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October 15, 2013

Charities Step Up When Government Shuts Down

Nonprofit organizations have long served a critical role in bridging the gaps between government services and public need. But what happens when government services stop almost entirely?

September 16, 2013

Giving is Good for Your Health

Giving isn't just good for others, it's good for you too. Studies show that charitable giving and volunteerism has positive effects on your physiological and psychological health.

July 16, 2013

Introducing #GivingTuesdayPHL

Local leaders and volunteers recognize the value of a national day of giving and bring #GivingTuesdayPHL to the Greater Philadelphia area.

June 21, 2013

What Giving USA’s Report Means for Charities

This week, Giving USA, released its annual report—the “gold standard” in philanthropy statistics. NPT hosted a Philadelphia-based event to discuss the findings.

May 21, 2013

Providing Relief for the Victims of the Oklahoma Tornadoes

May 20, 2013

Foundation offers an open online course in charitable giving

This summer, the Learning by Giving Foundation is offering a massive open online course. It's called “Giving With Purpose” and is designed for anyone interested in learning effective tips and strategies for charitable giving. The course will consist of six sessions, led by an accomplished professor.

April 22, 2013

Conspicuous Giving

A New York Times article titled “How Giving Became Cool” recently came across my desk. The author cites Ted Turner’s 1997 speech–in which he announced he would give away $1 billion–as a cultural turning point in modern philanthropy; a point at which it became “cool” for philanthropists to announce their gifts and publicly encourage others to do the same. But conspicuous giving is far from a recent trend.

March 26, 2013

IRA Rollover Extended Through 2013

Congress extends the individual retirement plan (IRA) charitable rollover through 2013, allowing eligible individuals to make tax-free distributions to charity directly from their IRA.

February 17, 2013

Red Cross Celebrates 150 Years

One hundred fifty years ago today, the International Committee for the Relief of Military Wounded was founded in Geneva, Switzerland. Today, it is known as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and is the largest humanitarian network in the world.

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