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Why Mid-Sized Businesses Should Prioritize Corporate Philanthropy

June 23, 2014

By Ryan Scott Mid-sized businesses – often defined as organizations with 100 to 5000 employees – comprise 26% of U.S. businesses, according to the Midmarket…

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SPLC Helps Student Get Second Chance at Education

June 23, 2014

By Jennifer Coco, SPLC Staff Attorney This past May, I received a phone call that left me fighting back tears of joy. On the other…

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Thank You for Supporting the D.C. Metro Community Through Do More 24

June 20, 2014

Update:  Thank you to everyone who participated in the Do More 24 day of giving event.  Thanks to you, just over $1 million was raised…

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How Do we Scale Social Change?

June 20, 2014

By Nell Edgington This week I attended the 5th annual Social Impact Exchange Conference in New York City. It was an interesting gathering of funders, change makers and…

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Companies can embrace volunteerism

June 20, 2014

By Rich Mkhondo As organisations, companies and individuals across the world celebrate Mandela Day to encourage voluntary service in honour of South Africa’s founding father…

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Follow the “ICEE” Rule When Communicating to Employees About Your Workplace Giving Program

June 19, 2014

Summer is here and in full swing! I remember when I was a kid, during the summer months we were as care free as the…

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Stop Calling Millennials Selfish, 87% Of Millennials Donated To Charity Last Year: Report

June 19, 2014

By Bobbie Couch A lot has been said about millennials and what they expect out of life. The turn-of-the-century generation has been known to be filled with…

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What Young People Want From Work

June 19, 2014

By Catherine Clifford Friends and purpose. That’s what young people want from their jobs. For the majority of millennial workers (those born after 1979), the boundaries that used…

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Case Study: Finding Ways to Match Nonprofits and Millennials

June 19, 2014

By Lincoln Arneal Nonprofits need an eHarmony for Millennials. Much like the dating world, the interest is there, but often there is disconnect between finding…

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Millennials and the Social Sector: What’s Next?

June 19, 2014

By Derrick Feldmann & Emily Yu Achieve and the Case Foundation started five years ago with a simple supposition: Millennials are poised to become the Next Greatest Generation.…

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Learning from Millennials: #MCON14

June 19, 2014

By Jen Bokoff If you’ve been following @grantcraft or #MCON14 on Twitter, you’ll have some idea of how driven, intelligent, and selfless the millennial speakers have been. They come…

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In Historic Vote, Presbyterian Church Passes Measure Opening Doors to Marriage Equality

June 19, 2014

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), a church with nearly two million members, made history today by affirming the marriages of same-sex…

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