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How Companies Can Help Nonprofits Succeed Through Pro Bono

November 17, 2015

Guest Post By Linda B. Gornitsky | President, LBG Associates The promise of pro bono is that skilled volunteers can lend their expertise to nonprofits thus reducing…

Independent Sector Releases New Report, THREADS: Insights from the Charitable Community

November 6, 2015

Our world is changing rapidly and the charitable community is not immune to economic globalization, technological change, and other epic developments sweeping across the horizon.…

Amp Up Workplace Giving With Technology

November 5, 2015

Did you miss Social Media For Nonprofits’ tweetchat on amping up workplace giving with technology? Scroll through this Storify conversation: [View the story “Tweetchat: Amp…

Balancing Pro Bono Supply and Demand

November 3, 2015

Does pro bono work?  Why don’t more nonprofits take advantage of pro bono volunteers (i.e. free talent)? These are just a couple questions examined in…

How Nonprofits Can Get Their Message Heard by the Right People at The Right Time

November 2, 2015

Click here to listen. http://throughthenoise.us/post/132318179217/jim-starr-of-americas-charities-on-how-nonprofits

Creating a Future Where Fewer People Hear the Words, “You Have Cancer”

October 8, 2015

The need for cancer prevention and early detection programs is more urgent now than ever.  This year alone, more than 580,000 people will die from…

Creating a Life Without Limits for People With Disabilities

October 6, 2015

What do YOU know about UCP? UCP stands for  “United Cerebral Palsy,” but Cerebral Palsy isn’t the only focus of UCP’s work. They are a…

Register Now For Giving Tuesday Playbook Webinar

October 3, 2015

Tuesday Oct 6 11am PST/ 2pm ET Kick off the 2015 giving season with an effective #GivingTuesday campaign! Learn mobile-friendly solutions and fundraising tips and ideas…

Workplace Giving and Philanthropy in the Broader Context of a Company’s Social Mission

September 25, 2015

Workplace giving has been around since the 1960’s, but the structure, strategy, and purpose behind workplace giving programs at companies has dramatically changed and accelerated…

Keeping Educational Doors Open to Shape a Successful Future for America

September 24, 2015

By: Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., President and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund America’s future depends on our ability to train future generations to fill necessary…

It’s Time to Address the Root Causes of Hunger and Poverty

September 17, 2015

“A bunch of my friends who did not come to the Feed the Children center are now killed, or at hospitals, or they are members…

Committed and Driven to Find a Cure for Diabetes

September 16, 2015

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF) exists for one reason: to provide the Diabetes Research Institute with the funding necessary to cure diabetes now. The DRIF’s history…