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Make your charitable gift count
By Stephanie Zurn Every Thursday you can find Eastside Baby Corner (EBC) core volunteer, Sandi Dong, in the nonprofit’s distribution center toy room sorting through…
Thank You Federal Workers!
Today’s Express, a Washington Post publication, is out and it’s featuring America’s Charities members. Â To reiterate our message, thank you Federal workers! Thank you…
Alabama woman, at 94, reflects on poll taxes, literacy tests and new efforts to limit voting
by Booth Gunter Dorothy Guilford has a simple message for politicians who enact laws making it harder for minorities, the poor and the elderly to…
Midterms mean high stakes for women voters
By Krystal Ball For many voters and political observers, the big question in the 2014 midterm election is which party will end up in control of the U.S.…
This Election Season, the ACLU Won Three of Five Against the Vote Suppressors
By Dale Ho When voters in three states go to the polls tomorrow, they won’t have to deal with unnecessary burdens and restrictions before stepping…
LDF’s 2014 Prepared to Vote Campaign
LDF lawyers will be teaming up with local grassroots and legal partners to ensure maximum participation by voters of color in the midterm elections of…
Support Pro-Equality Candidates
The 2014 elections will be critical in determining the state of the U.S. Congress and creating pathways for the passage of fair-minded policies and legislation.…
BBB Wise Giving Alliance Data Shows Lack of Understanding, Scrutiny Amongst Donors
Arlington, VA – October 28, 2014 – New data on how Americans donate to charities pinpoints a lack of donor understanding and the need for…
Americans who are more generous live healthier, more fulfilling lives. It’s science.
By Christian Smith and Hilary Davidson Generosity is paradoxical. Those who give, receive back in turn. By spending ourselves for others’ well-being, we enhance our…
How Federal Workers Lead the Nation in Charitable Giving
By Mark V. Ewert You know the routine: Someone at work volunteers to head up a fundraising drive, recruits people in every department to help,…
Donors Care More About How Money Is Spent Than Results, Study Says
By Alex Daniels Donors are more interested in how a nonprofit’s funds are spent than in the results it achieves, according to a study released…
A Message From GuideStar President/CEO Jacob Harold
In 2013, I joined with partners at the BBB Wise Giving Alliance and Charity Navigator in writing an open letter to the donors of America explaining that “overhead ratios”…