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Crafting Successful Charity Eligibility Guidelines for Your Corporate Matching Program
Corporate matching programs are powerful tools for amplifying the impact of employee charitable donations. They allow employees to contribute to nonprofit organizations of their choice,…
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How to Administer an Employee Assistance Fund (EAF)
64% of employees cite money issues as a significant source of stress, according to the American Psychological Association. Often times that stress can be a result…
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The Business Case for Employee Volunteer & Skills Giving Programs
What if I told you that having an employee volunteer program could potentially save you money – say $1,000 to $6,000 per employee. Would you…
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January is National Poverty in America Awareness Month
Hunger and malnutrition, limited access to education and other basic services, social discrimination and exclusion, disabilities, restricted access to participation in the democratic process. These are…
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National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is an annual program that brings people together to raise awareness for the problems of hunger and homelessness through…
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The Critical Ways America’s Charities’ Nonprofit Members are Helping Communities Respond to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic
Nonprofits are the backbone of our communities – some more visible than others in their impact and the needs they meet. While COVID-19, otherwise known…
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Help Miriam’s Kitchen Build a Neighborhood to End Homelessness in DC
You can make a significant difference in helping Miriam’s Kitchen by donating to them through workplace giving. Don’t have a program? Click here to have your employer contact our…
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The Power of Employee Giving and Communities Working Together When Natural Disasters Strike
Just one week after community organizations, including the EPA and White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, joined together through a day of national…
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Chef who revolutionized homeless food program at Miriam’s Kitchen says goodbye after 14 years
WASHINGTON — Ann Brown remembers walking through D.C.’s Foggy Bottom neighborhood 15 years ago and catching a whiff of canned collard greens and hot dogs…
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Help Homeless Veterans This July 4th
As July 4th approaches, I am reminded of the many homeless guests at Miriam’s Kitchen who helped fight for the freedoms that we enjoy. Bill,…
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Craig’s Life is About to Change
For nearly all of his life, Craig has struggled with mental illness. He’s lived with different family members scattered across the country, but he’s never had…
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After 20 Years of Experiencing Homelessness, Patricia is Finally Home
October 31, 2014. Patricia knows that date well. It’s the date she signed the lease on her PSH apartment and moved in. It is the…
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Ben’s Chili Bowl Comes to the Rescue to Help Miriam’s Kitchen Guests
It’s been a challenging week for many people in the D.C. region, including America’s Charities member, Miriam’s Kitchen. Between Tuesday’s city-wide power outage, and Wednesday’s water outage,…
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A good CEO is a good citizen
By Robert Musslewhite As the chief executive of one of the largest publicly traded companies headquartered in the District, I have set aggressive goals for…
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How Giving Homes To The Homeless Reduces Homelessness
In the 1990s, at a time when temporary shelters were often the only options available to homeless people, Pathways to Housing, a New York-based nonprofit pioneered an…
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