The Huffington Post

"Perhaps you've been searching for non profit organizations to give your time or profits to but you haven't found the time to search for the right one that aligns with your passions. Or maybe you're interested in starting fundraising online as a new social entrepreneur but you don't know where to start.

(Note: this story was written and distributed by The Associated Press. Many publications picked up the story, including The Huffington Post, which is linked here for its excellent addition of multimedia to the piece).

"#GivingTuesday is the perfect occasion to redeem our digital selves. To go online and make a holiday gift in honor of a mom you love, and to use our collective voice on social media to unite around the importance of supporting maternal health initiatives around the world...In my work at Action Against Hunger, I recently encountered a woman who embodies the spirit of connection and care that mothers and daughters owe to one other -- she's my inspiration for supporting maternal health on #GivingTuesday..." 

"It's a good thing you're reading this piece electronically, because if you had a hard copy chances are it'd now be accessorized by a coffee ring and crumbs from your breakfast. I wouldn't mind, though. You might take a moment to feel extra appreciative of that spoonful of cereal as today is World Food Day. Over the years, as I've traveled the globe with Action Against Hunger, many faces and stories have stuck with me -- some haunt me -- but one teenage boy named George I met three years ago in Uganda has come to serve as my guiding star."

"Yesterday, the same day that the London Olympic Games came to a close, British Prime Minister David Cameron co-hosted a hunger summit with Brazilian Vice-President Michel Temer...The Prime Minister committed to deliver this event on his return from the May G8 summit, when he announced to the UK Parliament that he would build on progress made on food security at the Camp David summit by hosting a '

DKNY has teamed up with famed jewelry designer Martin Katz to adorn one of their Gold Delicious fragrance bottles. This special one-of-a-kind edition of the company’s top-selling scent boosts 14 karat yellow and white gold, 183 yellow sapphires, 2,700 white diamonds and a 2.43-carat yellow canary diamonds.

Net Proceeds from the sale of the bottle will go to the Action Against Hunger charity. And if cracking the checkbook for a diamond encrusted fragrance bottle doesn’t make you sweat, you might want to throw in a pack of designer cotton pads.

Given my position as the head of this international humanitarian organization, people often ask me what the best way is to end poverty and despair in the world. They also frequently want to debate the pros and cons of investing in struggling countries: Should they invest in education, they ask, or health care; economic development or infrastructure?

Emergency assistance costs seven times more than preventative measures like investments in infrastructure and agriculture; in fact, it's estimated that for every dollar invested in a community's productive assets, a $9 return is earned, according to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

"Everyday, even of the past two months, more and more squatters arrive; ACF which has provided limited assistance in Canaan (without Government approval) providing potable water and wat/san messaging was recording 1,000 arrivals per/day at one point. I posed the question as to why Camp Canaan, the ignored 'bad camp' with upwards of 8,000 displaced, has not received any aid except for some latrines provided by the Irish NGO Haven and a water bladder from Action Against Hunger (ACF)."

"...They were told their registration in the country was cancelled with immediate effect. The charities expelled include Oxfam, Care International and Action Contre la Faim - all seen as "big hitters". Staff will begin leaving the country today(Thursday). 'We didn't know how the government was going to react,' said a Western diplomatic source. 'This is one of our worst-case scenarios."