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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…

Volunteering with Feeding America Doesn’t Stop with Working in the Local Soup Kitchen

Each day, hunger is experienced in every community across this country.  In fact, the Feeding America network feeds over  46.5 million neighbors each year.  Ending…

HATE IN AMERICA Airs Tonight at 8/7c on Investigation Discovery

The murder of James Craig Anderson in Mississippi brings bigger problems into the open when the police find out the motive for his killing. HATE IN…

50 Companies That Crush Giving Back

By Ryan Scott Every year, The Civic 50, an initiative of Points of Light, in partnership with Bloomberg LP, honors the 50 most community minded companies.  Determined via…

How to Kick-start your Nonprofit’s Marketing Strategy

Raise your hand if the thought of marketing overwhelms you! You’re not alone. In fact, the majority of our community shares this sentiment. When it…

CureSearch: Driving Impact by Meeting Donors Where They Are

By Kelli Wright CureSearch was recently highlighted in blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report: How Nonprofit Fundraising Performed in 2014. Chief Development Officer Christine Bork spoke to…

Feed the Children CEO, Kevin Hagan, Stepping Down

Thursday, February 19th, Feed the Children CEO, Kevin Hagan, announced that he has chosen not to renew his contract with Feed the Children when it…

SPLC Report: ‘Lone Wolf’ Domestic Terrorism on the Rise

As the White House prepares to host a major summit examining the threat of violent extremism next week, a Southern Poverty Law Center study of…

12-Year-Old Has Her Goals Set High: To Change the World

When soft-spoken 12-year-old Rania Gadnis tells you she plans to be a neurosurgeon someday and also wants to found a group of international schools for poor…

Living With a Rare Disease

Sixteen-year-old Amber Shank has been coming to The Children’s Inn since she was eight years old.  She has a tumor of the adrenal gland tissue,…