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Childhood Cancer Survivor Uses Research & Writing Experience to Advocate for Children With Cancer

August 18, 2014

Childhood cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States. Every day, 42 children are diagnosed with cancer and…

5 Questions With Steve Delfin From America’s Charities

August 15, 2014

Where is philanthropy going and how are nonprofits and companies responding? How can nonprofits engage with the next generation of donors and volunteers? How does…

29 Ideas for #GivingTuesday 2014 you haven’t thought of

August 6, 2014

By George Weiner We hope you are participating in #GivingTuesday 2014 – the nonprofit sector is trying to build a herd mentality in the same…

Raise Office Morale and Money for Charity

August 6, 2014

By Rachel Taninecz Looking for a fun way to do some office team building?   Would your office like to give back to the community?…

In Praise of Operations: Making “What Works” Actually Work

July 31, 2014

By Paul Carttar The fundamental value proposition of the “what works” movement is that the lives of many people in need can be materially improved…

Rising Expectations in a Rapidly Changing World

July 31, 2014

By Lynne D. Filderman and Steve Greenhalgh (This post was originally featured in GuideStar’s blog.) We live in a digital culture which give us immediate, real-time…

House to Vote on Bill to Encourage Charitable Giving

July 17, 2014

By Alex Daniels The House will likely pass a bill Thursday that is designed to encourage donations to charities, but the Senate will probably ignore…

A Major Victory for Charities in Congress

July 17, 2014

The charitable and philanthropic sector achieved an amazing victory today with the House approving legislation (H.R. 4719) that would significantly increase charitable giving in the United…

A Countdown of the 4 Most Important Types of Workplace Giving Every Nonprofit Should Know About

July 16, 2014

By Adam Weinger Are you taking full advantage of the corporate giving programs that are out there? Every day, more and more companies are realizing…

Jean Case Encourages Us to Embrace Failure

July 16, 2014

Jean Case of the Case Foundation encourages us to fail – because it’s the only way to approach truly transformative change. View a snippet of…

Millennials Assets – Voice and Networks Directed at Issues

July 9, 2014

To say Millennials experience the world differently than generations before them is an understatement. Their assets are their voices and their networks. And, they care…

How MADD and Nationwide are Working Together to Save Lives

July 7, 2014

One in three people in this country will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime.  Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is working…