charities

Mom & Dad

Moms with a cause: Advocating for children through World Vision

As a mom to two boys, Megan Lyons has become a mom with a cause through her work with World Vision, helping families and individuals...

Kids Activity Center

5 Ideas for Big Help projects

Taylor Swift may have scored The Big Help Award at last year's Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, but with a little inspiration, your...

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autism: Kiss my Asperger's

Trouble. You can make it. You can stir it. You can find it. You can get in it. You can keep out of it. You can cause it. You can...

Baby & Toddler

Moms with a cause: The moms of Cranio Care Bears

Both moms of children who suffered from Craniosynostosis, a condition where the plates of a newborn's skull fuse together too early,...

Career and Time Management

Fundraising's rising star

There's a new kid on the fundraising block and it is called Crowdrise. Crowdrise puts a fun spin on donating to your favorite cause,...

Child Development & Health

Moms with a cause: Sending dreams to Ghana

Kary Doerfler, mom to three teenagers and co-founder of Dreams for Orphans, discovered that she was a mom with a cause through her...

Wedding Planning

Celeb wedding registries: They're just like ours... sort of

We can’t help but be fascinated when we saw Kim Kardashian’s bridal registry at Geary’s in Beverly Hills and the glorious gifts that...

Mom & Dad

Moms with a cause: A vision for Haiti

With a vision that is as simple as "every mom having the opportunity to care for her child," Haiti Babi was born. Started by two...

Toys

Furry gifts with a cause

Stumped on what to get the kids on your holiday gift list? Consider buying these cuddly keepsakes that give back to important...

Christmas Holiday Tips

8 Ways to give back with food

This holiday season, amid the baking and shopping, make some time to do a good deed. Whether you opt to feed the hungry or send...

Family spending

Dash out and donate

With just a few weeks left this year, you may be trying to find somewhere to give a final donation to help boost your tax returns...

Food & Recipes

5 Food charities we love

The holidays bring out the best in all of us. This year, as you're looking for just the right cause to give to, consider these...

Arts & Culture

Charitable wines: Cheers for a cause

You don’t need a reason to drink wine, but if you must have one, how about the excuse that you have to drink charitably? Not only...

Arts & Culture

Leading celebrity philanthropists of 2012

It's always better to give than to receive. Right? These celebrity philanthropists know what we mean and that's what makes them the...

Environmental Awareness

Get Naked and give back

We know what you’re thinking, but relax, there’s no nudity required. Learn how you can help the men’s underwear line Naked build...

Parenting

The Spirit of Children: Fun and funding for hospitals

For typical kids, Halloween is all about picking out a costume, hitting the neighborhood with an empty plastic pumpkin and...

Community & Human Services

Celebrity giving: The real power

When we see celebrities involved in charities, some eyebrows raise and ask the classic question: is this all for their image? Before...

Health

Help give the gift of vision with Coastal.com

Give the gift of vision to someone in need by buying a pair of designer glasses on Coastal.com.

Arts & Culture

PictureHealing free photo sharing app benefits charity

If you’re a smartphone user, you probably have a photo-sharing app -- or two or three -- on your phone. Instagram, Flickr and Tumblr...

Animal Welfare

Cancer in pets: The warning signs

It’s been said that an "ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" -- this is true for our own health as well as our pets. But...

Arts & Culture

Recovery through creativity

One in five Americans experience a mental health or substance use condition in any given year. Imagine one of those children or...