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Giving to D.C.’s Federal Workplace Drive Declines 2%
By Holly Hall Contributions by Washington-area employees to the Combined Federal Campaign, the government’s workplace giving drive, declined again last year to $49.2 million, a…
Coffee Meets Water: Restoring Clean Water Through Crowdfunding
By Nellie Kim and Sarah Ford Can you imagine not having access to clean water? The truth is, not having access to clean water is…
Registration Now Open for Membership Assembly 2015
It’s almost time for America’s Charities annual member meeting! Register now for Membership Assembly and join us at The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Conference Center in Washington, D.C. on May 14,…
Charities Lose Big Revenue by Ignoring Minorities, Study Suggests
By Holly Hall Fundraisers are missing revenue opportunities by failing to keep up with rapid changes in the nation’s demographics. Minorities are often overlooked by…
The Underrepresented Color of Free Money for Charities
By Charisse Browner In my daily news reading, I came across a very interesting article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy written by Holly Hall titled,…
Creating Buy-In For A Data Culture at Your NonProfit
By Debbie Sharnak So you work at NonProfit XYZ and increasingly you hear about other organizations’ success in utilizing Google Analytics to increase impact. Worried about being…
Reaping Big Rewards by Doing the Unexpected
By Bill Shore At Share Our Strength, it took us nearly 25 years to learn that doing what is most expected of us required doing…
Mark Your Calendar! CPL’s 25th Anniversary Gala is April 11th
Join Canine Partners for Life (CPL) in celebrating their silver anniversary! CPL’s 25th Anniversary Gala: Saturday, April 11, 2015 7:00 pm–10:00 pmWintherthur Museum and Country…
Let’s Make Elderly Nutrition a National Priority
In the United States of America, no senior citizen should go hungry. Unfortunately, hunger among our elderly population is a growing crisis—hunger rates have more…
Junior Achievement Teams-up With AT&T to Mentor Teens on Career Goals and Choices
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? Such a simple question that is so hard to answer. Did you know what you wanted…
Reflections From the Bridge: Where the Stain of Slavery and Segregation Met a Young Man’s Courage and a Preacher’s Dream
By Deborah J. Vagins On March 7 and 8, ACLU joined more than 80,000 Americans in Selma, Ala. to commemorate those who marched and risked their…
Breakthrough Paralysis Research Powered By Every Step Taken At The Wings For Life World Run
SALZBURG, Austria, March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — It all started with a single toe. Even today, Dr. Susan Harkema recalls the words spoken by one of the research participants:…