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Wife of Murdered Prison Guard Urges Justice For Man Convicted of Her Husband’s Murder
Source: Amnesty International The morning of 17 April 1972 will be forever etched on Leontine Rogers’ memory. The 17-year-old trainee beautician, known as Teenie, woke…
What’s Next at Teach For America?
Source: Teach For America This week, Co-CEOs Matt Kramer and Elisa Villanueva Beard announced two new initiatives on a live webcast about what’s next at TFA. Below…
Nonprofit Performance & Effectiveness Are Not Mutually Exclusive
This week The Chronicle of Philanthropy published an article by Phil Buchanan, President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, called, “Unlike For-Profits, Nonprofits Succeed by…
Unlike For-Profits, Nonprofits Succeed by Sharing the Work and the Glory
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy By Phil Buchanan In recent years, foundation and charity leaders have paid increasing attention to questions of performance. The focus…
Modernizing Workplace Giving Because Millennials Want Us To
Source: Charities@Work By Peter Dudley, Community Support Programs Manager, Wells Fargo I always learn a lot from talking with my peers at other companies, even if…
A Wider Circle Founder Mark Bergel Named a 2014 CNN Hero!
A Wider Circle founder Mark Bergel has been named a 2014 CNN Hero! We at America’s Charities are a little biased – as one of…
The State of E-learning and the Potential it Offers Nonprofits (And All Other Sectors)
In his ground-breaking book, Leap of Reason: Managing to Outcomes in an Era of Scarcity (2011), Mario Morino urged leaders of government, business and the philanthropic sectors to…
Microsoft’s Six Recommendations to Increase Employee Engagement in Your Next Workplace Giving Campaign
Source: Charities@Work The real question: October has become the month of corporate giving in North America. If you’re one of those companies looking to break the…
Progress Comes Through Collective Action
Source: Charities@Work By Scott Jackson, Global Impact I have worked in the international philanthropic sector for more than 20 years. Each day, my colleagues and…
100 Hours in Uganda – LIVESTRONG Foundation Study Tour 2014
Source: LIVESTRONG Foundation By: Loyce Pace Bass We’ve had a great start to what’s shaping up to be a successful study tour so far! Delegates…
Coalition for Prisoners’ Rights Addresses UN Human Rights Committee
Source: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com The United Nations Human Rights Committee recently heard about the violations of indigenous prisoners’ religious freedoms at the hands of the United States throughout…
When Even the Starting Line Is Out of Reach
Source: The New York Times POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — JOHNNY WEETHEE, a beautiful and beaming child who at the age of 3 still struggles to…