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Volunteering with Feeding America Doesn’t Stop with Working in the Local Soup Kitchen
Each day, hunger is experienced in every community across this country. In fact, the Feeding America network feeds over 46.5 million neighbors each year. Ending hunger in America depends on the volunteer work of literally millions of Americans who know that they can make a difference. Volunteering doesn’t stop with working in the local soup…
Read MoreHATE IN AMERICA Airs Tonight at 8/7c on Investigation Discovery
The murder of James Craig Anderson in Mississippi brings bigger problems into the open when the police find out the motive for his killing. HATE IN AMERICA airs tomorrow night at 8/7c on Investigation Discovery. Watch this preview featuring SPLC co-founder Morris Dees discussing the case of James Craig Anderson. >> Support SPLC’s Work
Read More50 Companies That Crush Giving Back
By Ryan Scott Every year, The Civic 50, an initiative of Points of Light, in partnership with Bloomberg LP, honors the 50 most community minded companies. Determined via results from a survey, the Civic 50 illuminates the companies that are best at engaging their communities and employees to create impact. The goal of the Civic 50 is to highlight the best corporate…
Read MoreHow to Kick-start your Nonprofit’s Marketing Strategy
Raise your hand if the thought of marketing overwhelms you! You’re not alone. In fact, the majority of our community shares this sentiment. When it comes to marketing your nonprofit it can be confusing to know where to start. We caught up with one of our star Marketing pros, Kathy, who has completed 2 Catchafire Marketing…
Read MoreCureSearch: Driving Impact by Meeting Donors Where They Are
By Kelli Wright CureSearch was recently highlighted in blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report: How Nonprofit Fundraising Performed in 2014. Chief Development Officer Christine Bork spoke to CureSearch’s efforts to introduce donors to its mission, and keep them coming back. “A key lesson is to meet your donors where they are.” CureSearch for Children’s Cancer With events…
Read MoreFeed the Children CEO, Kevin Hagan, Stepping Down
Thursday, February 19th, Feed the Children CEO, Kevin Hagan, announced that he has chosen not to renew his contract with Feed the Children when it expires on May 31, 2015. On June 1st, he will begin a new role as CEO of the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes is a disease that has personally touched his…
Read MoreCharting Your Employee Volunteer Program Roadmap
By Ryan Scott The recession forced Corporate America to do more with less. As such, new innovations in employee volunteering developed out of necessity, and the result has been a flowering of fresh ways to engage employees and communities that are here to stay. As more companies have prioritized corporate volunteering and brought this spirit…
Read MoreSPLC Report: ‘Lone Wolf’ Domestic Terrorism on the Rise
As the White House prepares to host a major summit examining the threat of violent extremism next week, a Southern Poverty Law Center study of domestic terrorism released today finds that the vast majority of this violence is coming from “lone wolves” or “leaderless resistance” groups composed of no more than two people. The report…
Read MoreChildren’s National Medical Center to Create Healing Garden for Children and Their Families
Children’s National Health System is turning a 7,200-square-foot gravel rooftop into a healing outdoor space for children and their families in the hospital. This special Healing Garden will provide inspiring views of the nation’s capital, soothing natural sunlight, and energizing elements of art, music, and nature. It will give families a safe, healthy, and uplifting…
Read MoreHow Diabetes Research Institute Foundation is Helping Solve the Diabetes Epidemic
For millions of children and adults living with diabetes today, a cure would mean the ability to restore natural insulin production and normalize blood sugar levels without imposing other risks. Finding that cure is why Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF) exists. Founded in 1971, DRIF was formed by a small group of parents of children…
Read More12-Year-Old Has Her Goals Set High: To Change the World
When soft-spoken 12-year-old Rania Gadnis tells you she plans to be a neurosurgeon someday and also wants to found a group of international schools for poor women, it carries more weight than would another child’s announcement about being a cowboy or a basketball player. Instead, you find yourself nodding and thinking, “I can see that happening.”…
Read MoreLiving With a Rare Disease
Sixteen-year-old Amber Shank has been coming to The Children’s Inn since she was eight years old. She has a tumor of the adrenal gland tissue, called pheochromocytoma, a disease that is especially rare in children. When Amber started experiencing headaches, sweating, vomiting and spikes in her blood pressure, doctors at the hospital near where she…
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