Gift Economy Round Up
I've been holding on to some generosity and gift economy related web pages for several days in hopes of blogging about each of them. But since I've been too sick to write a lot I've decided to share them all at once instead. I'm watching It's A Wonderful Life tonight, which is one of my favorite generosity stories of all time, so it seemed the appropriate time to share.
These days nearly everyone has read or heard the White Envelope story about giving on behalf of a family member for Christmas (it was originally published in Woman's Day in 1982). Now there's the White Envelope Project, a totally Zaadzy kind of idea to inspire young adults into generosity and service.
Crossroads Dispatches is posting about giving a lot recently. This is one of my favorite blogs! It's a lovely combination of art, philosophy, and gift economy musings.
Running a Business in a Gift Economy Fashion (blog post The Gift): "And one of the things we've learnt is something incredibly counterintuitive to current North American culture: the more we give away, the better we do."
The Pyschology of Giving at the New York Times.
An excerpt from The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property by Lewis Hyde.
Need a favor? Want to offer a favor to someone else? Check out FavorsUnlimited, a new forum based on a lovely gift economy idea.
Intentional Acts of Kindness: Free Pass-Along Gift Cards
Reverant Generosity at the Mythic Journeys newsletter.
These days nearly everyone has read or heard the White Envelope story about giving on behalf of a family member for Christmas (it was originally published in Woman's Day in 1982). Now there's the White Envelope Project, a totally Zaadzy kind of idea to inspire young adults into generosity and service.
Crossroads Dispatches is posting about giving a lot recently. This is one of my favorite blogs! It's a lovely combination of art, philosophy, and gift economy musings.
Running a Business in a Gift Economy Fashion (blog post The Gift): "And one of the things we've learnt is something incredibly counterintuitive to current North American culture: the more we give away, the better we do."
The Pyschology of Giving at the New York Times.
An excerpt from The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property by Lewis Hyde.
Need a favor? Want to offer a favor to someone else? Check out FavorsUnlimited, a new forum based on a lovely gift economy idea.
Intentional Acts of Kindness: Free Pass-Along Gift Cards
Reverant Generosity at the Mythic Journeys newsletter.
Labels: gift economy, giving
posted by April Cheri at 9:15 PM
2 Comments:
Hi April -
I'm sorry to hear you've been sick! :( Hope you're feeling a little better this week! Thanks for the links to all the great new websites to visit! Your blogs are always packed full of fabulous information!! :) Thanks for all you do to get the word out about others doing good in the world! :)
Hugs,
Kim
www.tossingstarfish.net
Hi April,
Thanks so much for your kind words and the link. Spread the cheer - there's plenty more of "The Gift" by Lewis Hyde books available on my blog to anyone that asks by December 25th.
p.s. Oh, and I need your address (check your email). Thanks! Enjoy!
Evelyn
http://evelynrodriguez.typepad.com
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