Little Beacons of Hope

An Associated Press item entitled “Americans Still Giving, Despite Economic Meltdown,” reports that, widespread economic woes notwithstanding, charitable contributions in the U.S. this year may prove even stronger than usual. This should come as no surprise, says AP writer Donna Gordon Blankenship. According to Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy, “historically, charitable giving has been recession-proof.”…

A Go-Giving Lawyers’ Network

On the career management blog “JibberJobber,” blogger Jason Alba quotes blogger Mark Beckford (of the blog “Disruptive Leadership”), who offers this list of three recommended titles on networking: Never Eat Alone (Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz), How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie), and (drum roll please) The Go-Giver. We wrote to thank…