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.
Paul Shoemaker | Posted 05.13.2012
Invisible Children has been criticized for not spending enough money on programs. But Invisible Children is an advocacy organization. They spend money on media -- not direct aid -- because that's their strategy.
Posted 03.01.2012
When the clock strikes midnight tonight, it marks the cut-off for receiving tax breaks on 2011 charitable giving. Make your donation as late as mid...
Lisa M. Dietlin | Posted 02.26.2012
Many donors rush to make their charitable contributions before each year ends. Let's look at the reasons why they do this.
Posted 12.22.2011
At a time when a record number of families are facing poverty and donations are down across the charity board, nonprofits are eagerly looking to the g...
Posted 07.07.2011
After Greg Mortenson's "three cups" of financial disaster, donors the world over are looking for ways to find the destination of their donations. ...
Craig Newmark | Posted 06.19.2011
Okay, I'm now talking to a lot of professionals in the nonprofit world. I'm hearing that most nonprofits are fine, but there still a whole bunch wh...
Craig Newmark | Posted 06.05.2011
Okay, I'm now talking to a lot of professionals in the nonprofit world. I'm hearing that most nonprofits are fine, but there still a whole bunch who a...
Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011
A lot of people are giving money to help out, but remember, while most nonprofits are fine, the fake ones are great at pushing your buttons. To do y...
Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011
Lots of people want to help other people, and often philanthropy is that answer. Problem is that there's no shortage of tragedy, and there are a lot o...
Maria Russo | Posted 05.25.2011
In the midst of utter disappointment and abandonment there are many nonprofits still working to slowly rebuild Haiti.
U.S. News & World Report | Kimberly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011
Even when young people are strapped for cash, most of them still find a way to give: On average, people under the age of 40 donate about $1,200 a year...
HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011
Despite donations to nonprofits dropping amid the American recession, salaries for nonprofit CEOs are on the rise, and expected to rise even more in 2...
The Wall Street Journal | Jonnelle Marte | Posted 05.25.2011
Before signing up, do some homework on the nonprofit you'll be "working" for on your vacation....
Posted 05.25.2011
For the seventh year in a row, Charity Navigator has published its list of America's Most "Charity-Conscious" Cities. After analyzing and averaging no...
Ken Berger | Posted 05.25.2011
Recently, a friend and I had an experience that reminded us of the troubling state of how charitable donations are often made. The decision to support a charity should be based on information about how the organization operates.
Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 05.25.2011
Middle school students across the country provide "hands-on" support for Haitian earthquake victims by assembling hundreds of health kits for an international aid organization.
Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 05.25.2011
Elementary school children across the country are making health kits for Haiti with the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Communities everywhere are encouraged to join the effort.
Yasamin Beitollahi | Posted 05.25.2011
The international outpouring of help displays humanity's better angels -- a global sense of grief and sympathy.
HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011
Update at 9:03 AM Friday: Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover have now all announced that they will waive fees for some donations related...
Richard Walden | Posted 05.25.2011
Just $7,700 was contributed online to Operation USA a full week after the recent natural disasters. This compares with over $1 million donated online within 24 hours in 2004 after the Asia tsunami.
Richard Walden | Posted 05.25.2011
Most individual and family donors total up their year-end surplus, recover from holiday gift-giving and end the year on a charitable note.
Posted 05.25.2011
Mint.com has organized a fascinating graphic that describes who in America gives, how much, and where. It's got some statistics you might not have gue...
Halle Tecco | Posted 11.17.2011
So where does your gift have the most impact? How do you find that group of people working to fix that issue you most care about? Here are some great tools for navigating the non-profitsphere.
Jackie Fuchs | Posted 11.17.2011
Animals have no safety net in society, no voices of their own, and very few rights under the law but they touch our hearts in deep and meaningful ways.
Ken Berger | Posted 04.04.2012