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How FARE’s Life-changing Research & Resources are Helping the 15 Million Americans with Food Allergies

Featured Charity: Food Allergy Research & Education Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) is the nation’s leading organization working on behalf of the 15 million…

Engaged Giving: American Express’s 20 Years of Philanthropic and Volunteer Support of JA New York

April is Youth Financial Literacy Month.  So it’s only fitting that we feature a partnership between world-renowned financial industry leader, American Express and a nonprofit…

Because So Little Had Changed This Breast Cancer Advocate Stepped Up

When Gloria Wakefield was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, the experience was familiar. Not just because she had been diagnosed once before, 22 years…

How Your Frequent Flier Miles Can Help Grant the Wishes of Children With Life-threatening Illnesses

Source: The New York Times Airlines don’t always make it easy to use their frequent flier miles to pay for travel. But one charity offers…

Survey Shows Importance of No Alcohol Message to Teens

Source: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) New data from a national MADD/Nationwide survey of high school students shows that teens who receive a message from their…

America’s Charities Members AHC, DoSomething.org and HRC Named 2014 Best Nonprofits to Work For by The NonProfitTimes

Source: The NonProfitTimes Ask almost anyone who works at a nonprofit to tell you the best part about working there and the answer generally will…

Future Therapies On The Horizon For Advanced Melanoma

Source: Healio.com At the American Academy of Dematology annual meeting, Delphine J. Lee, MD, PhD, FAAD discussed current therapies and future therapies for advanced melanoma.…

Inmates Volunteer With Canine Partners for Life to Train Puppies to Help People Who Have Physical Disabilities

Source: Observer-Reporter.com The puppies arrived early Wednesday afternoon at the State Correctional Institution at Greene. The five, yellow Labrador retrievers were brought to the maximum…

Grandmother Lobbies Congress for Continued Financial Support for Tuberous Sclerosis Research

Source: Vernon Hills Review Derrick Brown is a 4-year-old boy from Vernon Hills who always wears a smile despite living with a disease that can…

Is Your Workplace Giving and Employee Engagement Strategy Delivering?

Part of the Charities@Work Blog Series Are you and your team working harder than ever to implement the latest workplace giving and employee engagement tactics,…

Record-Breaking $6.8 Million Raised by Rite Aid for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

Source: Press Release Point CAMP HILL, Pa. (March 24, 2014) – Rite Aid announced today that through its year-long fundraising efforts, the Company raised $6.8…

New Chief Scientific Officer to Lead Research Efforts for Morris Animal Foundation

Source: Morris Animal Foundation From Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital to Morris Animal Foundation, Diane Brown, DVM, PhD, DACVP, returns to Colorado as the…