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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.

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Charity

How 90-year-young Don McClanen Followed God’s Calling to Help Found FCA

February 3, 2015

It started with some old magazine clippings crammed in a dresser drawer and an invitation to speak about his job. Humble beginnings, for sure. Of…

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Note to bosses: workers perform better if you give to charity

February 2, 2015

We are used to the idea that workers respond to financial incentives, whether it’s a bonus or wage increase, but it might be that bosses…

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The Social Sector’s Glass Ceiling: Why Women In Leadership Jobs Matter

February 2, 2015

By Tom Watson Two weeks ago, the Pew Research Center released the results of a national survey on women and leadership – results that still show major…

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Alabama judge’s grandstanding over same-sex marriage is pure demagoguery

February 2, 2015

By Richard Cohen This morning, we filed an ethics complaint against Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore over his public statements urging the governor and state judges to defy…

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List of Resources & Guides

February 2, 2015
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New Story

February 2, 2015
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New Resource

February 2, 2015

New Resources for Members

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New Tools

February 2, 2015
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Which comes first—the volunteering or the donations? Great Study from Fidelity

January 30, 2015

Citing a new report that’s well worth your time, Fidelity Charitable provides us with a peek into the motivations and demographics of donors who also…

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Court Orders IRS to Release Computer-Readable Charity Tax Forms

January 30, 2015

By Suzanne Perry A federal judge today handed open-records activist Carl Malamud a victory in his battle to get the Internal Revenue Service to release Form 990…

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Should Charity Board Members Get Paid?

January 30, 2015

For the board of directors to properly guide a publicly-soliciting charity, provide oversight and assist in the decision-making process, its voting members should be focused…

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How Can Brands Build a Culture of Responsibility?

January 29, 2015

One thing holding CSR back is its persistent treatment as a program within the business enterprise, distinct from core business activity. At best, it is…

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