Articles
Read about causes and nonprofit impact, and stay up-to-date on topics important for corporate social responsibility and employee engagement professionals, including disaster response, workplace giving, matching gifts, employee assistance funds, volunteering, scholarship award program management, grantmaking, and other philanthropic initiatives.
Topic
Type
Charity
Project Scientist Girls Learn STEM: From Roller Coasters To Cable Jewelry
By Nichie Wilson, Events Manager On January 23, Time Warner Cable partnered with Project Scientist to teach more than 50 young girls about the science…
With Cisco Support, Feeding America Helps Clients Chart a Path to Self-Sustainability
This post was written by guest blogger Kelli Walker, Director of Corporate Partnerships at Feeding America Cisco has been a significant strategic partner with Feeding America,…
Lack of CSR & Employee Engagement Program Alignment Can Hinder Your Growth & Success
I look forward to Fridays. Not for the obvious reason working a 9-5 M-F. It’s the day I start getting excited about my Saturday routine.…
Save the Date! Membership Assembly is 5/14/15
Mark Your Calendar! On May 14, 2015, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM, America’s Charities will host its 2015 Membership Assembly, “Engagement: From Strategy to…
Federal jury in SPLC case awards $14 million to Indian guest workers victimized in labor trafficking scheme by Signal International and its agents
A federal jury in an SPLC case today awarded $14 million in compensatory and punitive damages to five Indian guest workers who were defrauded and…
Baby Danny Reminds Us That Kicks Really Do Count
A message, recently received by First Candle, from the mother of this beautiful baby: “I just wanted to thank you for your awareness campaign for…
As U.S. Celebrates 25 Years of Smoke-Free Airlines, It’s Time to Make All Workplaces and Public Places Smoke-Free
Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Feb. 23 2015 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, it is inconceivable to Americans that smoking would…
Beads of Courage Helps Tell the Stories of Cardiac ICU Patients
Every patient at Children’s National Health System has a story and sometimes they choose to animate them through the Beads of Courage® program. Beads of…
Company’s Staff Is 80% Employees With Autism, Provides Model For Other Businesses
A father-son team launched a car wash to help an underemployed population make a splash on job scene. John and Tom D’Eri recently spoke to…
SPLC lawsuit demands necessary health care for transgender inmate in Georgia prison
The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a federal lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections on behalf of a transgender woman who has been…
[Interview] Luftwerk Takes You Inside “INsite” at Farnsworth House
You might have heard it said that the past illuminates the present. But what if we in the present illuminated the past — literally and…
Giving Is Expected to Rise Nearly 5% This Year and Next, Study Predicts
By Alex Daniels Philanthropic giving is expected to increase 4.8 percent this year, and 4.9 percent in 2016, exceeding the average rate of growth in…