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By: IT PRO: Blogs: Dennis Howlett: Donating your old iPhone and other good causes

IT PRO: Blogs: Dennis Howlett: Donating your old iPhone and other good causes — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:10:28 +0000

[...] Modern technology allows anyone to donate painlessly. This is one cause I thoroughly recommend. As I said elsewhere: The pain he will be putting himself is as nothing compared to the pain of those he is supporting. [...]

By: Simon Carswell

Simon Carswell — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:32:37 +0000

I agree that justgiving is a good facility, but they have a pretty hard-headed business model, which is not unusual for charity-related institutions these days. Last time I looked they were taking about 5% of every transaction. The fact that people don’t care because the tax element boosts the donation by more than this margin does not alter the fact that it’s an arrangement most website operators would kill for….

By: Richard Murphy

Richard Murphy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:21:36 +0000

Paul / Dennis

Wholly agree. It’s why business must also be ethical: people want to know where you stand. You can’t do that if you don’t know.

Richard Murphy

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:06:38 +0000

Dennis,
Kind words and a generous donation.
thank you.

Just giving is one of the best examples of the positive benefits of the internet. Without it, how would I have got sponsors from all around the world, several of whom have never met me?
Thomas

By: Paul Ritchie

Paul Ritchie — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:47:13 +0000

Hi Dennis,
Your second bullet is underappreciated by most consultants. Building trust requires additional intimacy that just won’t come from “sticking to business.” Whether it is sharing experiences, vulnerabilities, or passions, you have to give something away to get reciprocation back from the client.

Charles Green has some good thoughts on this topic at his Trusted Matters blog (http://trustedadvisor.com/trustmatters/).

Best, Paul