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Charity

Real Superheroes Make a Difference

November 22, 2012

Each week I write about the importance of giving at work and share with you different ways to engage your employees through workplace philanthropy. This…

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Charitable Parents Raise Charitable Kids

November 20, 2012

(Source: Reuters) – Not long after the megastorm Sandy hit the northeast United States, Maryum Goodwin and her little girl Ryleigh, 6, saw a disturbing…

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Donors Frustrated by Ways Charities Appeal and Follow Up

November 16, 2012

Many charities are losing support because they don’t take full advantage of the ways donors want to give, volunteer, and advocate on a nonprofit group’s…

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SIU Announces Marcia Bullard, Chair of America’s Charities Board of Directors, as the Keynote Speaker for Fall Commencement Ceremony

November 15, 2012

(Original Source: Kayli Plotner | Daily Egyptian) Students graduating from Southern Illinois University after this semester will have the chance to hear final remarks from…

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Margaret Guedes, CEO/Founder of Kids Beating Cancer, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

November 15, 2012

CEO and Founder of Kids Beating Cancer, Margaret Guedes, was presented with the H. Clifford Lee Lifetime Achievement Award today. In order to understand the…

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Employees and employers alike are moving in a direction that offers greater choice and engagement in the workplace.

November 14, 2012

Nonprofit organizations play a vital role in today’s society; they provide support to thousands in need and fill voids left by the governmental services. In…

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Members in Action: Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

November 13, 2012

It’s been two weeks since Hurricane Sandy hit, leaving behind an estimated $50 billion dollars worth of damage, displacing New York and New Jersey residents…

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Engaging Millennials in Workplace Giving

November 6, 2012

Mutually Beneficial Actions Employers & Charities Can Take to Leverage Each Other’s Millennial Engagement Efforts I’ve been working in and around the world of philanthropy…

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The October edition of QSR Magazine highlights a special column supporting our member charity, CureSearch.

November 5, 2012

 There are so many great ways to support charities. One way is to help charities like CureSearch spread the word about their cause and it’s…

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ACLU and Amnesty International Challenge Expansion of FISA

October 30, 2012

The rest of the government may have been shut down yesterday for the hurricane, but not the U.S. Supreme Court. Human-rights groups, including America’s Charities…

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Nonprofit Leaders Urge Obama and Romney to Protect Tax Break

October 26, 2012

Leaders of big nationwide nonprofits sent letters to President Obama and Mitt Romney on Thursday urging the presidential candidates to reconsider their proposals to cut…

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“Wow Factor of Workplace Giving Programs” Step #3: Trust & More Involvement

October 26, 2012

How do you get your employees to WANT to participate in your workplace giving program? In my last post we discussed the significant impact that…

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