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Talent Meets Purpose

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…

Making Financial Education a Social Responsibility Priority at Companies

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…

Keeping Educational Doors Open

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,…

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

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…

Changing the Face of Philanthropy Through Product Giving

Good360 is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan nonprofit that works with companies, charities and individuals to make the business of giving simpler, more efficient and more effective.…

2015 Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service Grants: Applications Due June 2nd

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has available funding for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. The funding will mobilize more Americans to…

Companies with Unique Matching Gift Programs

If matching gift programs were second graders on a playground, they might sound something like this: “My matching gift ratio is higher than yours!” “Who cares! My…

Charities Intensify Efforts in Riot-Torn Baltimore

As tensions simmered down following riots that shook this city on Monday, foundations and groups here vowed to work harder to help people in neighborhoods…

New Ovarian Cancer Dream Team to Research DNA Repair Therapies

America’s Charities members, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) and Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA) have teamed up with Stand Up To Cancer and the National Ovarian Cancer…

Nepal Earthquake Relief

The powerful earthquake that hit Nepal over the weekend is the worst to impact the region in the past 80 years, killing more than 3,300…

Exciting Time for DoSomething.org as Aria Finger Prepares to Takeover as CEO

Have you read about DoSomething.org CEO, Nancy Lublin’s decision to leave the organization in October? America’s Charities congratulates Nancy on the tremendous accomplishments and impact she’s had…

How Nonprofits Can Raise More Money from Millennials

The millennials don’t want to merely donate money, check a box, and receive matching gifts. They want to engage with the causes they care about.…