In my work I come across unique non profits that are doing great work but may be ones that you haven't heard of and because there is no easy way to find just what you're looking for in a non profit, I compiled this list of 50 non profits and have broken them down into categories you may be searching for.

Once in awhile, an artist has a calling that seems to go beyond the work of art itself. For Dino Jag, this experience came on the day of the massive earthquake in Haiti.

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" I asked. It's a common enough question -- one I answered hundreds of times when I was a kid. It is a question intended to inspire. To ask that question is to invite a child to imagine his or her future possibility, to encourage them to dream big and to go for it.

The holidays hit us all differently. There are so many emotions running rampant: excitement, cheer, faith, nostalgia, gratitude, anxiety and even frustration. Those feelings are contagious. As we know, our moods can be the gift that keeps on giving to those around us during the holiday season.

In this What's Trending exclusive video interview, Laina Walker, the famous face of the Overly Attached Girlfriend meme, shares her story about how the whole Internet phenomenon blew up and how she hopes to use comedy for a good cause.

The headline of an Edwardsville Intelligencer photo of Wyatt Erber reads simply, "Youngster sees the bigger picture." Indeed. Wyatt, an 8-year-old ...

For the fourth year in a row, Goodwill has partnered with Family Circle magazine to collaborate on a back-to-school clothing donation drive.

Do-gooder with marital jewelry to spare? Or spouse with a lot of explaining to do? Cranston, R.I., firefighters suspect the latter after someone le...

One of the schools that inspired Rony Delgarde's dream to bring color to depressed communities is painted a soft pink now. Paint, Delgarde says, is...

The brave cop who was shot nine times and told fellow officers to help other Wisconsin shooting victims first, is getting the hero’s recognition he ...

Some of the best lessons are learned outside of the classroom. Twenty-eight U.S. college presidents are teaching on a global scale as they sign on ...

Up close, it could’ve been a classic prom scene in any U.S. suburb. Girls swayed in big pouffy princess dresses and fussed with their pinned...

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS KETCHUM, Idaho -- Bruce Willis says he's willing to give away his central Idaho ski resort to a nonprofit. The action star h...

The memories I cherish of celebrating Purim as a child have nothing to do with dressing up like a superhero or eating homemade hamentashen. The moment...

A new donation site is giving way to viral generosity -- while also yielding more bang for your charitable buck. Everyone Gives enables people arou...

We've all seen it: the appeal for donations from Jimmy Wales at the top of a Wikipedia page. So just who exactly contributes to the online editable en...

A former board member of the Second Mile charity associated with Jerry Sandusky is now suing the organization. Lance Shaner and his wife are suing...