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Today Show Helps Rebuild Galveston, TX after Hurricane
This year The Today Show Lend a Hand program helped five great causes. Al Roker went on the road to help organizations around the country: A Chance for Children Foundation, Los Angeles, California Portland Parks Foundation, Portland, Oregon Help4G...
Amazing Grace: Favorite Nonprofit Video from the Salvation Army
This is such an awesome video. Reciting the familiar song lyrics, and putting them in the context of changed lives has a powerful impact....
Drive-in to your volunteer job (like it or not)
“AHHH! What to do? Too many volunteers - Nonprofits are overwhelmed, volunteers underwhelmed!” that was the teaser Chris Jarvis posted to Twitter. With a line like that I couldn’t help but follow the link he left. And his blog p...
Raleigh North Carolina Students on the Road to Washington DC Today
At 6:15 this morning the 5th grade students from Fuller GT Magnet Elementary hit the road for their trip to Washington DC. The students did fundraising last fall to be able to go on this trip. They had a movie night, sold donuts, and sold coupon bo...
Oscar Winning Documentary Profiles The Smile Train, a Charity that provides life changing surgeries for children
The Documentary category at the Oscars doesn’t often get much attention. However for me when I heard that the film, Smile Pinki: A real-world fairy tale, profiled international charity The Smile Train my ears perked up. Smile Pinki tells the r...
Inauguration Day Celebration for Everyone - The People’s Inaugural Ball
How will Obama’s Presidency impact nonprofits and the people they serve? Only time will tell. This story though starts this new era on a high note. Earl Stafford, businessman and philanthropist from Virginia, helped hundreds of “ordin...
In Honor of Martin Luther King, We Must Work
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. we set aside today as a holiday. While it is a historic day, it is not a time to look back with either the extremes of sentimentality or heated debate. It’s a time for appreciation, work and looking toward ...
Valentine’s Day Fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity
Chenango County Habitat for Humanity (NY) is currently building their fourth house in their area. Like many Habitat affiliates they raise funds to get the needed supplies to build the homes. Their biggest fundraiser each year is the Valentine’...
Christmas door ringers, Acts of Kindness and Oprah
A group of friends find Christmas joy in quietly giving to needy families in the Albuquerque area. They call it “a ding-dong dash” since they leave the gifts at the family’s door, knock, and then leave to remain anonymous. I̵...
Secret Santa Gives Away Thousands in Cash
Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus! An anonymous Secret Santa in Kansas City gives away hundreds of dollars to random people he meets during Christmastime. In the past he gave away one $100 bill at a time. This year though, because of the econ...
