America is a selfless nation. In fact, it ranked second overall in 2015’s World Giving Index and in the top 10 for two of the three charitable-giving behaviors that are tracked by the index.Read More

In a nutshell, 47 percent of small businesses (SMBs) or small-business owners (SBOs) plan to give more to charity this year, 49 percent plan to donate the same amount, and 90% of donations are to support local causes.Read More

Innovations in technology are helping companies to maintain their corporate social responsibility commitments, according to a survey by BBC. CSR is the division in companies that protect the environment, help poor people around the world, and be responsible for the planet where people live. More and more corporations see the value in having CSR commitments. Customers...Read More

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From top-notch schools to groups like Heifer International, charities want the same thing from baby boomers that they wanted from your parents and grandparents: money. The trouble is figuring out how to get it. There’s gold in them thar boomers, but how do you mine it?Read More

Millennials have quietly surpassed Generation X to become the largest demographic group in the U.S. workforce. Today, millennials — adults ages 18-34 in 2015 — make up more than 33 percent of all employees. Yet, despite this impressive takeover, according to Deloitte’s 2016 Millennial Survey, one in four millennials said that if given the choice...Read More

More Americans are opening up their wallets to give to their favorite causes, but the economic turmoil over the last 10 years has taken its toll.Read More

Giving is truly better than receiving, especially when your generosity can provide income tax benefits.Read More

We usually cannot assess the importance of various moments in our lives until many years have passed and we able to look back at those inflection points. I found my direction in life from my grandfather, but didn’t realize it until he was gone.Read More

Four years ago, a New York cultural center founded in 1874 began promoting a clever way to encourage people to donate to nonprofit charitable causes. It was called #GivingTuesday, designed to connect donors to charities through social media on the day after the ubiquitous promotions for Cyber Monday online retail sales. The idea worked. Last...Read More