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Research Finds Shelter Dogs Still Need Help
Source: PetSmart Charities A sure way to learn what people think about shelter pets and adoption is to ask — and recently, Best Friends Animal…
Read ArticleFran Drescher and leading scientists discuss environmental risks and women’s cancers
It is said that laughter is the best medicine. Although actress Fran Drescher has done her share of healing over the years in her role…
Read ArticleRSVP Now for 2013 Veterans Day at The Wall
Each year on Veterans Day, thousands of veterans and their families congregate at The Wall to remember and to honor those who served in the…
Read ArticleReady for Movember? Knowledge is Power. Mustache is King.
Movember 2013 During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces, in the US and around the…
Read ArticleWashington Post Piece Gives the Misimpression That the Nonprofit World is Rife With Fraud
By Rick Cohen The salacious headline of the Washington Post article on reported “diversions” of nonprofit assets reads, “Inside the hidden world of thefts, scams…
Read ArticleSweeter Home, Alabama?
By Cecillia Wang, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project Immigrant families in Alabama can finally breathe more freely thanks to a settlement reached Tuesday with Alabama over its…
Read ArticleOne Year Later, Superstorm Sandy Recovery by Feeding America
When Superstorm Sandy struck the east coast on October 29, 2012, the need was massive, the logistics complicated. Fortunately, Feeding America’s Disaster Relief Program was…
Read ArticleIndependent Sector Releases Statement on Washington Post Nonprofit Abuse Allegations
(WASHINGTON, October 31, 2013) — Independent Sector released the following statement: Dear Colleagues: You may have seen the Oct. 26 Washington Post story outlining alleged…
Read ArticleThe Hidden Benefits of Food Stamps
Research shows the much-maligned aid to the poor buys broad economic and public health gains. In September, just two days after a Census Bureau report…
Read ArticleNonprofits Must Respond Swiftly to Critical News Stories
By Tim Delaney, Chief Executive of the National Council of Nonprofits For the second time in recent months, a major newspaper has overreached to give…
Read ArticleNew Grantstation Report – “The State of Grantseeking Fall 2013”
GrantStation released the seventh semi-annual survey, “The State of Grantseeking Fall 2013.” This report is a survey of nonprofits conducted by GrantStation and PhilanTech to illustrate the current state of grantseeking in the U.S. …
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