Nonprofits

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Pilgrim's Progress: 10 Reasons to be Thankful for New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.28.2009 | Living

I was taken aback when a CNN commentator conjectured that New Orleans residents are now looking for their "Pound of flesh." Our diaspora is not Shakespeare's Shylock character.

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So Much To Be Thankful For

2morrowknight | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Diversity, Family, Huffingtonpost Bloggers, Nonprofits, Charities, Community Service, Friends, Bloggers, Thanksgiving, Community, Obama, Giving Back, Thanksgiving Commentary, Huffingtonpost Impact Section, Living News

I love the Thanksgiving holiday. I love cooking great food, sharing tall tales with loved ones, and having nothing but big fun. I always use this day to reflect on where I am personally and professionally.

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The Six W's Of Charitable Giving This Season

Lorraine Roe | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Charity, Consumer Watchdog, Thanksgiving, Nonprofits, Watchdog, Donations, Giving, Helping the Homeless, The Giving Life, Living News

Ok, ok, I'm thankful, your thankful. But that doesn't have to translate into mindless giving. Let's go over some helpful ground rules for making donations that I developed after working as a reporter.

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Let's Get Serious About America's Hunger Crisis

Gordon Campbell | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Hunger, Food Stamp Program, Charity, Food Stamps, Nonprofits, Non-Profits, United Way, Food, New York News

Forty-nine million Americans do not have dependable access to adequate food. That's nearly 15 percent who struggle to get enough to eat, up from 11 percent a year earlier.

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Facebook, JP Morgan Chase To Give $5 Million Dollars To Charity Through Internet Promotion

Posted 11.17.2009 | Impact

Read More: Donating to Charity, Nonprofits, JP Morgan Chase, Facebook Jp Morgan Chase, Donating to Non-Profits, Facebook, Charities, Impact News

Facebook's user base now totals over 300 million people. The social media network thus has the potential to reach more people in a single month than l...

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Tim McGraw: Neighbor's Keeper Fund Featured on NBC NIghtly News

Posted 11.13.2009 | Impact

Read More: Children's Initiatives, Philanthropy, Tim McGraw, Neighbor's Keeper Fund, Nonprofits, Community, Hurricane Katrina, Faith Hill, Impact News

NBC Nightly News wraps up its weeklong celebrity causes spotlight on "Making a Difference" with country music artist Tim McGraw and his unyielding bel...

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"Happiness Is" Film Says Giving Is The Way To Contentment

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.12.2009 | Impact

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Dalai Lama, What Is Happiness, Pursuit of Happiness, Nonprofits, Documentary, Road Trip, Happiness Is, Willie Nelson, Capcitykids, Andrew Shapter, Impact News

In 2006, documentary filmmaker Andrew Shapter was on a tour promoting his first film, "Before the Music Dies" when someone asked him what he planned t...

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Pepsi Pledges $20 Million For Community Projects

Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact

Read More: Community Projects, Nonprofits, Community Service, Community, Philanthropy, Pepsi, Impact News

NEW YORK (AP) -- PepsiCo Inc., looking to freshen up the image of its namesake soda, is pledging to pay at least $20 million for projects people creat...

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Innocuous Changes vs. Grand Designs

Dennis Whittle | Posted 11.09.2009 | Impact

Read More: Globalgiving, Nonprofits, Marketplace Services, Donation Processing, Development, Impact News

The greatest impact would come from empowering beneficiaries to have a much more direct say in what they want and how well projects are being run.

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Engaging Ambassadors in Social Entrepreneurship

Saul Garlick | Posted 11.06.2009 | Impact

Read More: South Africa, Social Entrepreneurship, Advocacy, Foreign Policy, Nonprofits, Impact News

What is the ideal role of the U.S. Government in connecting with rural, poor African communities? Does the U.S. Foreign Service have a responsibility to American citizens to know what is going on in the field?

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The New New New Thing: How Will We Inspire the Next Generation?

Steve Larosiliere | Posted 11.03.2009 | Impact

Read More: Stoked, Education, Mentors, Jim Clark, Mentoring, Nonprofits, Snowboarding, Education Reform, Mentees, Impact News

I've seen firsthand that we need alternative forms of teaching, inspiring and collaborating with youth. If we do not give them skills to compete on a global level, our society will diminish.

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Venturing Green

Bob Giloth | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Social Enterprise, Nonprofits, Green Jobs, Social Ventures, Green, Business, Social Entrepreneurship, Employment and Training, Green Businesses, Green News

Are theses nonprofit ventures harbingers of bigger and better things to come? It's hard to scale these businesses or even to replicate them.

