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PCADV’s Partnership With Allstate Helps Domestic Violence Victims Find Safety & Build New Lives

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s (PCADV) mission is to eliminate personal and institutional violence against women through programs providing support and safety to battered women,…

If Your Charity Has a Strategic Plan, Don’t Put it on the Shelf – Market it!

Nonprofits need to have a strategic plan and, more than ever, need to share and market that strategic plan with potential corporate funders and partners.…

Videos: A Focus on the “Overhead Myth”, Charity Validators and Rising Expectations

Charities face a rising tide of expectations from corporate and employee donors, while maintaining these corporate partnerships is a challenge. At the same time, the…

How To Launch A Successful Employee Engagement Program

America’s Charities’ Snapshot 2013 captured the transformation of workplace giving to employee engagement. In ‘Snapshot 2014’, released on April 24, 2014, we noted that engagement…

Presentations and Handouts from the 2014 Membership Assembly

Below are the presentations and handouts from the 2014 Membership Assembly. If you have questions, please contact MARCOM@charities.org. 

Employee Engagement Incentives and Results

At what point should companies expect to see employee engagement levels increase and what incentives work best to achieve successful results? With Lockheed Martin employees…

Making Impact: An Interview With Junior Achievement of New York’s President, Joseph Peri

This week, we have the privilege of introducing you to Joseph Peri, President of Junior Achievement of New York (JA New York), the local affiliate of…

Major Accomplishment for Alex and Her Service Dog DeeDee

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#SaveSummer for Kids Facing Hunger With No Kid Hungry

Only 3 million children in America receive a free summer meal when school is out. Kids are not only missing out on necessary nutrition, but summer…

Photos from Membership Assembly 2014

It was great catching up with everyone at this year’s 2014 Membership Assembly.  We will post videos from the event soon.  For now, please enjoy…

Highlights from Membership Assembly 2014

On May 15, 2014, America’s Charities hosted its annual Membership Assembly.  Member charities from across the country and special guests gathered to discuss the “Overhead…

Corporate Giving ROI & Bottomline

Just like nonprofits, corporations are also trying to do more with less.  How can corporations get the ROI they want, while also making sure the…