The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Small Sums Can Make a Powerful Gift

As I walked home from a New Year's Day party a year ago, I noticed a glint on the ground. There, at the base of a parking meter, like scattered birdseed, lay six pennies.

I picked them up, pocketed them, and thought this was surely an omen of a good year to come.

I also realized there might be more where those six cents had...

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