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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...

Happy Holidays and Thank you!

Happy Holidays! It’s been our privilege to serve you this year. We want to see you succeed – inspire and inform more supporters and use feedback to have...

Cheers to Charity: Helping Around the Holidays

Pine trees. Gilded glass ornaments. Big gold boxes wrapped with shiny red ribbons. The image of the holidays we have is one of people cozying up next to the...

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...

Top 5 Reasons for Joining in #GivingTuesday!

The holiday season is quickly approaching and soon we’ll be finding ourselves caught up in the shopping madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Thankfully,...

Wreaths Across America Strives to Honor Veterans Every Day

“To be killed in war is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not the worst that can happen… to be forgotten is the worse.” – Pierre Claeyssen An important yet...

5 Strategies for Choosing the Right Charity

David Bakke, a Money Crashers contributor, discusses strategies to save money and find ways to give back and make a difference. When it comes to choosing the right...

Get The Most Out of #GivingTuesday

#GivingTuesday is the brainchild of the 92nd Street Y, a nonprofits cultural and community center in New York. The idea is to inspire giving and help charities...

The Surprising Science of How To Be Happy By Spending Money

You can also read this article here on LinkedIn! Dan is on his way to work and pulls up to the coffeehouse down the street from his office. He orders a latte and a...

International Travel and Do-Good Opportunities

You can also read this article here on LinkedIn! Leave behind more from this summer than bad tan lines and stale cotton candy. Have an adventure and make a difference....

Top Volunteer Opportunities in Cleveland 2013

Want to volunteer or intern at a great Cleveland nonprofit? Whether you’re new to Cleveland, trying to change up your routine with some local charity work, or just want...

Making An Impact Makes Us Happy

Gandhi once said that, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” An interesting new study written about by UC...

Successful Charities Spend More, Study Shows

Donors to charities are often advised to give to an organization only if the money goes directly to program expenses, rather than to administrative ones. We want to...

Boston Marathon Bombings: Who to Give to

A week after the Boston Marathon explosions, our thoughts remain with those who were...

Top 10 Habits of Happy People

Are you making a New Year’s Resolution to be happier and healthier this year? We’ve got some tips for you to make 2013 your most successful year yet. Be...

12 Fun Ways to Celebrate 12/12/12

Today is 12/12/12, the century’s last sequential date. We’ve come up with some fun ways for you to celebrate this historic day! 1. Write a review of a...

Bill Gates Supports GreatNonprofits in Series on Innovation

We’re thrilled to share that GreatNonprofits has been recognized for our work in collecting community feedback by Bill Gates, visionary Microsoft founder and leading...

Top 10 Volunteer Opportunities in San Francisco in 2019

Want to volunteer or intern at a great San Francisco nonprofit? Whether you’re new to the city and want to learn about its charities, trying to change up your routine...