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Bilingual Volunteers Needed! Help Fairfax CASA Overcome Language and Cultural Barriers

Sara had fallen into the wrong crowd during her time at a local high school.  When she entered foster care, she was struggling with substance…

Utah’s Brixio Joins LIVESTRONG Foundation To Accelerate Fight Against Cancer

For a fast-moving startup focused on disrupting the commercial real estate world, the opportunity to help became clear. Joining the fight against cancer was a…

Membership Webinar: July 13, 2016 at 2pm EST

How familiar are you with all the services and benefits of being an America’s Charities member?  Whether you are brand new to America’s Charities or…

Register Now: The Ethics of Technology and Fundraising

From crowdfunding to mobile donations, technological advances have completely remade the fundraising landscape. But as easy as it is to collect money in efficient ways,…

Register Now & Join us June 28th at 2pm ET: The Ethics of Technology and Fundraising

From crowdfunding to mobile donations, technological advances have completely remade the fundraising landscape. But as easy as it is to collect money in efficient ways,…

What Social Impact Is and How to Measure It Effectively

Impact. What a loaded word. It means so many things to so many people. In my career in nonprofit communications, I have used “impact” so…

Tiger Woods Foundation: Champions of the Unexpected for 20 Years

For low-income and minority families, the opportunity gap faced by disadvantaged youth is significant. Nonprofit advisor The Bridgespan Group reports that while afterschool and summer…

Uncovering a Level of Knowledge About Dog Lifestyles Never Before Seen

Each year, 12 million dogs and cats are diagnosed with cancer. Many of these cancers have few treatments and no chance at a cure. In…

America’s Charities leadership transition announcement

To the America’s Charities community, ​I am ​writing today to let you know of an important update in America’s Charities’ leadership. After six years of…

Why ‘Cost Analysis’ is the Most Important Area of Improvement for Nonprofits

As individuals, many of us prefer to focus our energy on one task at a time. It’s a good impulse: Given all of the distractions…

10 Ways to Improve Our Response to Humanitarian Crises

My colleague Bill Patton and I recently authored a paper for the World Humanitarian Summit. The paper calls on the philanthropic community to take advantage…

Sustainable Economic Opportunities That Empower Women & Benefit Business Needs

In 2010, The Coca-Cola Company launched the 5by20 initiative which aims to economically empower 5 million women entrepreneurs across the company’s global supply chain by…