Looking for a unique holiday card to delight your friends and family this year and raise money for a good cause? The Home for Little Wanderers' 2009 Holiday Card Program benefits at-risk children and families throughout The Home's 16 programs in Eastern Massachusetts. Each card features artwork by children who receive services from The Home. This year, six different designs are available. Cards are sold in packs of 20 and contain information about The Home's mission. The Holiday Card Prog… Continue

by Giving USA Foundation

(June 11, 2009) Charitable giving in the United States declined for the first time since 1987, reports the Giving USA Foundation, though total giving again broke the $300 billion mark.

In 2008, estimated overall charitable giving in the U.S. was $307.65 billion, which is a 5.7 percent drop from 2007, according to Giving USA in a report released this week. In 2007, giving totaled an estimated $314.07 billion. This marks the biggest decline in the history of this report,… Continue

How happy are you―really? If there’s room for improvement, try one of these suggestions.
By Gretchen Rubin

A few years ago, on a morning like any other, I had a sudden realization: I was in danger of wasting my life. As I stared out the rain-spattered window of a New York City bus, I saw that the years were slipping by.

"What do I want from life?" I asked myself. "Well...I want to be happy." I had many reasons to be happy: My husband was the tall, dark, handsome love of my… Continue

Should all nonprofits have a blog? Nope.

Can having a blog benefit your organization? Yup.

Below are eight benefits of having a nonprofit blog.

1. Blogs help provide quick, up to the minute news about your organization and cause.

If you've worked for a nonprofit, you know how painfully long it can take to put together a newsletter. Blog posts, on the other hand, can be written in 15-30 minutes. Not only can you share organizational news as it happens, you can also comment on how breaking new… Continue

If you can, please watch the attached video--it details how much children do NOT hear the smoke/fire alarms when they are sleeping.

Some friends of mine found this out a couple of months ago at a national conference for work. They tested it on the kids (during naptime, no less, not even at night)--and it proved true--the kids didn't budge an inch.

I have heard this is true for young children and even teens. They are just not yet wired to wake up for an alarm.

If you can't or don't have time t… Continue