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Foundation Beyond Belief is a charitable and educational foundation created to focus, encourage and demonstrate humanistic generosity and to support nontheistic parent education.

Website: http://www.foundationbeyondbelief.org
Members: 254
Latest Activity: Mar 23

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Foundation Beyond Belief is a charitable foundation created by and for atheists and humanists. The Foundation highlights ten charitable organizations per quarter in such categories as health, poverty, environment, education, human rights, and more.

Members join by signing up for a monthly automatic donation in the amount of their choice, then set up personal profiles to indicate how they would like their contribution distributed among the categories. Maybe you'd like to give 25 percent each to human rights, poverty, education, and the environment. We'll distribute it accordingly. By year's end, you will have helped support a dozen organizations in the areas you care most about.

Only secular organizations are considered for support, with the exception of our Challenge the Gap category, which features progressive, non-secular, non-proselytizing organizations. At the end of each quarter, 100 percent of the donations will be forwarded and a new slate of beneficiaries selected.

Active members can join online discussions centered on the ten categories of giving, advocate for causes, and help us choose the new beneficiaries each quarter. We also host a multi-author blog focused on the cause areas, as well as humanism, philanthropy, and the intersection of the two.

On January 1, 2010, we launched the full site, including the ten featured causes and the means for members to select and change their preferred distributions. As of August 2011, we've raised over $175,000 for 60 charities and have launched Volunteers Beyond Belief, a US-national network of humanist volunteer teams working for the improvement of their communities.

We've begun creating a powerful presence for compassionate humanism in the world of philanthropy. Join us!

Dale McGowan, Executive Director

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Comment by Claire on March 1, 2010 at 2:28pm: If you're looking to have a more active role in the Foundation, please, check out our forums! Also, we need help vetting and assessing nominated charities - join a Charity Research Team!

Learn more:
http://foundationbeyondbelief.org/node/262

Comment by Claire on February 24, 2010 at 1:22pm: We've got a number of new people joining our group. Welcome! If you haven't already you should definitely check out our website:

www.foundationbeyondbelief.org

You can learn about our current beneficiaries and if you're a member of the foundation you can use the forums to discuss and help us choose new charities for next quarter!

Comment by Claire on February 10, 2010 at 1:53pm: We're trying to reach 1000 members by April, and we're almost at the half-way mark. If you haven't signed up yet, you should!

https://foundationbeyondbelief.org/products

And don't forget to tell your friends and family about your charitable actions (you can encourage them to follow your lead too)!

Comment by Dale McGowan on January 13, 2010 at 7:26pm: We've posted some thoughts on donating to help victims of the Haitian earthquake: www.foundationbeyondbelief.org

Comment by Claire on January 11, 2010 at 1:45pm: Hey guys, we're looking for someone to coordinate our membership development. Think that might be you? Follow this link: http://foundationbeyondbelief.org/node/75

Comment by Claire on January 1, 2010 at 1:08pm: Happy New Years folks! Foundation Beyond Belief has officially launched, so head over to the website and start this new year off on a charitable, giving note and sign up!

http://foundationbeyondbelief.org/node/58

Comment by Claire on December 18, 2009 at 9:54am: If you want to keep up with the latest Foundation Beyond Belief news, become a fan of our Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Foundation-Beyond-Belief/2...

You can also follow us on twitter: www.twitter.com/FoundBB

Comment by Claire on December 11, 2009 at 4:31pm: To celebrate our January 1st launch date Foundation Beyond Belief is having a Blog Bonanza! If you have a blog and want to help spread the word, please click the link below and sign up.

http://foundationbeyondbelief.org/node/48

Comment by Dale McGowan on October 25, 2009 at 7:33am: Pop over to the Foundation's website to learn about our first three featured beneficiaries: HEALTHRIGHT INT'L, WILDLIFE TRUST, and WAR CHILD UK. Join now -- begin donating January 1.

Comment by Dale McGowan on September 24, 2009 at 12:52pm: Yes, we're currently in Facebook Causes. In a few weeks (after the website launches) we'll be switching that to a Facebook Group, but for now we're a Cause.