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Creating a Life Without Limits for People With Disabilities

What do YOU know about UCP? UCP stands for  “United Cerebral Palsy,” but Cerebral Palsy isn’t the only focus of UCP’s work. They are a…

Register Now For Giving Tuesday Playbook Webinar

Tuesday Oct 6 11am PST/ 2pm ET Kick off the 2015 giving season with an effective #GivingTuesday campaign! Learn mobile-friendly solutions and fundraising tips and ideas…

Keeping the Magic Alive for Children With Life-Threatening Illnesses

We are all connected to a child with a life-threatening illness through six degrees or less. Whether you are impacted directly, or indirectly, these children…

Workplace Giving and Philanthropy in the Broader Context of a Company’s Social Mission

Workplace giving has been around since the 1960’s, but the structure, strategy, and purpose behind workplace giving programs at companies has dramatically changed and accelerated…

Keeping Educational Doors Open to Shape a Successful Future for America

By: Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., President and CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund America’s future depends on our ability to train future generations to fill necessary…

2016 Member Application Tutorial

Need help completing America’s Charities’ 2016 Membership Application?  For a step-by-step tutorial to guide you through the application process, watch below:  Should you have any…

It’s Time to Address the Root Causes of Hunger and Poverty

“A bunch of my friends who did not come to the Feed the Children center are now killed, or at hospitals, or they are members…

Committed and Driven to Find a Cure for Diabetes

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF) exists for one reason: to provide the Diabetes Research Institute with the funding necessary to cure diabetes now. The DRIF’s history…

Charities@Work Fall Forum: Common Understandings, Better Partnerships

Are you accountable for your company’s employee engagement, corporate responsibility, or philanthropy program? Then join us on Thursday, September 24 at the Microsoft Silicon Valley…

A Partnership to Improve the Lives of Animals is Yielding Big Results

Partnerships between non-profit organizations and private enterprises can be highly beneficial to both parties. In the case of Morris Animal Foundation and Radio Systems Corporation,…

Diabetes Research Institute’s First Patient in BioHub Trial No Longer Needs Insulin

MIAMI, FL – September 9, 2015 – The Diabetes Research Institute (DRI), a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, announced today…

Making Wishes Come True at Give Kids The World Village

Give Kids The World Village (GKTW) is a 70-acre, non-profit, storybook resort in Central Florida that provides unforgettable, cost-free vacations to children with life-threatening illnesses…