Charitable Donations

Billions of Dollars Donated by Millions of Users

Ken Berger | Posted 04.04.2012

Ken Berger

Charity Navigator is estimated to be influencing billions of dollars (between 5 and 10 billion at last count) of charitable gifts each year provided by over 3 million unique visitors.

The Never-ending Story of One Donation

Tiffany Persons | Posted 03.14.2012

Tiffany Persons

This is the story of one donation, unfolding over time, to affect thousands. Each year, the value of that initial donation expands to new heights and just like that, the impossible becomes reality.

7 Worthy Resolutions For Retirees

AP | By DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 01.07.2012

-- Retirees may be past the days of resolving to work out more or buy fewer $4 coffees. Yet when it comes to money in particular, resolutions may be ...

To Give or Not to Give, Is That Really the Question?

Paul Ruth | Posted 02.29.2012

Paul Ruth

The end of the year can mean many things to many people, but for Michigan charities this year means the end of considerable tax credits for those who give to them.

Large Charities See Increase In Holiday Donations

www.usatoday.com | Posted 12.28.2011

Many large charities are seeing an increase in donations this holiday season as some Americans, beginning to enjoy economic improvement, remain consci...

Life & Happiness: How To Boost The Impact Of Your Charitable Giving

Laura Rowley | Posted 02.21.2012

Do you know exactly where your charitable donations go, or how much of an impact your dollars make? How can you maximize your giving dollars so they d...

Study: The Number One Way Nonprofits Can Increase Donations

Posted 12.08.2011

If donors just had access to the information they want, charitable contributions would increase by $15 billion, a recent study revealed. Money for ...

We're Number 6! We're Number 6!

Stuart Paskow | Posted 01.29.2012

Stuart Paskow

Fans at football games are not chanting: "We're No. 6!" Well, maybe they are in Dolphins Stadium these days, but you get the point. 

Miami was once first in the nation in per capita charitable giving and now we are sixth.

Why It's OK To Be A Selfish Giver

Suzanne Skees | Posted 01.16.2012

Suzanne Skees

The world reverberates with crashing economies and toppling dictatorships from Detroit to Italy, Egypt to Syria; and one vital outcome of these change...

One Dollar on One Day -- You Can Do That!

Trish Mitchell | Posted 12.17.2011

Trish Mitchell

A compellingly simple concept: October 20 -- the middle of Anti-Poverty Week -- will be the very first global 1$Day.

Rating Charity's Commitment to Accountability and Transparency

Ken Berger | Posted 11.23.2011

Ken Berger

For almost three years now, we have been sharing our plans to change our rating system to make it more in depth. At last, the first ever fu...

Charitable Tax Breaks Left Untouched In Debt Deal

Posted 10.03.2011

Nonprofits nationwide are resting easy after charitable deductions were left untouched in the deficit deal the Senate passed Tuesday. Charitable or...

Your Brain On Charity

Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 09.11.2011

Art Markman, Ph.D.

When you wander through the grocery store, there are lots of products that tie themselves to social causes. The idea here is that everybody wins. But an interesting paper suggests things might not be so rosy for the charity.

Laura Bassett

Mobile Giving Booming Despite Apple's Rules

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

Apple has agitated the nonprofit world with guidelines restricting their applications' use of "one-click donate" buttons, but at least one company has...

Making Christmas Merry for Haitian Orphans

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Luce

Given the earthquake and now epidemic, it brings much holiday cheer that the stunning bag generates funds specifically for our kids in Haiti!

Scott McInnis Says He's Donated To The RNC, But

The Fort Collins Coloradoan | Posted 05.25.2011

One interesting issue emerging in the Colorado governor's race is charitable contributions. The issue was triggered by Republican Scott McInnis' decis...