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Microsoft’s Annual Employee Giving Campaign Reaches New High

November 5, 2014

By Lori Forte Harnick If you had visited Microsoft’s Redmond HQ last Friday, you would have seen hundreds of people chatting and laughing along the…

Ideagen Quarterly Summit – Global Resiliency – America and the World in 2050 and release of InterSection – Fall Edition of Ideagen’s Quarterly Review

November 5, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 3, 2014 /3BL Media/ – The Ideagen 100, a cross-sector, collective impact member network where the world’s leading corporations, NGO’s, and public…

7 takeaways from the 2014 BSA Sustainability Report

November 5, 2014

At Philmont Scout Ranch last year, crew members helped recycle 59 tons of cardboard, 2.8 tons of plastic and 900 pounds of aluminum, resulting in $91,000…

NARAL Pro-Choice America on Rejection of Ballot Measure 1 in North Dakota

November 5, 2014

Voters in North Dakota today defeated Ballot Measure 1, an amendment stating that a fertilized egg has an “inalienable right to life.” In response, NARAL…

Make your charitable gift count

November 4, 2014

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…

Getting a Return on Investment Through Corporate Giving

November 4, 2014

BY JULIE MURRAY Businesses receive numerous requests each month to make donations to non-profit organizations and these requests increase during the holiday season. These donations are…

Thank You Federal Workers!

November 4, 2014

Today’s Express, a Washington Post publication, is out and it’s featuring America’s Charities members.   To reiterate our message, thank you Federal workers! Thank you…

‘Hope for Baby Easton’ meet a 12-year old with the same skin disease

November 4, 2014

By Michael Benny Many of you have been following the story of Easton Friedel of Weedsport since he was born two summers ago. Easton lives with a rare,…

Living a Full Life

November 3, 2014

Seven-year-old Jamese loves to sing and dance and will be singing in her school’s talent show. She also loves to read, is on the honor…

Children tried as adults face danger, less chance for rehabilitation

November 3, 2014

Patrick* entered an Alabama prison at the age of 16. In a little more than a year behind bars, he has witnessed more than 30…

Alabama woman, at 94, reflects on poll taxes, literacy tests and new efforts to limit voting

November 3, 2014

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

November 3, 2014

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.…