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‘Tis the season for the gala that gives back. This year, many city employers are turning holiday parties into Hurricane Sandy charity drives. Dress for Success, a nonprofit that helps women find work, is giving up its annual lunch and manicure to throw 40 kids in the Rockaways a Dec. 13 party featuring Hot 97’s…

Each week I write about the importance of giving at work and share with you different ways to engage your employees through workplace philanthropy. This week I’d like to share with you a little bit of what we’re doing here at America’s Charities. If you’re reading this it’s likely you have a job, are able…

(Source: Reuters) – Not long after the megastorm Sandy hit the northeast United States, Maryum Goodwin and her little girl Ryleigh, 6, saw a disturbing picture of the New Jersey shore devastation. “That’s somebody’s house?” Ryleigh asked. “It used to be,” said Maryum, a stay-at-home mother from Kennesaw, Georgia. That moment got Ryleigh thinking about…

Many charities are losing support because they don’t take full advantage of the ways donors want to give, volunteer, and advocate on a nonprofit group’s behalf, two new studies suggest. Nearly 28 percent of American donors said they had stopped making regular contributions to a charity. The second most frequently reported reason for doing so,…

(Original Source: Kayli Plotner | Daily Egyptian) Students graduating from Southern Illinois University after this semester will have the chance to hear final remarks from a graduate who went on to become the CEO of a national magazine. Marcia Bullard, former president and CEO of USA WEEKEND and present Chair of America’s Charities Board of…

Nonprofit organizations play a vital role in today’s society; they provide support to thousands in need and fill voids left by the governmental services. In today’s harsh economic climate, nonprofits need to be more efficient and effective in delivering the services and generating financial support especially through workplace giving. Employees and employers alike benefit from…

It’s been two weeks since Hurricane Sandy hit, leaving behind an estimated $50 billion dollars worth of damage, displacing New York and New Jersey residents and their pets from their homes, and causing a reported 110 deaths. As these communities continue working diligently towards full recovery, we have been pleased to see a number of…

 There are so many great ways to support charities. One way is to help charities like CureSearch spread the word about their cause and it’s as simple as using your company’s web site (or magazine..or newsletter) and sharing it with those you know. http://www.qsrmagazine.com/category/microsites/charitable-giving

The rest of the government may have been shut down yesterday for the hurricane, but not the U.S. Supreme Court. Human-rights groups, including America’s Charities members The ACLU and Amnesty International, along with journalists who routinely have conversations with people overseas — conversations that they say almost certainly have been monitored — appeared before the Supreme Court…

How do you get your employees to WANT to participate in your workplace giving program? In my last post we discussed the significant impact that offering more options can have on your campaign and overall corporate responsibility (CR) efforts.  Today I’d like to talk about the remaining two key factors – trust and more involvement. …