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(Press release, April 14, 2015) — Independent Sector announces that the 2014 estimate for the value of a volunteer hour is $23.07—a 52-cent increase from 2013, up 2.3 percent from the previous year.

(Press release, April 15, 2015) — Abila, provider of software and services to nonprofits and associations, announced findings from its Donor Engagement Study - Aligning Nonprofit Strategy With Donor Preferences that explores donor engagement and where alignment and disconnect exist between donors and nonprofit organizations. The study also includes engagement preferences across four generations of donors: Matures (70 or older), Boomers (51-69), Generation Xers (35-50), and Millennials (18-34).

Eli Manning has already accomplished everything he possibly could dream of on the football field—two Super Bowl championships, a few trips to the Pro Bowl and a spot forever etched in New York sports history. Now, he is being recognized for his pursuits off the field as well.

Forget about being named a top 10 quarterback—Manning was recognized as one of the New York Observer's Top 20 Philanthropists Under 40, honoring the people who leverage their fame and fortune to benefit society.

A recent analysis of IRS data from 2006 to 2012 by the Chronicle of Philanthropy found that...

Giving for causes benefiting black males more than doubled from 2010 to 2012, according to a new report.

"Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys," released today by the Foundation Center and the Campaign for Black Male Achievement, explores grant-making trends for major foundations from 2003 to 2012. In 2012, the latest year for which the data were available, 98 foundations made grants totaling $64.6 million specifically designed to benefit black men and boys, up from $40.4 million in 2011 and $28.6 million in 2010.

Grants to charities that help ethnic minority males and economically disadvantaged males also...

Wycliffe Bible Translators USA, Orlando, Fla., has been identified as a GuideStar Exchange Gold-level participant in recognition of Wycliffe's commitment to data transparency, the organization announced.

NonProfit PRO is pleased to welcome the American Cancer Society's Tarsha Calloway, director of executive engagement and integration, to the NonProfit PRO Leadership Conference. Calloway will join Larry C Johnson, philanthropy coach, speaker, author and founder of The Eight Principles; Richard Rumsey, vice president of development and communications at Project HOPE; Tracy-Elizabeth Clay, senior vice president, legal affairs, general counsel and board secretary of Teach for America; and Paul Bellantone, president and CEO of Promotional Products Association International as a presenter at the conference.

Hillary Clinton on Sunday resigned from the board of the Clinton Foundation to focus on her just-launched presidential campaign, POLITICO has learned.

Clinton announced her resignation in an email to the foundation's employees Sunday afternoon, not long after launching her presidential campaign with a digital media blitz.

"While I have cherished my time serving on the board and engaging in the day-to-day work of the Foundation, in order to devote myself to this new, all-encompassing endeavor, I have resigned from the Board of Directors effective today," she wrote in an email obtained by POLITICO.

Recent tweets on nonprofit technology (#nptech).

In what should be a ringing alarm for nonprofit boards across the country long accustomed to minimal scrutiny or accountability, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York has signaled that the laissez-faire approach to nonprofit governance is over.

Mr. Schneiderman's office has sent letters to the board members of Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, the prestigious college founded in Manhattan in 1859 by the philanthropist Peter Cooper on the premise that it be "open and free to all." Last year, after the school said it faced financial ruin otherwise, it began charging tuition.

I haven't donated in a while to this charity but after doing the online survey, it made me want to go and donate. Did they do that on purpose?