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Support youth in your own back yard this Giving Tuesday with Camp Fire

By giving to Camp Fire during #GivingTuesday, 90% of the funds received will help Camp Fire participants locally, with 10% supporting Camp Fire nationally. There…

#LightTheWay for a future without children’s cancer on Giving Tuesday

This #GivingTuesday help #LightTheWay for a future without children’s cancer. Donate today at http://curesearch.org/givingtuesday.

Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy: Data to Drive Decisions

At below-average frequency, disasters resulted in over 7,800 fatalities, affected 140.8 million people, and caused $99.2 billion in damages in 2014. Yet disaster giving only…

Facing a new reality

Today, we’re facing a new reality – a president-elect who has denigrated people because of their race, their religion, their ethnicity, their gender, and more.…

Make the miracle of independence possible for individuals living with various physical, developmental, and cognitive disabilities

At Canine Partners for Life, we make the miracle of independence possible every day for individuals living with various physical, developmental, and cognitive disabilities. We…

CFC Update: OPM announces fee structure for 2017 CFC

Last month, we shared an update advising you to be on the lookout for some correspondence from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regarding upcoming…

+IMPACT 2016 Conference: Innovating for the Future

San Francisco | December 5, 2016 | Registration CLOSED America’s Charities is proud to join our partner Causecast as part of the +IMPACT 2016 conference in San Francisco…

Take Employee Engagement to the MAT with Employee Giving

Are you going to the mat with your employee engagement strategy? “88% of employers believe effective employee engagement programs help attract and retain employees,” according…

James E. Starr Named President and CEO of America’s Charities

Washington, D.C. – November 7, 2016 – The Board of Directors of America’s Charities, which inspires employees and organizations to support causes they care about,…

7 Outstanding Corporate Matching Gift Programs

Each year, companies and businesses support nonprofits by distributing hundreds of millions of dollars in matching gift donations. For those who may need a refresher,…

SPLC: Making the Civil Rights Movement a Reality for All

Join America’s Charities, now through December, as we highlight different nonprofits and share how individuals and companies can Shape the Future of various causes through workplace giving…

We are among the lucky ones

Marfan syndrome. I never heard of it either until my son, Owen, was diagnosed with the potentially fatal genetic disorder in 2014, when he was…