On Sunday, November 18th, Chicke Fitzgerald interviewed the “king of publishing” live from the Miami Book Fair International.  The interview centers on James Patterson’s work with kids and instilling a lifelong love of reading. From his James Patterson Pageturner Awards to his website ReadKiddoRead.com to his regular donations of thousands of books to troops overseas. […]

Erin McHugh had spent many years doing her share of community work, before the minutiae of daily life eventually kept her too busy for those higher impulses. Then one day she learned a distant relative was actually going to be canonized. Was this a sign to reevaluate her priorities? What followed next was Erin’s wish […]

We have so much to be thankful for this year. Our dream of making a difference by helping other’s make a difference became a reality this year.  And we simply couldn’t have made it happen without your help. Together, we’ve built a powerful collection of philanthropic resources and begun to spread the word to people […]

Life has an interesting way of reminding us about what is really important. I was set down one of these paths recently when one of my daughters moved abroad with her fiancé.  I can still remember the excitement and nervousness as we saw them off at the airport.  Leaving on a Saturday evening flight, they […]

More than $300 billion in the U.S. alone is donated annually to nonprofits, and the number of private foundations has doubled in the last two decades as community foundation numbers have tripled. But experts question whether the billions backed by good intentions have made the most possible difference or effectively solved problems. If donors want […]