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Watch July 9, 2014 Webinar: High Performing Charities Webinar Part 2
On July 9, 2014, America’s Charities hosted its 2nd webinar in our High Performing Charities (HPC) series. Lindsay Nichols, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications, GuideStar, discussed the requirements, resources and benefits of GuideStar Exchange, Charting Impact, and provided guidance on how to leverage your current supporters and stakeholders to write reviews about your organization that, through…
Read MoreTeaching Tolerance announces recipients for national education award
The SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance project announced today the five recipients of the 2014 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching – a biennial award given to K-12 educators nationwide who excel at promoting respect and a passion for justice among students. “We are proud to present this award to five outstanding teachers who go above and beyond in their…
Read MoreIf You Help Raise $20,000 Now, A Wider Circle Will Get $100,000 More!
At a recent dinner with the Wider Circle team, Don Brown, who along with his wife, Ann, had donated $100,000 to help A Wider Circle obtain new beds for those we serve, stood up and said the following: “You should not thank me. I thank you. You’re the ones doing all the work.” The sincerity…
Read MoreBank of America’s enduring footprint—celebrating ten years of giving back to our community
By Rhonda Stern If you’ve been reading this column for a while, you know that I have a soft spot for “do-gooders,” those individuals who go above and beyond to give back to their community in thoughtful and creative ways. This blog is about corporate philanthropy, with a lens on individual potential. Ten years ago,…
Read MoreUpdate on the Morgan Stanley and Feeding America Partnership
In 2014, Morgan Stanley launched Healthy Cities, a philanthropic program designed to fuel innovation in coordinating the wellness, nutrition and play resources that can underpin a child’s healthy start in life. Collaborating with national and local nonprofit organizations, including Feeding America and select network member food banks, Healthy Cities helps connect otherwise separate programs and creates…
Read MoreMillennials Assets – Voice and Networks Directed at Issues
To say Millennials experience the world differently than generations before them is an understatement. Their assets are their voices and their networks. And, they care about issues. Find out more from Derrick Feldmann, CEO of Achieve in The NonProfit Times. >> Continue Reading
Read MoreThe Inn Launches Partnership with NASA
Performing everyday tasks like shaving and brushing one’s teeth poses a number of challenges in zero gravity. At a recent visit from NASA Astronaut Mike Hopkins, Inn families heard not only about how the astronauts shaved in space, but how they brushed their teeth, drank coffee, and how they kept clean without being able to…
Read MoreVolunteerMatch Releases 2013 Annual Impact Report Showing Almost $1 Billion in Volunteer Service across Multiple Sectors
July 8, 2014 /3BL Media/ – VolunteerMatch, the Web’s largest volunteer engagement network, released its 2013 Annual Impact Report. The infographic-style report showcases the people and causes who made a difference through volunteering in 2013. Last year witnessed a number of major developments for the 16-year-old nonprofit organization. They re-launched www.VolunteerMatch.org with a one-of-a-kind recommendations engine, overhauled their workplace…
Read MoreInclude ‘Giving Circles’ to Engage Employees in Workplace Giving
By Charisse Browner The “Giving Circles Popular With Minorities and Younger Donors” article in this week’s Chronicle of Philanthropy gained my attention because the study is based on a growing giving trend among women, minorities and youth (two of the three I am a class member of – but I also think young, does that count?). The…
Read MoreImpacting Social Issues by Supporting the Healthy Development of Children and Families
Child abuse and neglect affects over 1 million children every year. Child abuse and neglect costs our nation $220 million every day. Fortunately, organizations like Prevent Child Abuse America are on a mission to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation’s children. Helping achieve that mission, and featured in this week’s Making Impact…
Read MoreSerious Nattitude at RMHC DC
Last week, Kevin Frandsen visited the DC Ronald McDonald Family Room to see some very excited kids on the Hematology/Oncology floor at Children’s National Medical Center. Then, he and the rest of the Washington Nationals beat the Cubs 13-0 during the McDNats Day on July 5th! McDNats Day was a way for the McDonald’s Family Restaurants of…
Read MoreSchoolhouse lessons confront small-town racism
Dayton is a picturesque little burg tucked in the southeastern corner of Washington state. With just over 1,000 families, it is 93 percent white. When racist incidents began last fall, one after another, the community became nervous. No one was more unsettled than Dayton School District Superintendent Douglas Johnson. The people on his campuses were…
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