Country queen and cultural icon Dolly Parton made a name for herself for being extremely generous with her wealth. And she said there’s a secret to being a little free-handed with donations sometimes.

Americans and generosity have always gone hand in hand. In fact, we have a long, storied history together. Long before 1889, when industrialist Andrew Carnegie composed his essay now referred to as ...

The hotel business is in trouble: Three out of four hotels rooms are currently empty. That’s a lot of lost revenue for a companies that rely on travel while everyone is social distancing amid the ...

Generosity is often framed as a moral virtue or a social good. But research increasingly shows it is also a powerful mental ...

Often, we entrepreneurs are obsessed with accumulating material things -- more traffic, more customers, more money. The most vocal and fiercest critics of capitalism, Karl Marx, shouldn’t be blamed.

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“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” John Bunyan said, “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” My ...

Amid the hustle and bustle of everyday life, acts of generosity can cut through the noise, not just for those on the receiving end, but for the givers, too. For example, people who engage in generous ...

New research found that more attractive people are more likely to be givers, and givers are rated as more attractive. It has long been known that giving can have positive effects on the person who is ...

We all enjoy having that person in our lives who has a generous nature about them. From offering to buy you a cup of coffee to coming over and giving emotional support when you're going through a ...

Being vulnerable is a popular topic of conversation these days. In fact, at this time, Brene Brown’s TED talk “The Power of Vulnerability” has had more than 53 million views. In spite of all the talk ...