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
Grants up to $20,000 Now Available for Qualified 501(c)3 Charities
The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s Future Fund, a giving circle for young professionals, will make grants to help individuals and families in Northern Virginia…
Read Article
The 2012 Presidential Candidates and the Nonprofit World
The Republicans just finished holding their national convention in Florida and it’s the Democrats’ turn this week. When it comes to philanthropy and the nonprofit…
Read Article
Will the GOP Platform Protect Charitable Deductions?
Republicans meeting this week in Tampa, Fla., adopted a platform that vowed to protect tax incentives for donors, but they have otherwise offered few clues…
Read Article
Puffs partners with Dress for Success to help women put best faces forward
CINCINNATI — A facial tissue brand has partnered with an organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women. Puffs announced that it has partnered…
Read Article
Donor Disclosures: Protect Yourself and Your Donors
501(c)(3) nonprofits must abide by many IRS rules in exchange for their considerable tax advantages. The most common rules have to do with disclosures to…
Read Article
Lance Armstrong charity sees $78K
The news recently broke that Lance Armstrong will no longer contest the latest allegations of cheating throughout his cycling career, prompting the United States Anti-Doping…
Read Article
Just How Vast is America’s Generosity Divide?
Who is more generous, low-income, middle-income or wealthy households? Are religious individuals more generous than non-religious individuals? Does being a resident of a red state…
Read Article
DC’s Winter Plan for Shelter: Planning to Fail
This past week, the DC Interagency Council on Homelessness voted to pass the 2012-2013 Winter Plan, which describes how the DC government and service providers…
Read Article
Florida Hospital Opens Dedicated Kids’ Bone Marrow Transplant Center
This week, Florida Hospital for Children is celebrating the opening of the Kids Beating Cancer Pediatric Transplant Center. This means that children in Central Florida…
Read Article
Featured Charity: Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF)
As the only organization in the melanoma community that focuses its efforts on patient education and support, awareness, and funding research, learn what this week’s…
Read Article
Livestrong Forges On Amid Doping Case Against Its Founder
Founded 15 years ago, Lance Armstrong’s foundation – the Livestrong Foundation – is a national symbol in the fight against cancer, mostly because of Armstrong’s…
Read Article
Aging Survey Captures Snapshot of Post 60’s Concerns
Is the country ready to deal with an aging population on such a grand scale? An aging survey released this week by the National Council…
Read Article