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On Wednesday, January 30, 2013, the District of Columbia will conduct its annual census of homeless persons living on the street. From 9:30pm to 2:00am on the night the census, volunteer teams lead by trained homeless outreach professionals will canvass the city for unsheltered, homeless persons and conduct a brief survey about their experiences and circumstances. Your investment of time will ensure the success…

  Three-quarters of American nonprofits have annual budgets under $1 million, and most are even smaller. What these organizations lack in size, however, they make up for in impact. They respond to local needs, are absolutely critical to community building, and are staffed by people who understand and care about their communities–communities that have been…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Lynne Filderman: 703-674-5346, lfilderman@charities.org Sarah Ford: 703-674-5348, sford@charities.org Workplace Giving Gets a Reboot in 2012 to Meet Changes and Challenges in the Economy, Trends Report Finds Digital, Branded Age of Workplace Giving Arrives in Force WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dec. 26, 2012—This year saw further signs that the once staid tradition…

A Wider Circle Founder and Executive Director, Mark Bergel, P.h.D., Discusses the Benefits & Importance of End-of-year Giving on Home and Family Finance Radio.       How will the impending fiscal cliff affect donors and charities? Why does it benefit donors and charities to give at this time of year specifically? Is it better to…

First Lady Michelle Obama visited patients and staff at Children’s National Medical Center earlier this week. The tradition of First Lady visits dates back more than 60 years. Accompanying the First Lady, was the family dog, Bo. Mrs. Obama toured the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, where she met patients and families, as well as doctors,…

Did you know that approximately 174 million adult Americans plan to give money to charity between Thanksgiving and year-end?  Furthermore, 35 percent to 42 percent of online giving happens in November and December alone, with more than 20% of all giving for the entire year occurring in the last 48 hours of the calendar year!  …

Corporate philanthropy has become key for many businesses, which see giving as a way to build trust and recognition in their brand. But with the recent recession, businesses have become much more strategic about how they allocate their money and resources.   Read the full article. 

More Americans volunteered in 2011 than in any year since 2005, a new study finds. Approximately 64.3 million Americans volunteered at charities last year, providing 7.9 billion hours of service valued at $171-billion. The 1.5 million additional volunteers boosted the national rate to 26.8 percent of the population, a half percentage point higher than 2010.…

The long lines and stress associated with Black Friday are hardly things that make people feel great but, according to a new study there is one thing that lifts peoples’ mood this holiday season: Giving to others. The study, the results of which were released last week in conjunction with #GivingTuesday, a national day that…

When the Joint Congressional Committee on Deficit Reduction — often referred to as the Super Committee — failed to reach agreement a year ago, automatic cuts of $1.2 trillion went into motion that will begin Jan. 2, 2013 and continue until 2021 unless Congress takes action. Almost $55 billion will be automatically cut from domestic…