.Uqczj9JDvKg<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charity website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedthroughreading.org\/\">http:\/\/www.unitedthroughreading.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What should you do if you cannot give money? Give time!<\/b> If you would like to give time instead of money, just contact the charity. <b>Libraries also take volunteers!<\/b> While the focus of the volunteer time is to help out, make volunteering a bit more fun by getting a group of friends together to help out.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what or how you decide to give this holiday season, don\u2019t forget library and literacy charities. It\u2019s a great way to give back and spark a movement of learning and giving!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Sarah Deringer, Head Editor, INALJ Mississippi Spirit of Giving: 16 Charities to Consider Are you in the Spirit of giving this holiday season? Or do you not know what you should get your Library and Information friends this Christmas? 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