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Register Now & Join us June 28th at 2pm ET: The Ethics of Technology and Fundraising
From crowdfunding to mobile donations, technological advances have completely remade the fundraising landscape. But as easy as it is to collect money in efficient ways,…
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What Social Impact Is and How to Measure It Effectively
Impact. What a loaded word. It means so many things to so many people. In my career in nonprofit communications, I have used “impact” so…
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Tiger Woods Foundation: Champions of the Unexpected for 20 Years
For low-income and minority families, the opportunity gap faced by disadvantaged youth is significant. Nonprofit advisor The Bridgespan Group reports that while afterschool and summer…
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America’s Charities leadership transition announcement
To the America’s Charities community, I am writing today to let you know of an important update in America’s Charities’ leadership. After six years of…
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Uncovering a Level of Knowledge About Dog Lifestyles Never Before Seen
Each year, 12 million dogs and cats are diagnosed with cancer. Many of these cancers have few treatments and no chance at a cure. In…
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10 Ways to Improve Our Response to Humanitarian Crises
My colleague Bill Patton and I recently authored a paper for the World Humanitarian Summit. The paper calls on the philanthropic community to take advantage…
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Why ‘Cost Analysis’ is the Most Important Area of Improvement for Nonprofits
As individuals, many of us prefer to focus our energy on one task at a time. It’s a good impulse: Given all of the distractions…
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Sustainable Economic Opportunities That Empower Women & Benefit Business Needs
In 2010, The Coca-Cola Company launched the 5by20 initiative which aims to economically empower 5 million women entrepreneurs across the company’s global supply chain by…
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America’s Charities and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy Launch Innovative Disaster Recovery Fund
Washington, D.C. – May 23, 2016 – America’s Charities, the leader in workplace giving and philanthropy, and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), a trailblazer…
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Isolating the Answers to Causes and Finding a Cure for Leukemia
Fifty years ago a child diagnosed with leukemia lived at best 6 months. Today children are living 5 years, 10 years and in some cases…
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Teaching Tolerance Offers Strategies to Help Educators Cope with Uncivil Rhetoric in Presidential Campaign
Every four years, teachers across America use the presidential election to engage children in our electoral process and teach them valuable lessons about our democracy,…
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Videos and Resources from Membership Assembly 2016
On Friday, May 13, 2016, 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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