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

How MADD is Promoting a Safer Holiday Season Through Its ‘Tie One On for Safety’ Campaign

October 30, 2020

  Tie One On For Safety®: Started in 1986, Tie One On For Safety® is Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) longest running and most visible…

Read Article

170 dog meat trade survivors touch down in the United States; new poll shows a growing majority of South Koreans reject dog meat

October 28, 2020

It’s a long way from dog meat farmer Il-Hwan Kim’s operation in South Korea to Washington, DC. Yet that’s the amazing journey being taken by…

Read Article

Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Pivots Amid a Pandemic, Providing Hope and Healing to Seriously Ill Children and Families

October 27, 2020

When COVID-19 caused The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp to suspend all residential, regional and hospital-based programing in March, the staff quickly embraced the…

Read Article

Family Races Against Time and Virus to Save Their Children

October 27, 2020

Are you a member of the military or a Federal employee? Click here to support The Children’s Inn at NIH through the CFC giving portal. If you work…

Read Article

Checking On Donors: 4 Ways to Show You Care During a Crisis

October 21, 2020

It’s no secret that this year has posed a variety of challenges to nonprofit organizations. Although many months have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic turned…

Read Article

A Wider Circle: Working to End Poverty

October 20, 2020

Support A Wider Circle through your employee giving program: As a donor, you can support A Wider Circle by donating to them through your employer’s workplace giving…

Read Article

Keeping Texans Healthy by Removing Barriers to Preventative Healthcare

October 20, 2020

The Caring Foundation of Texas has been committed to keeping Texans healthy by removing barriers to preventive healthcare since 1991. Many families in Texas cannot…

Read Article

Melwood Employees on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Creating Safe Federal Workplaces and Providing Job Training for People of Differing Abilities

October 20, 2020

Melwood’s tagline is “your path awaits” because we strive to give the power of choice to people of differing abilities and injured veterans. Our goal…

Read Article

Fundraising During a Crisis: What Nonprofits Can Do

October 15, 2020

Fundraising during a crisis is a challenge—donors want to be careful with their money, but they also want to continue supporting their favorite nonprofits. Here…

Read Article

World Habitat Day: Recognizing the Basic Right of Everyone to Adequate Shelter

October 5, 2020

In 1985 the United Nations designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. The idea is to reflect on the state…

Read Article

The Fight Against Childhood Hunger is More Important Than Ever

October 1, 2020

As COVID-19 drives economic instability across the nation, it has been estimated that 1 in 4 children in the U.S. now suffers from food insecurity—in…

Read Article

Bridging Racial Inequities with an HBCU Education

October 1, 2020

This year has been historic in so many ways – a global pandemic, social unrest, and increased awareness of racial inequities and injustice. Many Americans…

Read Article