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OmniCable Employee-Owners Show They Care by Raising $25,000 for Charities

March 21, 2019

Omni Cable Corporation (OmniCable), kicked off its first-ever employee-owner giving campaign in mid-January 2019 generating over $25,000 for more than 65 charity organizations. The money pledged…

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How We’re Succeeding in Our Ongoing Commitment to Bring More Resources to the Nonprofits Changing Our World

January 28, 2019

For the past couple years, we’ve spoken about the changing dynamics of workplace giving over the last decade and how America’s Charities has embraced that…

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America’s Charities Launches New Way to Give Back Just in Time for the Giving Season

November 8, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. – November 8, 2018 – Just in time for the holiday season and #GivingTuesday (known as the international day of giving),…

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King County Celebrates 30 Years of Employee Giving

October 19, 2018

The King County Employee Giving Program (EGP) is the workplace giving program for employees of King County government in Washington state. For thirty years, employees…

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Texas State Employees Contribute $175 Million to Charity Since 1993

October 3, 2018

Make a gift today and help provide meals to hungry children, service dogs for our veterans, support for cancer survivors, and more! Click here to…

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CFC Decline Result of Too Much, Too Soon; Hope Remains

April 23, 2018

Whole Whale Podcast: America’s Charities President & CEO, Jim Starr sits down with George Weiner, Chief Whaler at Whole Whale to discuss the 2017 CFC…

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How to Kill a Workplace Giving Campaign

March 29, 2018

The Tallahassee Democrat recently reported that lawmakers have decided to shut down the Florida State Employees’ Charitable Campaign (FSECC) for good. In its heyday, this…

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How Much is Enough to Make a Difference When Donating?

November 15, 2017

While it often feels like one individual’s actions doesn’t have an impact on the big picture, the truth is that we all have the power…

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America’s Charities Releases Groundbreaking Report: “Snapshot 2017: What US Employees Think about Workplace Giving, Volunteering, and CSR”

October 24, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 24, 2017 – America’s Charities, which inspires employees and organizations to support causes they care about, today launched their new groundbreaking report,…

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America’s Charities Board Director Patrick R. Gaston to Be Honored at KidSpirit’s 10th Anniversary Celebration

October 23, 2017

Patrick R. Gaston, President and CEO of Gaston Consulting, former President of the Verizon Foundation and the Western Union Foundation, and Secretary of America’s Charities’…

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Join America’s Charities’ Oct. 24th Webinar as We Unveil Our Groundbreaking New Research, Snapshot 2017

October 11, 2017

Would you like to increase your employee giving program’s results and your company’s social impact? Do you wonder, what are my employees really interested in? And what…

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Early #Snapshot2017 Findings Unveiled at +IMPACT Conference

May 22, 2017

This past week at Causecast’s +IMPACT Conference in D.C., America’s Charities had the privilege of presenting a first look at early, high-level findings from our…

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