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Seven Gifts That Keep on Giving This Holiday Season

by Andy Talajkowksi ‘Tis the season to give, not only to your family and friends, but also to the causes you care most about. Giving Tuesday is just around the corner,...

Six Nonprofits to Support During National Native American Heritage Month

By Andy Talajkowski As we enter into November, which has been declared National Native American Heritage Month, we need to think about how we choose to view our history...

The LGBTQ Rights Movement is Far From Over

by Andy Talajkowski Legal protections for LGBTQ people in the United States have been threatened both on a state and federal level in recent months. “Religious freedom”...

How to Respond to (Another) Most Deadly Mass Shooting

By Andy Talajkowski On Sunday, 58 people were killed and 500 were injured in the deadliest mass shooting in the United States. The worst mass shooting before that night...

Once Again, We’re Counting on Nonprofits

Or rather, nonprofits can help count us In today’s political climate, it often seems like some people count a lot more than others—and many seemingly don’t count...

9 Organizations Making Progress Towards Gun Control

You have the power to prevent shootings, and deaths due to gun violence. Donate to these 9 organizations working toward the prevention of gun violence in the United...

McDonalds, Costco and Macy’s—Largest US Employers Provide Most Generous Donations

With only a few more weeks before the end of 2014, we encourage nonprofits and individuals to take advantage ofthe billions of dollars in employer matching funds...

#GivingTuesday is Here! …Now What?

So the day we’ve all been waiting for is here! #GivingTuesday – a national movement and brainchild of the 92nd Street Y– The idea is to create a daylong national...

Give Kids The World, a 2013 Top-Rated Winner, Leverages Social Media to Spread the Love

Amid Central Florida attractions such as Walt Disney World and SeaWorld lies Give Kids The World Village, a 70-acre nonprofit storybook resort that hosts children with...

About the 2014 Top-Rated Awards

Top Rated Awards: Coming April, 2014 The GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Awards has been running since 2009. Think of the program like a people’s choice awards where...

Spring Cleaning for Social Good!

Four Ways Your Spring Cleaning Can Be Used For Social Good. Housebound by bad weather? Why not do a little pre-emptive spring cleaning. Start small; maybe you have a...

2014 Golden Globe Nominees: Celebrities and The Causes They Care About

As the Hollywood awards season begins to rev up, all eyes are front and center on the celebrities who will be strutting their stuff at the Golden Globes. Celebrities...

Resolve To Do Good

For many of us, ushering in a new year means a chance to transform aspects of our lives. We do that by resolving to do things – lose weight, quit a bad habit, increase...

This Giving Season, Find a Worthy Charity with Online Reviews

Redwood Shores, Calif. – GreatNonprofits, the largest nonprofit review site (think Yelp for nonprofits), lets people quickly find charities doing the most good,...

Over $200k Awarded From Crowdrise Holiday Challenge

By Craig Newmark: contributing writer and founder of Craigslist. Hey, I’ve teamed up with CrowdRise and the Huffington Post to host a Holiday Challenge over on...

How To Help — And Not To Help — The Philippines

The enormity of the human tragedy and pain caused by Typhoon Haiyan is splashed across every news site and TV. As we think about how we can help, there are several...

Give Hope & Joy this Holiday Season!

By contributing writer Amanda Howard, and Brad Jamison, contributing writer and founder of Good Citizen, Christmas time is often called “the most wonderful time of the...

Give Wisely This Season of Giving!

GreatNonprofits Publishes 2013 Top-Rated Charity List This Season of Giving when most Americans donate and volunteer for nonprofits, GreatNonprofits, the largest...

Help Victims of Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan has left millions of families and children in need in the Philippines. As many as 2.5 million people require assistance. In this video, the Governor of...

Raising a Compassionate Child In the Age of Entitlement

You can also read this article here on LinkedIn! Imagine this: your seventeen-year-old daughter is texting her friend on her flip phone. She’s had this phone since...