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"Citizen You: Doing Your Part to Change The World"

**A primer and website on designing corporate volunteer programs by Jonathan M. Tish


"How to Match Companies and Causes

New York Times, Autust, 29, 2010 Jobs section, Career Couch, Eileen Zimmerman, author Discusses designing corporate volunteer programs


American Express Members Project

Online initiative through which American Express empowers the public to generate support - both in the form of awareness and fundraising - for various organizations. All information and communication is through Facebook.


American Institute of Philanthropy - Charity Watch

CharityWatch seeks to improve the effectiveness of charitable giving by providing donors with the information they need to make wise giving decisions.


AOL Impact

"AOL Impact is a daily introduction of causes close to our heart. We connect people with charities, make it easy to get involved, and share the missions of organizations simply doing amazing things." from website


Bead For Life

** BeadforLife creates sustainable opportunities for women to lift their families out of extreme poverty by connecting people worldwide in a circle of exchange that enriches everyone.


Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance

Provides an evauation of charities and soliciting organizations.


CNN Heroes

CNN honors those who are seen by others as giving back to their communities.


Common Cents

We are an educational, not-for-profit organization, which specializes in creating and managing service-learning programs for young people. Our most popular and best known program is the Penny Harvest, the largest child philanthropy program in the United S ...


Common Impact

Helps link businesses with nonprofits for collaboration.


Cookies for Kids' Cancer

Cookies for Kids' Cancer is committed to raising funds to support research for new and improved therapies for pediatric cancer by giving people a simple way to get involved.


crowdrise.com

A site that helps organizations garner donations and also allows donors to give online "If you don't give back no one will like you!"


Do Something

***Check out this site for great descriptions of lots of projects that young people are involved with.


DRA Dancers Resposding with Action

Dancers organization that raises funds via dance events for HIV/AIDS support.


Foundation Center

Supporta a extensive database for grantwriters to Founddations. Offers online guidance to granwriters.


Galvanizing Philanthropy

by Susan Wolf Ditkoff and Susan J. Colby Harvard Business Review reprint R0911K


Give your coupons to food banks

Every little act counts. We heard a story of an infirmed woman who was almost totally confined to her home. She wanted to do something good so she collected shopping coupons and had them delivered to her local food bank.


Global Colors

Global Colors aids in the development of grassroots campaigns using local ingenuity and resources to accomplish very specific goals. Our projects are geared towards creating immediate change - while teaching individuals, families, and travelers how to do ...


Guide Star

a site that shows evaluative data on the workings of various charities Also give advice for fundraising.


I Do Foundation

'Every time you make a shopping purchase through the I Do Foundation, a donation is raised for your selected charitable organization. Listed stores have agreed to pay a percentage of all purchases made by couples and guests referred through our site, whic ...


igive.com

Shop online to help your favortie cause.


Just Give

A guide to charities that they recommend.


Network for Good

*"Network for Good. We make it as easy to donate and volunteer online and we make it simple and affordable for all nonprofits, of any size, to recruit donors and volunteers via the Internet. "(from website)


Nonprofit and Philanthropic Organization Resource Guide

A guide to non-profits and Grants from the Mildred F. Sawyer Library of Suffolk University.


NOZA

A private company that houses the world's "largest" database for Charitable donations.


The Hewlett Foundation

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has been making grants since 1967 to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world.