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Turning Employees into Sustainable Assets

March 6, 2014

Source: Charities@Work By Mary MacDonald, EarthShare What would profit and loss statements look like if they included factors like employee happiness, retention, job referrals and…

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John Wayne Cancer Institute Research Improves Melanoma Care

March 6, 2014

Source: Beverly Hills Courier The John Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI) at Saint John’s Health Center, in partnership with organizations like the National Institutes of Health…

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Love is a Right, Hate is a Crime

March 6, 2014

Source: Amnesty International USA This post is part of a series produced by The Huffington Post and Amnesty International USA in the theme of “Bringing…

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Canine Partners for Life is a Philly DoGooder Award Finalist!

March 4, 2014

The votes are in, the judges have spoken, and your finalists have been decided. And we’re proud to share that America’s Charities member, Canine Partners…

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Underage Drinking is Not Only a Problem for Youth; It’s an Adult Problem Too

March 4, 2014

Source: MADD Teen alcohol use kills approximately 4,700 people each year – more than all illegal drugs combined. Underage drinking is not only a problem…

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Wife of Murdered Prison Guard Urges Justice For Man Convicted of Her Husband’s Murder

March 4, 2014

Source: Amnesty International The morning of 17 April 1972 will be forever etched on Leontine Rogers’ memory. The 17-year-old trainee beautician, known as Teenie, woke…

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What’s Next at Teach For America?

March 4, 2014

Source: Teach For America This week, Co-CEOs Matt Kramer and Elisa Villanueva Beard announced two new initiatives on a live webcast about what’s next at TFA. Below…

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Nonprofit Performance & Effectiveness Are Not Mutually Exclusive

March 4, 2014

This week The Chronicle of Philanthropy published an article by Phil Buchanan, President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, called, “Unlike For-Profits, Nonprofits Succeed by…

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Unlike For-Profits, Nonprofits Succeed by Sharing the Work and the Glory

March 3, 2014

Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy By Phil Buchanan In recent years, foundation and charity leaders have paid increasing attention to questions of performance. The focus…

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Modernizing Workplace Giving Because Millennials Want Us To

March 3, 2014

Source: Charities@Work By Peter Dudley, Community Support Programs Manager, Wells Fargo I always learn a lot from talking with my peers at other companies, even if…

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A Wider Circle Founder Mark Bergel Named a 2014 CNN Hero!

February 28, 2014

A Wider Circle founder Mark Bergel has been named a 2014 CNN Hero! We at America’s Charities are a little biased – as one of…

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The State of E-learning and the Potential it Offers Nonprofits (And All Other Sectors)

February 27, 2014

In his ground-breaking book, Leap of Reason: Managing to Outcomes in an Era of Scarcity (2011), Mario Morino urged leaders of government, business and the philanthropic sectors to…

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