Human Services & Domestic Aid

Celebrate Women’s History Month: Donate to a Top-Rated Charity

March 01, 2024

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Charitable Giving Via Your Cell Phone: Is the Convenience Wo...

Aug 01, 2010

Text messages have gotten a lot of attention this year as a fast and easy new way to donate money to charities. Given the growing popularity of giving via text, it is worthwhile to consider how text donations work and to think abo...

Text messages have gotten a lot of attention this year as a fast and easy new way to donate money to charities. Given the growing ...

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Easing the Pain of America's Economic Crisis: Great Opportun...

Apr 01, 2009

Not since the Great Depression of the 1930's has the economy wreaked such havoc on the lives of ordinary Americans. Some people who gave a year ago to charity are now asking for charity. Many charities are being squeezed...

Not since the Great Depression of the 1930's has the economy wreaked such havoc on the lives of ordinary Americans. Some people wh...

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Red Cross Uses Donations To Pay Fines

Aug 01, 2008

On April 8, the American Red Cross appointed its seventh CEO in seven years, according to the Washington Post. Gail J. McGovern, formerly a Harvard Business School professor and executive of AT&T and Fidelity Investments, face...

On April 8, the American Red Cross appointed its seventh CEO in seven years, according to the Washington Post. Gail J. McGovern, f...

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Daniel Borochoff's Testimony before the Subcommittee on Over...

Dec 13, 2005

Americans have responded quickly and generously with over $2.5 billion of charitable aid for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The American Institute of Philanthropy is pleased to report...

Americans have responded quickly and generously with over $2.5 billion of charitable aid for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rit...

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Know Your Red Crosses: Is the International Committee of the...

Aug 01, 2005

Many people think of the Red Cross as only one entity. There are actually three major types of Red Cross organizations included in the Red Cross Movement: the national Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red C...

Many people think of the Red Cross as only one entity. There are actually three major types of Red Cross organizations included in...

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Whoops! Gifts In Kind International Distributes $14.2 Millio...

Apr 01, 2005

According to an FBI search warrant and affidavit, Jeff Lowe posed as an employee of Citizens Opposed to Domestic Violence, a small, abused women's shelter in South Carolina, in order to obtain $14.2 million of goods intended...

According to an FBI search warrant and affidavit, Jeff Lowe posed as an employee of Citizens Opposed to Domestic Violence, a small...

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Are Charity Boards Asleep at the Wheel? Nonprofit Governance...

Apr 01, 2003

Confidence in nonprofit organizations is at the lowest level in two decades and one-third of Americans who are 57 or older have less confidence in nonprofit organizations over the last 2 years, according to a September 2002 survey...

Confidence in nonprofit organizations is at the lowest level in two decades and one-third of Americans who are 57 or older have le...

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Congressional Testimony on the Charities' Response to the Se...

Nov 08, 2001

Americans have been far too hazy when it comes to making charitable giving decisions and following-up on how charities are using their contributions. Charities are making it difficult for donors in their fundraising appeals...

Americans have been far too hazy when it comes to making charitable giving decisions and following-up on how charities are using t...

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Salvation Army Rates High on Finances but Low on Governance

Jul 01, 1998

After repeated requests from AIP, The Salvation Army has prepared consolidated audited financial statements of its 9,347 centers of operation that provide counseling, shelter and other assistance to...

After repeated requests from AIP, The Salvation Army has prepared consolidated audited financial statements of its 9,347 centers o...

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