We wait all year for this season of kindness and giving, and many of us literally wait until the clock runs out on December 31 to support the causes close to our hearts (and get that tax credit). Here are 3 ways you can give back.

WEST BEND, Wis. -- Tinker may be miniature – as in a miniature horse – but he's a big money raiser for the Salvation Army. He uses his mo...

Thanksgiving may have been a time for excessive eating and spending but according to data compiled by The Chronicle of Philanthropyit was also a time ...

The merchandising of the holidays has descended on us again this year, perhaps earlier and more ubiquitous than ever before. But if it succeeds in infusing our days that much sooner with the underlying spirit of what this time of year is supposed to be all about then that is a good thing.

As most people prepare for the upcoming holiday gift-giving season, at Microsoft we're just wrapping up a favorite time of the year on campus, the Employee Giving Campaign.

OMAHA, Neb. -- The young father stood in line at the Kmart layaway counter, wearing dirty clothes and worn-out boots. With him were three small childr...

I've already gotten some great gifts: five cause marketing promotions that keep me believing in the spirit of giving that happens when company and cause work together.

This year, as we approach the two-year anniversary of the crippling earthquake, my wish list is all about giving children affected by the disaster in Haiti the most valuable gift they will ever receive, the gift of education.

Charities know that donors are growing weary from images of starving children and chickens getting their heads chopped off at slaughtering houses. So,...

Why do people succumb to the sheer insanity that Black Friday brings? Is there a better way to celebrate the arrival of the season of giving? I think so.

Droves of Americans experience a particular urge to help others around the holidays -- at least partially, I suspect -- in order to assuage our guilt over the abundance of food, drink, gifts, travel, and indulgences.