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Monday, November 12, 2007
Doug Wilson :: Townhall.com Columnist
Self-Reliance for the Good of Others
by Doug Wilson
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It’s easier than you think to become part of this growing group of self-reliant Americans who are reaching out to help their global neighbors.

One important stop, believe it or not, is the IRS website, where you can search the tax-exempt status of any charity. There you’ll find a tool to find the status of a charity registered after the most recent update, too. One private organization that facilitates charitable giving across a range of sectors is the Endeavor Group, a D.C.-based consulting group that organizes national and international philanthropy for high-net-worth individuals. For every particular part of the world you might be interested in aiding, there is a group that specializes in making that happen. Donors wanting to assist Asia should seek out Give2Asia; central and South America, the Resource Foundation; and Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, the King Baudoin Foundation US.

These are just a few suggestions. I encourage you to consider supporting these or other private organizations that strive to put the resources of self-reliant Americans to work for the good of others.

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Doug Wilson is the the co-author, with Edwin Feulner, of Getting America Right: The True Conservative Values Our Nation Needs Today.

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Reply # 1
Date: Nov 12, 2007 - 6:49 PM EST
Conservatives and even poor people
contribute more to charity than people who consider themselves liberals.

In 2000, when the Gores released their tax records, I donated more than Al and Tipper, and I was teaching and making about $50,000 a year.

Gore comes from a wealthy family, has been in upper-crust politics all of his life, and donated $350 in 1999, waiting, doubltess until he could become pres. and then donate citizen tax money to whatever causes interested him and his lib. buddies in Congress.
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Reply # 2
Date: Nov 12, 2007 - 4:04 PM EST
I'm not seeing what the author is seeing
Sure, Americans are quite generous but even conservatives are happy to have government intervene in many ways, especially law enforcement.

To me, self-reliance means being prepared to depend on nobody but yourself.
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