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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…

Alaska Legislature honors NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller

Last week at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Annual Convention, the Alaska State Legislature honored the professional life and work of NARF Staff Attorney Heather…

Adobe Corporate Responsibility Zeros in on Social Impact

By Leon Kaye Adobe recently released its most recent corporate responsibility report, which is chock full of data on where the $4.1 billion Silicon Valley software giant…

How young women are changing the workplace

By Laura Cox Kaplan Millennials – loosely defined as those born between 1980 and 1995 – think and work differently. To be competitive, now and…

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,…

Harvard Business School to Host New Program on Corporate Social Impact

BOSTON, Oct 27, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Harvard Business School (HBS) will host a new executive education program, Creating Shared Value: Economic Success and Social Impact from December 10-12,…

Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes Courageous Step Forward

Today in an op-ed in Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly took a courageous step forward.  In doing so, he committed himself to using the…

The Police’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card

By Nathan Freed Wessler It used to be that when police violated a suspect’s Fourth Amendment rights through an unconstitutional search, evidence derived from the…

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…

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…

Five Things Corporate Sponsors Want From Nonprofits

By Sean Horrigan Nonprofits and their corporate colleagues have a codependent relationship. Corporations provide nonprofits with financial support, and in return, nonprofits provide corporations with…

Beauty, grace and Down syndrome. Dancer Lives ‪#‎lifewithoutlimits‬.

Mikayla Holmgren has been dancing since she was a little girl. When she’s dancing, she’s in her element. Just like any other dancer, she’s pushed…