Causes

So what exactly does it take to be a giving guru? Let's start with what it doesn't require. You don't need a personal foundation or a bank account...

HuffPost Impact is launching a series called "Spring Into Action: Fresh, Innovative Ways To Give." We'll be highlighting new cause initiatives, social innovation, families in need who have unique stories to tell and more.

Instead of being perceived as the enemy, employers have the opportunity to benefit from their employees' passion. If employers work with employees' activist aspirations, employees will feel more fulfilled, more proud, and ultimately more productive.

In just four years, an invite to the breakout annual conference has become a coveted opportunity for emerging leaders in business, art, and government to co-mingle with their peers in adventurous activities and dream up ways to solve pressing social issues.

With all that there is to "like" on Facebook -- this might top the list. Nine out of 10, or 89 percent, of nonprofits have a Facebook presence, ac...

Public participation tools designed specifically for mobile phones may be the strongest force for change at the hands of civil society.

Today Facebook announced two of the biggest product changes in its history. First, Facebook is making it easier for people to share the action they ta...

If someone told the 5-year-old me -- who had just immigrated from Iran to Vancouver -- that one day, I would have this palm-sized tool that would let ...

Today we are making a number of updates to our global software donations program designed to give more nonprofit organizations access to the technolog...

There is a growing disconnect between the public's perception of their individual micro-actions of giving and how that connects toward a tangible outcome: new treatments for these incurable diseases.

If there are any people on earth who can teach us about the lessons learned from living in an unjust society, while seeking opportunity, it's the people of South Africa.

When the dollar sign is not involved as your main driver, clutter is removed and your purpose becomes very clear; it becomes easy to recognize what gives you energy and what takes it away.

Inspired by her mom's bout with lung cancer, and aided by the worldwide reach of social media, Windrum launched the WTF? Campaign.

At 5 a.m. on Friday morning, January 11, flames rising from Bianca Koch's red 1991 BMW convertible lit up the alley between Narragansett Avenue and Ni...

It's time to review our language concerning homeless people, our cultural influences on the topic of homelessness and our treatment of homeless people so that we can recognize our biases.

Homeless is first and foremost a social service issue. Nevertheless, the myth exists that homelessness is primarily a police issue.

Recent research released by the Women's Philanthropy Institute revealed American women are more likely to give to charity than men.

In my opinion, the popular myth that homeless people "flock" to any particular city to take advantage of its services is cruel.

It could be the overall message of giving that spices up the Holiday season, but Americans seem to catch the giving bug more during the holidays than ...

Collectively, we have the power to take simple actions of learning more, donating, volunteering, and sharing to bring solutions to homelessness.

The floodgates have been thrown open again for the pundits and the proponents to debate whether consumers fully embrace the "fifth P" (Purpose) of the "marketing mix."