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End The Cycle of Youth Homelessness
“Do not let anyone tell you otherwise: Youth homelessness is a socially determined problem, and solving it is not beyond this nation’s resources and abilities.”…
Businesses Have a Unique Opportunity to Help Communities Effectively Recover from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
What happens when the cameras and first responders leave the Hurricane Harvey and Irma scenes? Donations dry up quickly and the media moves on to…
Volunteering on company time: five reasons to do it
Volunteer at my company? Perhaps many of you are thinking, “How can I even think about that? I can barely make deadlines as it is.…
America’s Charities Welcomes the Sesame Street Yellow Feather Fund to Its Alliance of 140+ High-Impact Member Organizations
WASHINGTON, D.C., [Sept 5, 2017] – America’s Charities, which inspires employees and organizations to support causes they care about, is pleased to welcome the Sesame Street…
Raise employee productivity by 13 percent
What if I could give you a pretty much guaranteed way to increase your employee productivity by 13 percent? Yup, you read that right, a…
Three ways to help Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts over the long term
Harvey made landfall on August 25 near Rockport, Texas, as a Category 4 storm. A state of emergency has been declared in 30 counties, seven…
2017 CFC Campaign Will Be Delayed By A Month
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which administers the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), has announced the workplace giving program for federal employees will begin later…
Equip Students with Tools for Success through A Gift For Teaching’s Back-to-School Drive
While Central Florida has seen a 1% decrease in its overall student population and number of homeless students in the area, the number of children…
How Employers and Employees Can Constructively Fight Against Hate and Teach Tolerance
“I am very alarmed at hate crimes. What can I, as one person, do to help?” “I find myself wanting to act, to show support…
Workplace Giving Campaign Best Practices and Potential Pitfalls to Avoid
Potential Pitfalls to Avoid: Pressure Employees should be encouraged to give through education and motivation. At the same time, reassure them that it is okay…
The Care Van Program: A Small Program with a Huge Impact
In every sense of the word, medical care is a hotly debated topic within the United States. In the midst of this growing socioeconomic disparity,…
As gentrification creeps east, D.C. nonprofits help residents of modest means stake their place through homeownership
Leon Waddy grew up in the District’s Shaw neighborhood in the ’80s and ’90s, but he doesn’t recognize much of it these days. African American…