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Featured Charity: Share Our Strength
Since its inception in 1984, Share Our Strength has raised more than $315 million and supported more than 1,000 groups around the world working to end childhood hunger. Through its No Kid Hungry® campaign, Share Our Strength ensures children in need are enrolled in federal nutrition programs; invests in community organizations fighting hunger; teaches families how…
Read MorePetSmart Charities Celebrates Its 5-Millionth Pet Adoption
This year in North America, about 8 million pets will end up in shelters. According to Susana Della Maddalena, executive director of PetSmart Charities, Inc., “About half of the pets that end up in shelters in North America are euthanized before they find a home. That adds up to about 11,000 pets each day. Adoption…
Read More75% of Young Adults Gave to Charity Last Year, Study Finds
Charities rarely make deliberate efforts to solicit young adults because they think people in their 20s and early 30s are unlikely to give. But a new survey of more than 6,500 people ages 20 to 35 shows they are inclined to give—and are more than willing to ask their friends and relatives to do the…
Read MoreAfter Wishing For Death, Former Foster Youth Finds New Life
Originally Posted by Children’s Rights / 04 Jun 2012 Lerone Matthis was living life on the streets as another one of California’s homeless former foster youth. However, some unexpected opportunities and Matthis’ own courage have turned his life around. Care2 shares his story: Matthis grew up in Richmond and entered the foster care system when…
Read MoreHalf Cab, Half Cruiser Carries Warnings About Drunken Driving
By Ryan E. Little THE LEDGER Published: Friday, June 8, 2012 at 11:17 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 8, 2012 at 11:17 a.m. WINTER HAVEN | A Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-sort of Crown Victoria — half cop car, half taxi cab — is getting double takes on Winter Haven streets after police unveiled a…
Read More51st Biennial NAD Conference and DeaFestival July 3-7, 2012
Join the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) in Louisville, Kentucky for the 51st Biennial NAD Conference from July 3-7, 2012! For more information, please go to http://www.nad.org/louisville.
Read MoreWounded Warrior Project’s Private Social Network Connects People With Personal Problems
People who are dealing with health issues or trauma, for instance, probably don’t want to use Facebook to associate themselves with a nonprofit that specializes in such matters, even though they may want to find a good online connection to information and peers. The Wounded Warrior Project has solved that probably by starting WWP Connect, a private…
Read MoreFeatured Charity: New Hope for Kids
It is hard enough for adults to deal with the grief and pain associated with illness and death, imagine how it would be to cope as a child? Experiencing death, serious illness and despair is often overwhelming, but there is always hope, and since 1996 there has been New Hope for Kids – this week’s America’s…
Read MorePart 2: Not Your Mother’s Cause Marketing
A video excerpt from a presentation by David Hessekiel, Founder & President of Cause Marketing Forum (CMF). America’s Charities recently hosted its annual Membership Assembly at Georgetown University, where several guest speakers shared their experiences, presented practical, innovative solutions concerning non-profit sustainability and offered successful approaches for non-profits and companies to better engage volunteers, donors…
Read MorePart 2: Not Your Mother’s Cause Marketing
A video excerpt from a presentation by David Hessekiel, Founder & President of Cause Marketing Forum (CMF). America’s Charities recently hosted its 2012Â Membership Assembly at Georgetown University, where several guest speakers shared their experiences, presented practical, innovative solutions concerning non-profit sustainability and offered successful approaches for non-profits and companies to better engage volunteers, donors and…
Read MoreNew United Way funding model leaves some out of the mix
The United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area, a major source of funding for regional nonprofit agencies, is changing the way it distributes money in hopes of finding new ways to fix community problems. But it’s a move that could leave some agencies without the charity’s monetary support. The local United Way has accepted proposals from nonprofit agencies…
Read MorePart 1: Not Your Mother’s Cause Marketing
A video excerpt from a presentation by David Hessekiel, Founder & President of Cause Marketing Forum (CMF). America’s Charities recently hosted its annual Membership Assembly at Georgetown University, where several guest speakers shared their experiences, presented practical, innovative solutions concerning non-profit sustainability and offered successful approaches for non-profits and companies to better engage volunteers, donors…
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