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Providing food, basic needs, and self-sufficiency programs in Fairfax County, VA

The Lorton Community Action Center (LCAC) serves the southeastern portion of Fairfax County, Virginia. LCAC’s mission is to enhance the quality of life in our…

2017 Charity Fairs & Speaking Opportunities: Sign up by June 30th to Participate

Opportunities are coming up this summer and fall to meet prospective donors face-to-face in their place of work. Get your elevator speech ready! This webinar…

How Can You Attract More Volunteers for a Fundraising Event

There are more than 1.6 million volunteer organizations around the country with about 1.1million of these being public charities, and 100,000 private foundations. One of…

Building a Bridge to Success

Almost half of all undergraduates in the U.S. attend community colleges, and many of Point Foundation’s current and past scholarship recipients first attended community colleges…

Giving Teen Parents the Opportunity to Become College Graduates and Professionals

“Less than two percent of teen mothers who have a baby before age 18 earn a college degree before age 30.”  (Source: The National Campaign…

Early #Snapshot2017 Findings Unveiled at +IMPACT Conference

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…

Providing a Home-Away-From-Home for Families of Loved Ones Treated at the NIH Clinical Center

Paul and Julie Gattini came to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, the nation’s premier clinical research hospital in Bethesda, MD, when Paul…

Making Sure No Young Woman Faces Breast Cancer Alone

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women ages 15–39 living in the U.S., with more than 12,000 new cases each year. Although breast…

TMCF and Wells Fargo Work Hand-in-Hand to Affect Tangible, Lasting Change on Education

Few non-profit organizations enjoy strategic and comprehensive partnerships that support its programs, improve the organization itself, and work hand-in-hand to affect tangible, lasting change in…

Goodwill® Celebrates 115 Years of Mission Impact through Social Enterprise

Over the years, social enterprise has evolved from start-up to fully operational organizations striving to create impact at scale. They blend together innovative ideas with…

Case Study: How Optimizely Increased Its Employee Giving Results Sevenfold

John Leonard, Program Manager at Optimizely, knew his co-workers were very generous, but he didn’t realize just how generous until he saw the results of the…

Building Buy-in From Leadership

A powerful social mission infuses company environments with positive opportunities to engage and retain employees. But how do you develop a culture of engagement through…