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New Ovarian Cancer Dream Team to Research DNA Repair Therapies

April 30, 2015

America’s Charities members, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) and Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA) have teamed up with Stand Up To Cancer and the National Ovarian Cancer…

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Contribute Now! MADD’s Matching Gift Challenge Ends Tonight

April 30, 2015

Donate now and see your gift double in size during the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Matching Gift Challenge. A generous group of MADD supporters has…

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Teaching Tolerance recognizes 104 schools for ‘Mix It Up at Lunch Day’ efforts

April 28, 2015

The SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance project today named 104 schools as Mix It Up Model Schools for their exemplary efforts to foster respect and understanding among students and…

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Sloan Kettering CEO Craig Thompson on the revolution under way in cancer prevention and treatment

April 28, 2015

By CRAIG B. THOMPSON   Decades into the declared modern war on cancer, scientists and clinicians are excited by what we are learning. Yet patients and…

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In Focus: No Place to Call Home

April 28, 2015

“You never get to feel safe. You never get to make friends. You are always anxious, because you never know when something is going to…

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Former Hunting Dog Now Brings Joy and Comfort to Both People and Pets

April 28, 2015

Ben Forman will never forget the story of how his dog Miracle came to Homeward Bound, an animal welfare group in London, Kentucky. In the…

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Feeding 7 Billion: How Food Impacts Communities Around the World

April 28, 2015

Food connects us, and at the same time helps shape our identity. That’s the narrative Seattle-based photographer Michael Hanson tries to show in his ongoing series, Feeding 7…

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A worldwide “Thank You” day that celebrates all Make-A-Wish donors, volunteers, wish kids and families.

April 28, 2015

Make-A-Wish® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.  With the help of generous…

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April 29th World Wish Day® Corporate & Employee Engagement Opportunity

April 28, 2015

This month, Make-A-Wish is celebrating World Wish Day, the 35th anniversary of the wish that inspired its founding, by launching a worldwide “thank you” campaign on…

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Your Employees Want to Support the Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts. Help Them Do It Safely.

April 28, 2015

Apart from the amount of damage it leaves behind, one of the worst things about a natural disaster like the earthquake that struck Nepal over…

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Nepal Earthquake Relief

April 27, 2015

The powerful earthquake that hit Nepal over the weekend is the worst to impact the region in the past 80 years, killing more than 3,300…

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Alone We are Rare, Together We are Strong. Helping the 30 Million Americans Affected by Rare Diseases

April 23, 2015

Any disease affecting fewer than 200,000 Americans is considered rare, and there are nearly 7,000 such diseases affecting nearly 30 million Americans. The National Organization…

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