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Apple’s Employee Matching Gift Program Yields More Than $50 Million for Charity
By Julia Love CUPERTINO — Three years after Apple began matching employee donations, the program has yielded more than $50 million for charity. And on Thursday, Apple told employees it will begin expanding the program to all the countries in which it has a presence, up from just the U.S. and a handful of other…
Read MoreFor the First Time Ever, HRC Scores Members of Congress on Marriage Equality
By Stephen Peters Today HRC announced for the first time ever members of Congress were scored on their support for marriage equality as part of its soon-to-be-released Scorecard for the 113th Congress. “Marriage equality is a critical component of full equality for LGBT people and their families,” said David Stacy, HRC’s Government Affairs Director. “Inclusion of…
Read MoreAs Wealthy Give Smaller Share of Income to Charity, Middle Class Digs Deeper
By Alex Daniels As the recession lifted, poor and middle class Americans dug deeper into their wallets to give to charity, even though they were earning less. At the same time, according to a new Chronicle analysis of tax data, wealthy Americans earned more, but the portion of the income they gave to charity declined. Using the…
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Children’s Rights Launches New Website
Have you visited Children’s Rights’ website recently? They just unveiled a new mobile-friendly design, streamlined to bring you the latest on their work, including content about their case work, breaking child welfare news, and abundant publications and fact sheets. Take a moment to visit their site and acquaint yourself with the work they do, defending…
Read MoreDisaster Response Needs More Cooperation Between Nonprofits, Regulators
By Suzanne Perry Charity regulators and the nonprofit world should work together to bring more coordination to fundraising for disasters and get more information to the public about how the money is spent, speakers at a charity-regulators conference said today. Forty-four disasters worldwide caused at least $1-billion in damage last year, said Bob Ottenhoff, chief…
Read MoreOct. 9th Google Hangout: “#GivingTuesday Ideas with the Biggest ROI”
This Thursday, October 9, 2014, at 12:30 PM (EDT), Double the Donation and Greater Giving will be hosting a Google Hangout with guest speakers Kait Sheridan, Director of Partnerships & Programs at 92Y (co-creator of #GivingTuesday), Colin Schmidt, Executive Director at America Scores Bay Area, and Sarah Ford, Associate Marketing Manager at America’s Charities. The Google Hangout will touch on social media, email campaigns,…
Read MoreHelping Kids Feel Better Through Wish Experiences
It’s taken less than 35 years for Make-A-Wish® to become one of the most-recognized charities in the world. From our first official wish in 1980 to today, we’ve grown to serve every U.S. community, plus nearly 50 countries on five continents. Here’s a closer look at what Make-A-Wish does to make lasting, positive change in…
Read MoreComplex problem of hunger demands collaborative response, say advocates
By Ken Camp Hunger in America represents a complex problem that defies easy solutions and demands collaborative responses, Bob Aiken, chief executive officer of Feeding America, told a gathering of anti-hunger advocates at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Feeding America represents 200 food banks and 61,000 food pantries and meals programs across the country that provide…
Read MoreCFCs optimistic about topping shutdown-plagued 2013 season
By ANDY MEDICI As the 2014 Combined Federal Campaign kicks into high gear, federal employees and campaigns across the country believe they will bounce back from the record-low donations of 2013. Last year a prolonged government shutdown and extensive furloughs cut donations to the lowest levels in more than 15 years — falling from $258.3 million…
Read MoreHappy Birthday to our Member, A Wider Circle!
Message from A Wider Circle Founder & Executive Director, Mark Bergel: Thirteen years ago, to this day, A Wider Circle was born. I remember clearly having to make my living room hospitable for the students who had emailed about doing an internship. Several of them had been students in my classes, but I worried about…
Read MoreWhy a Beauty Salon in Guyana is an Excellent Place for Sex Education
If you go to Michelle’s beauty salon in Georgetown, Guyana, you might leave with more than a new hairstyle. Inside the small shop, the walls are covered in posters about gender-based violence, and bowls full of female and male condoms are free for the taking. Michelle, who is a volunteer with IPPF Western Hemisphere Region’s…
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