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A Cause Marketing Partnership Inspired by Employee Enthusiasm & Ice Cream
Ice cream for breakfast anyone? It’s a tradition nearly 7,500 children experience with their families each year at Give Kids The World Village (GKTW), a…
The Impact of Skills-Based Volunteering
Guest Blog by Kimberly Dulin, Catchafire Leaders are beginning to connect the dots between nonprofits, skilled professionals, and corporate social responsibility like never before, and…
Move Interest in Cause into Action! Register for MCON, June 24-25
On June 24-25, in Chicago and online, corporate, cause and public leaders from all across the country will come together for MCON 2015, one of…
How Giving Homes To The Homeless Reduces Homelessness
In the 1990s, at a time when temporary shelters were often the only options available to homeless people, Pathways to Housing, a New York-based nonprofit pioneered an…
How Scouting Helped Prepare This Teen to Fight Cancer
Katie Casserly never knew how much the Scout Motto — “Be Prepared” — would apply to her life until she was diagnosed with cancer last…
Little Rock Nine Members Ernie Green, Carlotta Walls Lanier Oppose Anti-LGBT Legislation
Today, Ernie Green and Carlotta Walls Lanier, members of the historic “Little Rock Nine,” voiced strong opposition to H.B. 1228– a discriminatory Indiana-style bill that will…
Change Makers and Dream Chasers
By Joey Ponce As MCON rounds the corner to the fun- and work-filled home stretch leading up to the big day, questions from friends and…
Nearly 15 Years Later, Alexander’s Wish Still Impacts His Life
There is just no better news than finding out a wish kid has overcome an illness to go on to better things in life. We…
Corporate volunteers can be a burden for nonprofits
The next time you’re inclined to pat yourself on the back for your company’s volunteer work — the murals painted, the community gardens planted, the…
5 Creative Ways to Use Your Skills for Good This Spring
April is just around the corner, and while — the spring weather is enough of a reason to celebrate, we’re even more pumped because it’s — but…
Livestrong Announces New President and CEO, Former Komen Executive, Chandini Portteus
The Board of Directors of the LIVESTRONG Foundation has announced that it has selected Chandini Portteus as the Foundation’s next president and chief executive officer, effective April 6,…
Morris Dees delivers speech to marchers commemorating 50th anniversary of Selma-to-Montgomery March conclusion
In a speech to thousands of people who traced the final two miles of the Selma-to-Montgomery March 50 years ago, SPLC Founder Morris Dees spoke…