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Top-Rated Scholarships & Student Financial Aid Nonprofits

If you are among the lucky ones, your college-bound senior has maintained a perfect GPA throughout high school and just aced the SATs. Or perhaps even more fortunate,...

“I Think We’re Redefining Philanthropy”

“We’re put here to create and change,” says Javon Brume, chairman of Denver African American Philanthropists. Watch him discuss two of the local programs that have...

“An Incredible Sense of Purpose”

Watch John Palter of SVP Dallas discuss the incredible sense of purpose he receives from giving back, especially his experience with First 3 Years, a nonprofit that...

Top-Rated Mental Health Nonprofits

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 1 in 5 adults in America—nearly 44 million—experience a mental illness in a given year. Furthermore, nearly...

Top-Rated Breast Cancer Nonprofits

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, regardless of race or ethnicity—about 1 in 8 U.S. women...

Tips for Donating Your Car

Getting tired of looking at that old car that’s just been taking up space in your garage or driveway for way too long now? Perhaps it’s because you treated yourself to...

Matching Gifts 101: What Donors Should Know

Did you know there’s a way to quickly, easily double a contribution you make to your favorite nonprofit organization? Yes, seriously! Thanks to the magic of matching...

Tips for Compassion

The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University School of Medicine was founded in 2008 with the explicit goal of promoting,...

5 Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Meaning

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. I’m still rounding up stray pine needles stuck in the rug and eating the few remaining arms and legs of broken gingerbread...

Top 5 Romantic Ways to Give Back

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, there’s no better time to show your local nonprofits some love. Want to make it a date? We’ve got some...

“I’ve Reconnected with a Part of Myself that I Forgot About”

Watch Full Circle Fund’s J. Scott Bryant discuss his experience with Not for Sale, whose mission is end modern-day slavery and human trafficking. Watch the...

Ways to Help Syrian Refugees

On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on immigration that banned travel from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Sudan, and Yemen for 90 days, as...

The Gift of Life

Still short on funds after the holidays and no time to volunteer? Luckily, you still have something very valuable to give, and it’s something that can literally mean...

“Giving Has Been Very Liberating to Me”

Watch SPIN co-founder Nneka McPhee discuss her experience with the Urban Leadership Foundation of Colorado, whose mission is to continuously improve the professional...

Every Little Bit Helps!

Simply being able to write a check for millions—or even billions—of dollars to help support issues you are passionate about would be wonderful, but it’s unfortunately...

“I Really Learned a Lot About What Makes Me Tick”

Looking for a new chapter after getting laid off in 2008, Dan Ross from Social Venture Partners Boston discovered Raising a Reader, which stresses the importance of...

“We Can Actually Have a Lot of Impact Together”

Bill Brownell from Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund discusses his experience with Vida Verde, which promotes educational equity by providing free, overnight,...

Start Earning Your 2017 Top-Rated Badge Today!

According to a study, the GreatNonprofits seal is the second most trusted ratings seal, after only the Better Business Bureau. In addition, 72 percent of people say...

Want to Live Longer? Volunteer

Now that we’re a couple weeks into 2017, it’s time to ask how your New Year’s resolutions are holding up—particularly if your goal is to be healthier than you were in...

Is This the Right Volunteer Opportunity for Me?

With the arrival of a new year often comes a renewed desire to give back and help others. And we applaud you if you’ve decided to do so by volunteering at a nonprofit....