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How Can You Make Something Transactional Feel Transformative?

June 22, 2015

By Ben Bisbee It’s 4pm on a Thursday and a hundred of your fellow employees are just finishing up a long day cleaning acres of community…

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The Power of Collaboration, Shared Values and Partnerships

June 15, 2015

This panel discussion at America’s Charities 2015 Membership Assembly provided insights into building meaningful and strategic partnerships between nonprofits and companies. These types of collaborations…

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Preview of The 2015 Millennial Impact Report

June 11, 2015

We are just two weeks out from two things: (1) the 2015 MCON conference (click here to register), and (2) the release of the 2015…

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Good360 Teams-up With Home Depot Foundation to Donate Mattresses to Omaha’s Homeless Veterans

June 1, 2015

OMAHA, Neb. —The Home Depot Foundation and Good360 donated 40 mattresses to New Visions Homeless Services to help homeless veterans in Omaha. “They get a…

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Engagement: From Strategy to Success

June 1, 2015

    “Each year, $10 billion is left unclaimed in matching gifts. That’s more than is raised in all employee workplace giving campaigns each year.”…

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Creating Transformative versus Transactional Volunteer Experiences

May 29, 2015

As a nonprofit, what kind of volunteer experience are you providing? Are you going through the motions, handing volunteers a paint brush or pointing them…

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Why your nonprofit can’t afford to ignore the skills-based volunteer movement

May 26, 2015

In today’s world, people are hungry to infuse their life with purpose. Holding a 9-5 is simply not enough. Professionals want to share their expertise…

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FTC Charges Four Cancer Charities with Fraud

May 22, 2015

Message from America’s Charities CEO & President: Media reports over the past few days have featured four cancer charities that have been charged with fraud by…

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Talent Meets Purpose

May 21, 2015

Former investment banker Rachael Chong felt driven to make the world a better place. So she founded the digital platform Catchafire.org to match up professionals…

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Making Financial Education a Social Responsibility Priority at Companies

May 19, 2015

In a 2014 survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, nearly one in four employees admitted that financial issues have been a distraction at work, and 39% had spent…

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Keeping Educational Doors Open

May 19, 2015

This blog post was originally posted on CSRwire’s Talkback Series, “Human Rights: A Rainbow of Challenges” By Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. The United Nations Education,…

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Have Some Office Fun for a Good Cause on Red Nose Day, May 21st

May 7, 2015

On May 21st, people across the country will come together to celebrate the inaugural Red Nose Day, a campaign dedicated to raising money for children…

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