Charity Checks - Add Joy to Your Gift Giving

A well-thought out gift that demonstrates a knowledge of the recipient is always appreciated, but not common, judging by what I have seen on peoples' desks and what people keep out of guilt. This year, however, you have the opportunity to give a gift that truly keeps on giving.

A valuable new tool for personal or business philanthropy, CHARITY CHECKS are the brainchild of the husband-and-wife team Victor Dorff, a journalist and educator, and Lisa Sonne, a documentary film producer and magazine writer.

"You give them to the people you care about," says Dorff, "and the recipients give them to the causes they want to help - relief funds, soup kitchens, local symphonies, national literacy programs, hospitals and public television, just to name a few. The giver of a Charity Check receives the tax-deduction, but the receivers enjoy the opportunity to make a contribution of their own choosing."

"Gift certificates can buy goods. Giving Certificates can do good," said Sonne. "Whether a company is sponsoring a classroom of kids or using Charity Checks as employee benefits, and whether an individual is giving them as gifts or using them as part of a personal philanthropy program, people are determining what they care about... and making a difference."

Link to the Charity Checks website