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Giving Teen Parents the Opportunity to Become College Graduates and Professionals

May 22, 2017

“Less than two percent of teen mothers who have a baby before age 18 earn a college degree before age 30.”  (Source: The National Campaign…

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Early #Snapshot2017 Findings Unveiled at +IMPACT Conference

May 22, 2017

This past week at Causecast’s +IMPACT Conference in D.C., America’s Charities had the privilege of presenting a first look at early, high-level findings from our…

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Providing a Home-Away-From-Home for Families of Loved Ones Treated at the NIH Clinical Center

May 18, 2017

Paul and Julie Gattini came to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, the nation’s premier clinical research hospital in Bethesda, MD, when Paul…

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TMCF and Wells Fargo Work Hand-in-Hand to Affect Tangible, Lasting Change on Education

May 17, 2017

Few non-profit organizations enjoy strategic and comprehensive partnerships that support its programs, improve the organization itself, and work hand-in-hand to affect tangible, lasting change in…

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Making Sure No Young Woman Faces Breast Cancer Alone

May 17, 2017

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women ages 15–39 living in the U.S., with more than 12,000 new cases each year. Although breast…

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Membership Assembly 2017 Recap

May 15, 2017

On Friday, May 12, 2017, America’s Charities hosted its annual Membership Assembly at The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Conference Center in Washington, D.C. Our member nonprofits from across…

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Exceptional Storytelling Made Easy

May 8, 2017

With myriad channels to leverage, storytelling is more important than ever when it comes to inspiring employee giving. If your company is looking to more effectively…

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Goodwill® Celebrates 115 Years of Mission Impact through Social Enterprise

May 8, 2017

Over the years, social enterprise has evolved from start-up to fully operational organizations striving to create impact at scale. They blend together innovative ideas with…

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Case Study: How Optimizely Increased Its Employee Giving Results Sevenfold

May 8, 2017

John Leonard, Program Manager at Optimizely, knew his co-workers were very generous, but he didn’t realize just how generous until he saw the results of the…

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Giving Tuesday Corporate Giving Guide: Employee Fundraising and Crowdfunding

May 8, 2017

Crowdfunding is a form of peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising.  If you have ever participated in an event like Relay for Life where individual fundraising is combined with team…

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5 Key Steps to Starting an Employee Volunteer Program

May 8, 2017

Through employee volunteer and skills giving programs, companies and their employees have the opportunity to strengthen nonprofit capacity and efficiency, and form truly strategic relationships…

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Employee Donor Cultivation Toolkit

May 8, 2017

Workplace giving donors give on average five times more and provide nonprofit organizations with sustainable, unrestricted funds. Use this guide for best practices, rules, and tips to…

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