A Can of ‘Nothing’ Supports Food Banks
Food banks are selling low-priced donation containers that supporters can use to solicit gifts.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Thank-You Note Prompts Unexpected Foundation Gift
After a nonprofit official thanked Bill Clinton for his speech to a fund-raising group, her organization was rewarded with money from his family’s foundation.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
A Tour of America’s Thrift Stores Puts the Spotlight on Giving
Goodwill is sponsoring a photojournalist’s cross-country tour to highlight the role of thrift stores in helping communities and saving the environment. Plus watch a video taken along the tour.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Mission Possible: Jumping Off a Building for a Cause
Nonprofits are raising thousands of dollars from a new endurance event.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Japan’s Red Cross Gets Donations From Vending Machines
People in Japan can give directly by putting money in a vending machines or buy a drink that will benefit the charity.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Charities Use Amazon’s Wish List for Needed Goods
Donors say they appreciate the ease of using the service. What’s more, they know exactly what their money paid for.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
Homelessness Group Appeals to Big Donors
Union Rescue Mission borrowed an idea from business and sent a prospectus, showing its accomplishments and challenges, to its 50 top donors.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
A Video Project Raises $75,000 in a Month
Volunteers of America is training its leaders and staff members to raise private money as government money becomes more uncertain.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor
A New Spin on Auctions Yields Dividends
Lutheran Social Service’s Minnesota chapter asked donors to “bid” their donations to pay for the organization’s work at an event that raised more than twice as much as a traditional auction last year.
By Raymund Flandez
Contributor