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You’ve made a donation, now what?
Did you know that approximately 174 million adult Ӱҵns plan to give money to charity between Thanksgiving and year-end? Furthermore, 35 percent to 42 percent…
Read ArticleBusinesses Are Giving More — In Strategic Ways
Corporate philanthropy has become key for many businesses, which see giving as a way to build trust and recognition in their brand. But with the…
Read ArticleHow Social Media Helped Livestrong Weather a Tough Time
Asonline community manager at theLivestrong Foundation, Brooke McMillan has been the social-media face for an organization that has spent months at the center of an…
Read ArticleNumber of Volunteers Reaches Highest Level Since 2005
More Ӱҵns volunteered in 2011 than in any year since 2005, a new study finds. Approximately 64.3 million Ӱҵns volunteered at charities last year, providing…
Read ArticleStudy Shows Giving Makes People Feel Good
The long lines and stress associated with Black Friday are hardly things that make people feel great but, according to a new study there is…
Read ArticleSequestration is just one part of the so-called “fiscal cliff” coming at the end of this year
When the Joint Congressional Committee on Deficit Reduction — often referred to as the Super Committee — failed to reach agreement a year ago, automatic…
Read ArticleMany companies and organizations turn holiday-party operations into help for Sandy victims
‘Tis the season for the gala that gives back. This year, many city employers are turning holiday parties into Hurricane Sandy charity drives. Dress for…
Read ArticleReal Superheroes Make a Difference
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…
Read ArticleCharitable Parents Raise Charitable Kids
(Source: Reuters) – Not long after the megastorm Sandy hit the northeast United States, Maryum Goodwin and her little girl Ryleigh, 6, saw a disturbing…
Read ArticleDonors Frustrated by Ways Charities Appeal and Follow Up
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…
Read ArticleSIU Announces Marcia Bullard, Chair of Ӱҵ’s Charities Board of Directors, as the Keynote Speaker for Fall Commencement Ceremony
(Original Source: Kayli Plotner | Daily Egyptian) Students graduating from Southern Illinois University after this semester will have the chance to hear final remarks from…
Read ArticleMargaret Guedes, CEO/Founder of Kids Beating Cancer, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
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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