Giving: Gift, Gift Economy, Alms, Tithe, Pro Bono, Red Envelope, Blood Donation, Egg Donation, Inalienable Possessions, Compas

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 78. Chapters: Gift, Gift economy, Alms, Tithe, Pro bono, Red envelope, Blood donation, Egg donation, InalienableMorePlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 78. Chapters: Gift, Gift economy, Alms, Tithe, Pro bono, Red envelope, Blood donation, Egg donation, Inalienable Possessions, Compassion, The Power of Half, Volunteering, Gift card, Tiger Mask donation phenomenon, Potlatch, Peters Pence, Non-heart-beating donation, Virtual volunteering, Embryo donation, Givewell, Pay it forward, Compassion fatigue, Regift, Charity, Internet begging, Projects Abroad, Random act of kindness, Secret Santa, Wish list, Outset Contemporary Art Fund, Network for Good, Body donation, Tree2mydoor, Give-away shop, Push present, East Meets West Foundation, DoGreatGood, Soup kitchen, Sympathy, Tithing settlement, Gift registry, Embedded generosity, Gift basket, Alternative giving, Childs Dream, Gift wrapping, Matching gift, Green Gifting, Environmental volunteering, Micro-donations, Mutant space, Gifts in kind, Borderless world volunteers, Bet2Give, Honmei choco, Care2Share, Charity badge, Charisticary, Giri choco, Identifiable victim effect, Gift shop, Donate Life America, Moves management, Gamete donation. Excerpt: A tithe (- from Old English: teogo a tenth) is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a (usually) voluntary contribution or as a levy or tax-like payment (technically not a tax as it is not paid to a level of government), usually to support a religious organization. Today, tithes (or tithing) are normally voluntary and paid in cash, cheques, or stocks, whereas historically tithes were required and paid in kind, such as agricultural products (that grown of the land, or fruit of the tree). Several European countries operate a formal process linked to the tax system allowing some churches to assess tithes. Tithing also has unrelated economic and juridical senses, dating back to the Early Middle Ages. See Tithing (country subdivision). Traditional Jewish law and practice has included variou...