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America’s Charities Welcomes the Sesame Street Yellow Feather Fund to Its Alliance of 140+ High-Impact Member Organizations
WASHINGTON, D.C., [Sept 5, 2017] – America’s Charities, which inspires employees and organizations to support causes they care about, is pleased to welcome the Sesame Street…
Equip Students with Tools for Success through A Gift For Teaching’s Back-to-School Drive
While Central Florida has seen a 1% decrease in its overall student population and number of homeless students in the area, the number of children…
How Employers and Employees Can Constructively Fight Against Hate and Teach Tolerance
“I am very alarmed at hate crimes. What can I, as one person, do to help?” “I find myself wanting to act, to show support…
4 Things to Know About Why Summer is the Hungriest Time for Kids in America
(1) Summer is a time of need. For some kids, summer is a time of joy and freedom. For millions of kids who rely on…
Milan’s Two-pronged Philanthropic Approach to Helping NBCC Know How to End Breast Cancer by 2020
To date, breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women across the United States with roughly 42,000 women dying from it…
Providing food, basic needs, and self-sufficiency programs in Fairfax County, VA
The Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) serves the southeastern portion of Fairfax County, Virginia. LCAC’s mission is to enhance the quality of life in our…
Building a Bridge to Success
Almost half of all undergraduates in the U.S. attend community colleges, and many of Point Foundation’s current and past scholarship recipients first attended community colleges…
Giving Teen Parents the Opportunity to Become College Graduates and Professionals
“Less than two percent of teen mothers who have a baby before age 18 earn a college degree before age 30.” (Source: The National Campaign…
Providing a Home-Away-From-Home for Families of Loved Ones Treated at the NIH Clinical Center
Paul and Julie Gattini came to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, the nation’s premier clinical research hospital in Bethesda, MD, when Paul…
Making Sure No Young Woman Faces Breast Cancer Alone
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women ages 15–39 living in the U.S., with more than 12,000 new cases each year. Although breast…
Giving Tuesday Corporate Giving Guide: Employee Fundraising and Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is a form of peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising. If you have ever participated in an event like Relay for Life where individual fundraising is combined with team…
Goodwill® Celebrates 115 Years of Mission Impact through Social Enterprise
Over the years, social enterprise has evolved from start-up to fully operational organizations striving to create impact at scale. They blend together innovative ideas with…