I don’t think I help enough. I am certainly able to help more than I do. This is an experiment to see if I can help more.
Initially and fundamentally this is about financial help, but I’m leaving the option open for the goals of this project to change.
Just for giggles, here are a couple of lists of goals:
Short term:
- In a year, donate something to charitable/cultural/artistic organizations and people who could use the money.
- Volunteer my time
- Give blood on a regular schedule
Longer term:
- In a year, donate way more than 10% of my gross income
- Do something ‘bigger’ than volunteering my time
None of this is hard. All of these goals are attainable. It shouldn’t be hard. But, for some reason, I’m not doing any of those things right now. So, the Helping Help project is born today. I’m launching it in blog form under the assumption that I’m not the only one that feels this way and maybe others can help me out along the way.