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America’s Charities Welcomes Lindsay Nichols as Vice President of Marketing and Communications

­FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Former Leader of GuideStar’s Communications to Expand America’s Charities Market Presence Washington, D.C.–June 23, 2015 – America’s Charities, a leading provider of…

How Can You Make Something Transactional Feel Transformative?

By Ben Bisbee It’s 4pm on a Thursday and a hundred of your fellow employees are just finishing up a long day cleaning acres of community…

Does Your Community Relations Need a Ton of Work?

By Ryan Scott Public relations firm Edelman has released an annual global survey on trust for the past 14 years, providing a snapshot for how people view…

The FBI has no idea how many hate crimes happen in America each year

By J. Richard Cohen A white man and apartheid admirer walked into a black church Wednesday night and killed nine people. He reportedly said he had…

The Power of Collaboration, Shared Values and Partnerships

This panel discussion at America’s Charities 2015 Membership Assembly provided insights into building meaningful and strategic partnerships between nonprofits and companies. These types of collaborations…

Preview of The 2015 Millennial Impact Report

We are just two weeks out from two things: (1) the 2015 MCON conference (click here to register), and (2) the release of the 2015…

Crafting a Conscious Culture

A good thing is happening. More companies are awakening to what a conscious culture can mean for their business, and Millennials will be instigating more…

U.S. News & World Report: Children’s National Health System Ranked Among Top Ten Best Children’s Hospitals In the Nation – Children’s National Health System

Washington, DC— Children’s National Health System has been named to the prestigious Honor Roll of the U.S. News & World Report 2015-16 Best Children’s Hospitals, ranking among…

TOMS Shares Shoes, Friendship in Nicaragua

In the Palo Verde community in Nicaragua, kids are growing and thriving… and so is fresh produce, thanks to a new garden that was recently planted…

When Justice Doesn’t Work

Most Americans can turn to the courts for remedies to injustice. However, the mainstream justice system may not provide comfortable solutions, and sometimes isn’t even…

Florida student feels hopeless, humiliated because of school’s punitive culture

By Amir Whitaker “I don’t have rights,” the 15-year-old boy tells me. His mother begins to sob uncontrollably. She sees the hopelessness in her son’s…

Former JA Scholarship Recipient Says “Thank You”

Each year, Junior Achievement of Abilene is thrilled to offer multiple scholarships to area high school graduates who had received Junior Achievement programming during their high school…