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How to Support Your Favorite Charity on a Budget

Charitable giving is more popular than ever. Donations reached $373.3 billion in 2015, according to a report from Giving USA, the highest total the group has recorded....

World Down Syndrome Day

Since 2006, March 21 has been set aside for World Down Syndrome Day to help raise global awareness about the condition. According to Down Syndrome International, the...

National Single Parent Day

If you have children, you know just how difficult it is to raise them even with the other parent actively involved in their lives. Unfortunately, not every parent can...

“It’s an Extension of My Beliefs”

Watch Full Circle Fund’s Nakeyshia Kendall discuss the organization’s work with Mills Teachers Scholars, whose mission is to help teachers grow in their...

Simple Guide to Measuring Nonprofit Digital Impact

Originally posted on Whole Whale -Measuring Digital Impact Impact. This topic is daunting for anyone working in the charity and social impact world. There are multiple...

Family-Friendly St. Patrick’s Day Activities

St. Patrick’s Day has certainly earned its reputation as a hard-partying holiday, and the beer will flow even more since it falls on a Friday this year. But if you have...

A St. Patrick’s Day Reminder

St. Patrick’s Day is once again upon us, which of course means parades, rivers and fountains dyed bright green, and wearing that green clothing from the back of the...

Top-Rated Homelessness Nonprofits

It’s easy to not think too much about homelessness if you don’t witness it on a daily basis, but the numbers are frightening: According to the National Alliance to End...

The Basics of Google Analytics

Originally posted on Whole Whale -Google Analytics Basics Did you know that 4 out of 5 Americans zone out when people talk about Google Analytics?…No they don’t, but...

“I See Needs, and I Feel Honored to Be Able to Contribute”

There aren’t nearly enough high school girls of color moving on to college and then careers in STEM. Watch Dawn Trudeau of SVP Seattle’s efforts to change...

“It Just Feels Very Meaningful to Me”

Watch Full Circle Fund’s Rob Trice discuss Kitchen Table Advisors, a project of the Trust for Conservation Innovation that ensures strong regional food systems by...

International Women’s Day

March 8 is International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action...

Top-Rated Ovarian Cancer Nonprofits

Ovarian cancer is often called the silent killer because its symptoms—swollen or bloated abdomen, chronic pain in the abdomen or pelvis, and feeling full or...

“Giving Makes Me Feel Like a Person of Worth”

Watch SVP Sacramento’s Elfrena Foord discuss why Sierra Forever Families, an organization that seeks to transform the lives of children in foster care by building and...

“It’s Like the Best Feeling Ever”

Watch the Sisterhood of Philanthropists Impacting Needs’ Keya Willis discuss why giving to the Gathering Place, which assists women, children, and transgender...

Top-Rated Cat Protection & Welfare Nonprofits

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) estimates that between 30 and 37 percent of all U.S. households have a cat, between 74 and 96...

“Everyone Can Do Something”

Watch Full Circle Fund’s Steven Lurie discuss Run for Teachers, a 5K race in San Francisco he established in memory of his deceased sister that benefits...

“It’s Been a Real Blessing”

Watch SVP Sacramento’s Monique Brown discuss the enjoyment she’s received from being able to work alongside her children in SVP Kids, a program that allows partners’...

“You Can Really Accelerate the Momentum of Bigger and Bigger Things”

As an entrepreneur, Full Circle Fund’s Gene Wang likes to invest in “big ideas, big things, big dreams.” But what inspires him to give, and what does he find...

“Giving Makes Me Feel Good About Myself”

Watch Michael Spiegelman from Full Circle Fund discuss his experience with Oasis for Girls, a program of the Tides Foundation, after his donation prompted a phone call...