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How One NFL Team Helps Strengthen Local Nonprofits

How One NFL Team Helps Strengthen Local Nonprofits

The Philadelphia Eagles football team changed its approach to philanthropy to better share its assets with nonprofits. 

Snacks Company Creates Foundation to Promote Kindness

Snacks Company Creates Foundation to Promote Kindness

The Kind Foundation is planning to give prizes of $100,000 and $500,000 to people who are making a difference in their communities.

U.S. Colleges Raise $40 Billion; Stanford Tops List at $1.6 Billion

U.S. Colleges Raise $40 Billion; Stanford Tops List at $1.6 Billion

Fundraising jumped by 7.6 percent over 2014, with nearly a third of all contributions going to the top 20 institutions.

How to Stay Within the Law in Election-Year Advocacy

With nearly a year of presidential-election activity ahead, it’s important to adhere to the guidelines governing nonprofit work and politics.  

How One Nonprofit Raised $10 Million for a ‘Quiet’ Disaster

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee used education, matching gifts, and a new fundraising campaign to raise money for Jews in Ukraine. It also got back in touch with lapsed donors and old friends.

How Social-Justice Nonprofits Can Defend Against Public-Relations Attacks and More

With election-year tensions building, nonprofits working on controversial public policy should prepare for vulnerabilities that could be exploited by opponents.

A Curated Guide to Budgeting Tools

Online guides, checklists, and interactive tools to help you create nonprofit budgets.

First Philanthropy Almanac Provides a Wealth of Facts and Data

The new resource, available in print and online, aims to provide a definitive overview of U.S. charity.

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Rev. Starsky Wilson: Ministering to the City

Equally at home navigating the halls of power and standing arm-in-arm with protesters, he is an influential voice for justice in St. Louis.

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Fagan Harris: Mobilizing the Young for Baltimore

After serving at the White House Council for Community Solutions, he returned to his hometown and helped found an organization that recruits young professionals to improve life in Baltimore.