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Miss Manners: Granddaughter is one tough cookie seller
Diabetic grandma bought them last year, explaining she couldn’t eat them — then was hit up again this year.
Pawn shop may sell McKinley wife's tiara to museum
The McKinley Presidential Library and Museum in northeast Ohio is hurriedly fundraising in hopes of buying a tiara that once belonged to President William McKinley’s wife.
Rabbis shave heads for a cause
Prompted by the death of a colleague’s son, more than 50 rabbis shaved their heads Tuesday (April 1) to raise money for pediatric cancer research.
Beach Bags program for Va. needy kids needs goods
Maximus and Matthew Parks are too young to help with bills that have piled up since their mom got sick and lost her eyesight. But the Larkspur seventh-graders do have one trick up their sleeve.
Philanthropy with a wallop
Fueled by charity, Children’s National hospital in Washington is making medical marvels into reality.
Pistons focus on past, not present, at fundraiser
Several members of the Detroit Pistons’ first two championship teams gathered Thursday for a fundraiser, but the man who still works for the team kept a low profile.
Willa Cather Center planned for Nebraska hometown
A new National Willa Cather Center that will include a museum and public archive is being planned for the celebrated author’s Nebraska hometown of Red Cloud.
Speed up to 94 singled out in actor's deadly crash
“Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker and friend Roger Rodas were going up to 94 mph in a 45 mph zone in a Porsche with two 9-year-old tires when they lost control, hit a light pole and died immediately when the car burst into flames, according to a new investigation of the November accident.
Masters field nearing completion
The Texas Open is the last chance for players to crack the top 50 in the world ranking and earn a spot in the Masters.
Nicky Goren named new leader of Meyer Foundation
Goren has had a career in government and grantmaking.
One winning lottery ticket sold at Lady’s Liquor in La Plata
A winning ticket for the $414 million Mega Millions jackpot was sold in Maryland, another in Florida.
D.C.’s billionaires and their philanthropy
It’s tough to know how much the area’s richest folks give away, because much of the philanthropy is undisclosed.
How much do Washington’s billionaires give away?
Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein leads the list of public donors.
Nonprofit hosts its first ‘earnings call’
GuideStar wants to ‘walk the walk’ in nonprofit transparency.
Superheroes take to the streets of Boston for charity run
Among the groups that benefit is a nonprofit that honors a boy killed in last year’s marathon bombings.
New rules for federal giving worry some charity executives
Process for making regulations frustrates leaders of groups reliant on donations from government workers.
Nonprofit hosts its first ‘earnings call’
GuideStar wants to ‘walk the walk’ in nonprofit transparency.
LinkedIn adds volunteer matching feature
New search database allows members to find pro bono opportunities for favorite causes.
Move over Black Friday; it’s time for Giving Tuesday
The day is measuring up to be the Black Friday and Cyber Monday of philanthropy.
The seven worst ways to give to charity during the holidays
Are you making these well-intentioned mistakes?
Going ‘where other philanthropists can’t’
Son of billionaire Warren Buffett aims to shake up philanthropy. But is his charge to local businesses too lofty?
Commentary: Why I traded a gala gown for cold concrete
A real estate executive rethinks philanthropy by going homeless and wants business leaders to join her.
Film Festival puts philanthropy on the big screen
The mission is to use storytelling as a means to feed the homeless and rebuild communities devastated by natural disasters and back other socially minded causes.
Businesses donate cash to charities strangled by shutdown
Capital One, for example,gave a $250,000 donation to return to work the furloughed staff of the Latin American Youth Center.
Volunteer charity files for bankruptcy
HandsOn Greater DC Cares organized large-scale projects such as the 9/11 Day of Service
How crunching big data can save a child
It cost LAYC more than $1 million over seven years to hire the right brains to corral and crunch the mounds of data necessary to design a program that can help a troubled young person live a successful and self-sufficient life.
Help for social startups
Social entrepreneurs — people pursuing solutions to social problems —are turning to groups such as DC Social Innovation Project for funding and pro bono support. It’s a structure that borrows a page from the incubators and accelerators that have traditionally focused on the tech scene.
Wal-Mart unsure if wage proposal in D.C. will affect its giving
Nina Albert, who heads the community relations arm of Wal-Mart for this region, said she was unsure of the impacts of the proposed ‘super-minimum’ wage in the District.
Nonprofit Roundtable’s new leader ‘more soup than salad’
Diana Leon-Taylor favors blended teams over fragmented coexistence as she works to bring people together.
Nonprofits go all out for ‘Do More 24’ campaign
The 24-hour campaign, organized by the United Way of the National Capital Area, is urging donors to go online to contribute at least $10 to their favorite charity.
Nonprofits honored for best practices
As the Center for Nonprofit Advancement hosts its Excellence in Nonprofit Management award, in partnership with The Washington Post, here is a look at some of best practices put in place by the charities selected as finalists.
GWU students help small groups raise money
Crowdvance recently won first place in a business plan competition for college students from around the world.
Charity week ahead
The Foundation Fighting Blindness is A nonprofit dedicated to sight-saving retinal research.
Fire department accepts car donation, and then destroys it
Volkswagen recently donated three new Passats to the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company for rescue training, and how did the firefighters show their gratitude?
High school girls ‘say yes to the prom dress’
Discovery brought 40 girls to its headquarters to select from 800 dresses donated by staffers and Women in Cable Telecommunications members.
An ‘American Idol’ experience to compete for scholarships
Ten high school students from around the District plan to compete in a talent contest at the Kennedy Center to win a $10,000 college scholarship.
African American millennials seek to define ‘young, black philanthropy’
Ebonie Johnson Cooper is looking to redefine the modern philanthropist.
NJVC supports military community beyond its corporate mission
In 2012, NJVC and its employees raised $50,000 for its national philanthropic partner, USO.
Masked ball raises $370K for scholarships
The United Negro College Fund recently held its first local gala in almost 10 years.
Amway campaign helps children
Since 2003, the company has given $190 million in donations and in-kind services to children’s causes and 2.7 million volunteer hours.
Melwood CEO takes over as possible sequestration-related cuts loom
Carol Ann DeSantis’s career has taken her through media, health care, government, business and philanthropy.
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Interactive by Nathaniel V. Kelso and Katharine Jarmul -- The Washington Post. Created December 17, 2008.
