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America’s Charities and Verified Volunteers Partner to Offer Streamlined Volunteer Screening and More Effectively Activate Employee Volunteers in Communities Nationwide
Washington, D.C. (August 11, 2015) – America’s Charities, the leader in workplace giving and philanthropy, and Verified Volunteers, the only background check platform tailored to the specific needs of the…
Save the Date! Charities@Work Fall Forum: Common Understandings, Better Partnerships
Are you accountable for your company’s employee engagement, social responsibility, or philanthropy efforts? Please join America’s Charities on Thursday, September 24, at the Microsoft Silicon…
What We Learned From German Prisons
EARLIER this summer, we led a delegation of people concerned about the United States criminal justice system to visit some prisons in Germany and observe their conditions.…
FNIH Supports New NIH Study Seeking Biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorders
America’s Charities’ nonprofit partner, The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), has announced a public-private collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a…
Building Healthier Futures for Texas Children One Child at a Time
Through its Care Van® Program, Caring for Children Foundation of Texas provides improved access to immunizations for medically uninsured and underserved children in Texas. In this…
Work at America’s Charities and Make a Career Out of Making a Difference
“I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.” What a wonderful quote from American actress Lily Tomlin.…
Planned Parenthood: Undercover videos not deterring corporate donors
Are corporate donors distancing themselves from Planned Parenthood? Since mid July, Planned Parenthood has been engulfed in controversy as an anti-abortion group has released four undercover…
Saving Lives by Answering the Call/Text/E-mail/Chat for Help
The first text message Brianna sent to a Boys Town National Hotline® Crisis Counselor said she had cut herself as part of a suicide attempt.…
CSR Programs Increase Revenue up to 20%, Says Verizon, Campbell Soup Study
Well-designed corporate social responsibility programs increase revenue by as much as 20 percent, command price premiums up to 20 percent and increase customer commitment by as much…