I was thrilled to hear from my fraternity brother William Soto who has started his own non profit called Commission for Causes. The idea is for real estate agents to donate a portion of their commission to a charitable cause.

Here is how it works:

1. You list your home with one of their agents
2. You pick the charity or foundation of your choice
3. When the your home sells, they will make a donation up to half of their commission to the charity you chose, in your name
4. You claim the tax write off, the charity or foundation receives monies and we gain a client for life!

If you are in the market to buy/sell a home or you are a non profit in need of some help, check out the Commission for Causes site.