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From The Case Foundation: Well, the easy answer is that it's hard to make people give because people don't really want to. The logic is simple and co...
Posted 10.27.2009 | Impact
It's the local stories of cities and communities coming together for a shared cause that resonate the most here at Impact. Beau's Buddies Cancer Fund'...
Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact
For many families this year, Halloween costumes will be yet another luxury to forgo. However, trick-or-treating will be made possible for many thanks ...
Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact
This week, Slate posted an earnest Q & A about the interest rates that Kiva and other microlending sites charge to help alleviate poverty around the w...
Entertainment Weekly | Thom Geier | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books
The Next Queen of Heaven, a new novel by Wicked author Gregory Maguire, is available starting today for the low, low price of $0.00. That's not a typo...
Eric Klein | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact
CAN-DO was born out of my own frustration with the system and the critical need I saw to hold charitable organizations accountable for hard-earned donations and to the communities they serve.
Wall Street Journal | BRODY MULLINS and T.W. FARNAM | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business
Some of the biggest Wall Street firms are back in the political-spending game after hunkering down while they were getting government bailout funds....
Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact
Shaq-A-Claus is coming to town. That's right, NBA champion Shaquille O'Neal is teaming up with Toys R Us as the spokesman of the annual Marine Corps' ...
Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact
Miller Lite is promoting Veteran's Day in a significant way this year, with a goal to raise $500,000 for Operation Homefront, a nonprofit that support...
Joe Territo | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York
Do you ever feel like way too many kid-oriented groups are shaking you down for way too much money?
Posted 10.06.2009 | Impact
Stacks of bras in brown cardboard boxes fill Oz du Soleil's home in Chicago's Kilbourn Park neighborhood. Red bras. Polka-dotted pink and brown ones, ...
Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact
On the heels of LIVESTRONG Day 2009,held on October 2, comedian Drew Carey has publicly pledged via Twitter to raise his donation to Lance Armstrong's...
The Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.01.2009 | Impact
The Body Shop is a cosmetics company with a conscience, known for naturally-derived products and an emphasis on ethical business practices. Its founde...
Washington Post | Craig Whitlock | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics
KABUL -- The Taliban-led insurgency has built a fundraising juggernaut that generates cash from such an array of criminal rackets, donations, taxes, s...
Donna Baranski-Walker | Posted 09.15.2009 | World
The Rebuilding Alliance, the organization I founded to rebuild war-torn communities, just sent a shipment of sports shoes donated by hundreds of people for Gaza. Will our shipment make it through the blockade? Will it make a difference?
Marissa Bronfman | Posted 09.15.2009 | Style
I had the opportunity to talk with this philanthropic jewelry designer about what inspired her to start Joan Hornig Jewelry and the lessons she learned along the way.
The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 09.14.2009 | New York
When was the last time you saw Mark Twain on the Q train? Or Faulkner on the F? If you've noticed that great literature has lost out to throw-away t...
Chris Savage | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics
Mr. Gladney was neither "laid off" nor without health insurance coverage. He lied in public about needing money for his bills and is now profiting off his lie.
Jim Gibbons | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living
I have been fortunate to have the opportunities and support to succeed. Wouldn't it be great if every child and every person in your community was given this opportunity?
Toan Lam | Posted 08.25.2009 | Living
While Phoebe does not fully comprehend the complicated problems of world hunger, she did know that seeing hungry people made her sad. So she did what she could, and the rest, well... Oprah, are you listening?
realsimple.com | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living
Each of these organizations has substantially increased its revenue, programs, and services in the last year, according to the nonprofit research grou...
Dan Dorfman | Posted 07.01.2009 | Business
Over the last 10 years Robert Wilson has given away about $500 million to various charities and he figures he has at least another $100 million to go.
Janet Kinosian | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living
For as little as $25, anyone in the world can log on to kiva.org and loan an entrepreneur somewhere in the world the money to improve their business.
Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics
While we are trying to move the economy to full capacity, we also need to make sure that our communities are operating at full capacity. Our full capacity of giving. Our full capacity of service. Our full capacity of compassion. As America's Misery Index soars, so must our Empathy Index.
Paul Brest | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business
The nonprofit marketplace doesn't exhibit the single most essential characteristic of a well-functioning market: open exchange of high-quality information that helps people make good decisions.
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Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact