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Give Kids The World Starts “Extreme Village Makeover” This Week
Source: Give Kids the World Village KISSIMMEE, Fla. (January 8, 2014) – It will take 4,000 gallons of paint, 3,000 electrical outlets and light switches,…
Ten Simple Ways To Help Children and Their Families in 2014
Source: Feed The Children The numbers are overwhelming. One in five American households with children were unable to put adequate food on the table at…
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. BrightFocus Shares Prevention Tips & Resources.
Source: BrightFocus Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that leads to damage of the optic nerve (the bundle of nerve fibers that carries information…
The Combined Federal Campaign is an Unrealized Asset
In last week’s Washington Post Federal Diary column by Joe Davidson, “Low morale of federal employees is putting a crimp in charitable giving,” I was quoted…
Federal Employees Are Givers. Service is in Their DNA.
Community leadership takes many forms, and charities in thousands of local communities, across the nation and around the world are fortunate to have the generous…
At Miriam’s Kitchen, Advocate Encourages Outdoor ‘Campers’ to Come in From Frigid Cold
By Brigid Schulte Bob Glennon eyed the front door to Miriam’s Kitchen with trepidation. As the daily breakfast service for the homeless was about to…
What CSR Leaders Have on Their Holiday Wish Lists for 2014
Source: Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG) The Institute for Corporate Social Responsibility, an initiative of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG), offers CSR professionals the…
Measuring Outcomes vs. Outputs: Why Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector Needs to Head in This Direction
Tweet Source: CSRwire By Steve Delfin, President and CEO, America’s Charities They filled Capital Hilton ballroom in Washington, DC, leaders of large and small charities…
Giving at Work: “Most Dramatic Shift We’ve Ever Seen”
Tweet By Ryan Scott With the holidays upon us, company giving campaigns are often in the workplace spotlight. So what better time to assess a…
How Big Data Will Change the Face of Philanthropy
Tweet By Lucy Bernholz “It is more difficult to give money away intelligently than to earn it in the first place,” observed one of the…
2013 Travelers Championship Generates $1,253,000 for Charities Including The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
The Travelers Championship, Connecticut’s only PGA TOUR event, has announced that the 2013 tournament generated $1,253,000 for 180 charities throughout the region. This is the largest annual…
Giving That Gets Engagement
If the surprise of this year’s Black Friday was a sag in sales, the surprise of #GivingTuesday was the jump in engagement around philanthropy. We…