When you're a naturally giving person, it's easy to fall into self-destructive patterns of over-giving in your relationships. You may become attuned to the emotions of others and go out of your way to ...

Friedrich Nietzsche said that a gift confers no rights. But he was wrong about this. In fact, gifts are exchanges that imply reciprocity, binding together giver and receiver in numerous ways. Gift ...

As the writer of an ethical advice column, I get a lot of questions from people who really want to do good in the world but are running into problems. So, in honor of Giving Tuesday, I’ve combed ...

Chances are you have donated to a friend or relative’s GoFundMe campaign. The crowdfunding platform lets people raise money through fundraisers for personal financial needs like medical bills, or to ...

Junior Daya Brown says you can’t know a city until you understand the challenges its residents are facing. Volunteering helps her do that. Before enrolling at Duke in 2023, undergraduate student Daya ...

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