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NYC Designers Team Up To Make Doing Good Look Better

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact

Read More: Architecture, Nonprofits, Wendy Goodman, Designyc, New York, Ed Schlossberg, Impact News

Starting this week, New York Magazine reported, a newly formed group of do-gooder designers are launching a project to lend worthy social projects som...

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The Story of CAN-DO: Enough Is Enough

Eric Klein | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Refugee Camps, Relief, Disaster Relief, Tsunami, Volunteering, Sri Lanka, Nonprofits, Southeast Asia, Aid, Rebuilding, Donations, Fundraising, Accountability, Can-Do, Impact News

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.

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Seven Ways Technology Can Change the World

Akhtar Badshah | Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact

Read More: Competition, Ngo, Contest, Windows 7, Microsoft, Non-Profits, Nonprofits, Software, Technology, Impact News

To celebrate the launch of Windows 7 tomorrow, Microsoft is launching a new online competition: 7 Ways to Change the World. We'll choose the best and give you, and a nonprofit, the resources to implement change.

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Recession Killing Nonprofits?

Max Lugavere | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Nonprofits, Current TV, Max and Jason, Current Exposed, Impact News

Jason and I stopped in to visit Douglas Caballero on Current Exposed to fill him in on our favorite charity causes and non-profits that need your help -- despite the economic downturn.

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Use Your Volunteer Time Wisely: Help Often, One Kid At A Time

Joel Arquillos | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact

Read More: Tutoring, Literacy, Education, Volunteering, Educational Reform, Nonprofits, Academics, 826 Valencia, Teachers, Workshops, Tutors, Students, Learning, Volunteerism, 826la, Impact News

What helps the young people we serve is one-on-one attention. If we're going to level the playing field for students attending public schools, it's essential for more volunteers to fill the gaps.

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Can People Still Afford to Care?

Richard Walden | Posted 10.10.2009 | World

Read More: Indonesia, Watchdog Groups, Economic Crisis, Nonprofits, Guidestar, Samoa, Relief Groups, The Philippines, Operation Usa, Asia Tsunami, Constitutional Rights Foundation, Charity Navigator, World News

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.

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Some of Us in New Jersey Are Sick and Tired of Being Pestered to Buy Things From Kids for Fundraisers

Joe Territo | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York

Read More: New Jersey Shopping, Lauren Bright, Nonprofits, Donations, Charities, New York News

Do you ever feel like way too many kid-oriented groups are shaking you down for way too much money?

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An Accidental Lesson in Responsibility

Michael Parrish DuDell | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Workforce, Snuggie, Ronald Reagan, Michael Moore, Sacrifice, Nonprofits, Capitalism: A Love Story, Bernard Madoff, Living News

The truth is the future of our society lies in the apathetic hands of my generation and the one below. And quite honestly that frightens me.

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Home Loans Brokered By Nonprofits Helped Fuel The Housing Crisis

The Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Jeff Horwitz and Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Federal Housing Administration, Fha, Ann Ashburn, Beazer Homes, Ameridream, Nonprofits, Home Loans, Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Business News

Before the housing boom got underway in the late 1990s, a California nonprofit group hatched an idea to help families who qualified for government-bac...

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At CGI and Beyond, World Leaders Say Girls Are the Key to Progress

Maria Eitel | Posted 11.30.2009 | World

Read More: Nonprofits, Clinton Global Initiative, Women, Nike Foundation, Global Economy, Girls, Cgi, World News

For the first time in its five-year history, CGI included a cross-cutting focus called "Investing in Girls and Women." Now this isn't a total win. That said, this is an enormous step in the right direction.

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Oprah Calls Women to Action This Thursday, 10/1

Posted 11.30.2009 | Impact

Read More: Adversity, Activists, Nicholas Kristoff, Women, Nonprofits, Call to Action, Oprah, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Impact News

This Thursday, October 1, don't miss Oprah as she embarks on an incredible hour of The Oprah Winfrey Show, featuring New York Times columnist Nicholas...

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The Road Ahead for New York City Nonprofits

Gordon Campbell | Posted 11.28.2009 | New York

Read More: United Way, Economic Crisis, Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofits, Non-Profits, United Way of NYC, Gordon Campbell, New York City, Philanthropy, Food Bank for New York City, New York News

The jobless rate is at a 16-year high and we are seeing an ever-increasing demand for basic human services nonprofits provide as families lose their health care or their homes.

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