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Source: The NonProfit Times, by Paul Clolery Two United States senators have drafted a letter to their leadership to save the charitable deduction at its current levels. The letter was unveiled today in Washington, D.C., during “Protect Giving Day.” The bi-partisan support of Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), both members of the…

  You’ve seen the images. Whole communities are nothing but splintered wood. Thousands dead. Thousands more desperate for food, water, and shelter. All this on the heels of a magnitude-7.2 earthquake just two weeks prior. In spite of it all, Feed The Children’s staff persist. They are checking on all of the people in all…

A 2013 charitable-giving trends report offers ideas for building support for your employee-participation rate. Tweet The holidays are nearly upon us, and you might be thinking of ways you and your team can embrace the season and best give back. One of the keys to a successful charity program, of course, is getting your employees…

Philanthropy has become a core value of many corporations in America today. CEOs and corporate leaders see this as part of their commitment to society, as well as a valuable benefit for their employees. It’s a way to give something back to employees and at the same time, support causes that are important to them.…

New US research reveals a workplace giving culture transformed by technology, branding and the arrival of millennials in the workforce. Margaret Smith from the Australian Charities Fund helps assess the value in embracing these new trends. Tweet A recent study in the US by America’s Charities considered close to 100 private sector employers, covering giving…

If “diabetes” was a country, it would be the third largest in the world, behind China and India. More than 370 million people are now living with diabetes and millions more are at risk. While November is National Diabetes Month, and today in particular, researchers and nonprofits around the world unite to commemorate World Diabetes Day, the…

This week, NDD United – an alliance of more than 3,200 national, state and local organizations advocating against sequestration – released “Faces of Austerity: How Budget Cuts Have Made Us Sicker, Poorer, and Less Safe.” The report tells the story of Washington’s failure to protect the programs that keep us healthy, safe and educated.  Reporting…

Is it possible to measure the cause-and-effect relationships between employee volunteering and a company’s performance? Realized Worth is inviting companies from all over the world to join the first scientific study that will empirically measure the impact of corporate volunteering on overall performance – for free! In their work with clients, Realized Worth always looks…

New research, released by SiMPACT Strategy Group, examined the social return on investment (SROI) for Money Matters, a financial literacy and education savings program developed by ABC Life Literacy Canada. People with low literacy skills and low incomes are especially vulnerable to financial crisis: they have difficulty saving, are more likely to use high-fee outlets…

For many, a $10 or $20 cut in the monthly food budget would be absorbed with little notice. But for millions of poor Americans who rely on food stamps, reductions that began this month present awful choices. One gallon of milk for the kids instead of two. No fresh broccoli for dinner or snacks to…