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Livestrong Announces New President and CEO, Former Komen Executive, Chandini Portteus

March 30, 2015

The Board of Directors of the LIVESTRONG Foundation has announced that it has selected Chandini Portteus as the Foundation’s next president and chief executive officer, effective April 6,…

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Boys Town Paves the Way for Prevention and Early Treatment of Children with Behavioral and Mental Health Problems

March 26, 2015

A place known for second chances will soon be recognized for early intervention practices, giving children with behavioral and mental health problems the best first…

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Nonprofit Tax Changes Are Possible This Year, Says House Aide

March 20, 2015

By Alex Daniels Nonprofits could see important changes in tax policy from Congress during the current session even though a broad tax overhaul is unlikely…

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Driving High-Impact Through More Strategic Partnerships

March 18, 2015

A sea change is occurring in the philanthropic and social mission space in response to the scarcity of and competition for resources.  Government funding of…

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Giving to D.C.’s Federal Workplace Drive Declines 2%

March 14, 2015

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…

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Coffee Meets Water: Restoring Clean Water Through Crowdfunding

March 13, 2015

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…

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Charities Lose Big Revenue by Ignoring Minorities, Study Suggests

March 12, 2015

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…

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The Underrepresented Color of Free Money for Charities

March 12, 2015

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,…

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Creating Buy-In For A Data Culture at Your NonProfit

March 12, 2015

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…

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Junior Achievement Teams-up With AT&T to Mentor Teens on Career Goals and Choices

March 10, 2015

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…

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Disrupting Business for Social Responsibility

March 9, 2015

By Ryan Scott Q: What is disruptive innovation? A: Depends on who you ask. The blogosphere is so stuffed with discussion about disruptive innovation that…

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Changing the Charity Conversation

March 6, 2015

By Emily Rothberg If the “charity” mindset is obsolete to explain how companies and nonprofits do good in the world, then what language do we use? What’s…

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