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Take Employee Engagement to the MAT with Employee Giving
Are you going to the mat with your employee engagement strategy? “88% of employers believe effective employee engagement programs help attract and retain employees,” according to America’s Charities’ Snapshot Employer Research report. Yet employee engagement remains one of the biggest HR related challenges employers face. While there is no universal consensus on how companies can achieve…
Read MoreJames E. Starr Named President and CEO of America’s Charities
Washington, D.C. – November 7, 2016 – The Board of Directors of America’s Charities, which inspires employees and organizations to support causes they care about, today announced James E. Starr as the nonprofit’s new president and CEO. Jim previously served as America’s Charities’ Interim CEO. “Jim is hands-down the best person for this job,” said…
Read More7 Outstanding Corporate Matching Gift Programs
Each year, companies and businesses support nonprofits by distributing hundreds of millions of dollars in matching gift donations. For those who may need a refresher, matching gift programs are corporate philanthropy initiatives that reward employees’ charitable donations. After an employee makes a donation to an eligible nonprofit, they fill out a matching gift submission request…
Read MoreWe are among the lucky ones
Marfan syndrome. I never heard of it either until my son, Owen, was diagnosed with the potentially fatal genetic disorder in 2014, when he was 13 years old. We are among the lucky ones. About 200,000 people in the U.S. have Marfan or a related disorder, but half are not diagnosed. Without a diagnosis and…
Read MoreSPLC: Making the Civil Rights Movement a Reality for All
Join America’s Charities, now through December, as we highlight different nonprofits and share how individuals and companies can Shape the Future of various causes through workplace giving programs. Morris Dees and Joe Levin founded the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in 1971 to help ensure that the promise of the civil rights movement became a reality for…
Read MoreHelping Survivors of Domestic Violence Achieve Safety, Stability and Self-sufficiency at House of Ruth
Domestic violence is a pervasive and insidious problem in American society, with one in four women experiencing physical violence and roughly four million women battered each year. On a local level, those numbers are equally distressing. A study conducted by the National Census of Domestic Violence Services found that in one 24-hour period on September…
Read More#GivingTuesday 2016: Tell Us What You’re Doing So We Can Promote You
Launched in 2012 as a charitable answer to the Black Friday and Cyber Monday retail shopping days, #GivingTuesday is a worldwide movement to encourage giving and celebrate generosity. Harnessing the collective power of charities, businesses, and individuals, the goal of this initiative is to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in giving…
Read More2017 Member Applications Now Under Review
2017 member applications for National and Community First members are currently being reviewed and were due on Friday October 14th, unless you arranged an alternate submission date with one of our staff. If you have not yet submitted the application and have not arranged an alternate deadline, please reach out to ClientSolutions@charities.org to request one.…
Read MoreIndependent Sector Conference Discount for America’s Charities’ Nonprofit Members
One of the many benefits of being a nonprofit member of America’s Charities is access to events that allow you to connect and collaborate with changemakers from nonprofits, foundations, and corporations in the D.C. Metropolitan area and nationwide. This year, we have partnered with Independent Sector (IS) to offer our members a special $800 registration discount for Independent Sector’s 2016…
Read MoreWorkplace Giving Donations: How to Publicize Your Nonprofit and Increase Support
America’s Charities engages in a number of initiatives each year to promote our members in the Combined Federal Campaign and workplace giving programs across the country, but there are also a number of tactics your organization can employee to publicize your organization and promote donor support via workplace giving. Click here to download a Word document…
Read MoreIndependent Sector Conference Discount for America’s Charities’ Nonprofit Members
One of the many benefits of being a nonprofit member of America’s Charities is access to events that allow you to connect and collaborate with changemakers from nonprofits, foundations, and corporations in the D.C. Metropolitan area and nationwide. This year, we have partnered with Independent Sector (IS) to offer our members a special $800 registration…
Read MoreTaking a Multisector Approach to Ending the Obesity Crisis and Building a Healthier Future in America
Obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years, a trend that means, for the first time in our history, American children are predicted to live a shorter life than the generations before them. But it’s not too late. The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) is working to end the childhood obesity crisis by…
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