charity

Why Are These Rich Tech Companies Asking Us Commoners to Stop Ebola?

Leah Finnegan · 11/11/14 01:09PM

Facebook and Google, multi-billion dollar corporations that mine your private data for money, are apparently very concerned about the Ebola virus, because they are "socially active" companies. So they are asking—nay, guilting—their users for money to "help" "stop" and "fight" Ebola.

Don't Donate to the Red Cross

Andy Cush · 10/29/14 10:00AM

Donating to charity, especially in a time of crisis, can be intimidating. There are so many options. How do you know the organization you choose will use the money effectively? You might pick one with a history, a pedigree, a name you can trust. You might pick the American Red Cross. Fuck that.

Hamilton Nolan · 06/02/14 11:50AM

Bidding on a single lunch with Warren Buffett currently stands at $350,300, and will go much higher—two years ago, the price was $3.46 million (which goes to charity). Here, we'll save you $3.46 million: "Buy index funds."

Hamilton Nolan · 05/19/14 01:13PM

Gawker friend (and 2011 Gawker Hero) Aaron Jamison passed away from cancer in 2011. His upbeat attitude throughout his ordeal inspired many Gawker readers. Aaron's widow Kristin is now trying to raise money for weight loss surgery, for health reasons. If you are charitably inclined, you can read more here.

Sarah Hedgecock · 04/28/14 12:58PM

Udomsak Ratanotayo and Suttinan Boonsomkiat wear stormtrooper costumes while donating blood at the Thai Red Cross in Bangkok on Monday. Thai Star Wars fans are donating blood and giving toys to an orphanage as part of a promotional campaign. Image via Sakchai Lalit/AP.

Peter Singer Is Here to Talk About Right and Wrong

Hamilton Nolan · 02/25/14 05:00PM

Peter Singer is a professor of bioethics at Princeton University and one of the world's most prominent—and controversial—moral philosophers. He's written influential works on poverty, charity, and euthanasia, and is considered a founder of the modern animal rights movement. He's here to speak to you.

Hamilton Nolan · 01/10/14 04:30PM

Operation Smile has sent us a statement about their rather insane job interview process, which we have appended to our earlier post. "[Planning] and delivering a fun, social activity, including dinner...helps identify the applicant's strengths and/or weaknesses in communicating, problem-solving skills and teamwork."

Wall Street Tycoon Gives Away $800 Million Before Jumping to Death

Jordan Sargent · 12/29/13 11:00AM

When Wall Streeters try and sweep away the atrocities of their industry they inevitably point to banks' charitable donations. Look, Goldman Sachs has given away $1.6 billion since 2006! Of course, Goldman had profits of $1.52 billion in just the third quarter of 2013 alone, and that was considered "concerning." So, sooner or later a bank executive is bound to trot out the story of Robert Wilson.