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Ted Hart speaks with Peter Fissinger, president and CEO of Campbell & Co., for a first look at the 2013 Giving USA Report on his Nonprofit Coach radio show.

October 13, 2009, USA TODAY — Even before TV's Stand Up to Cancer special raised more than $100 million for research with a star-studded, prime-time broadcast in September 2008, Hollywood and its leading charitable arm, the Entertainment Industry Foundation, were hunting for another major initiative to support.

July 30, 2009 —  tweetmyride is a Twitter-driven global charity campaign, created to raise money for 10 charities around the world in the lead up to Vancouver-based Australian, Gavin Romanis, participating in the international mountain bike race, La Ruta de los Conquistadores in Costa Rica from November 11-14, 2009  known as one of the toughest on the planet.

Menlo Park, Calif., July 7, 2009 — Community-based nonprofits and religious gay groups get top ratings in the GreatNonprofits 2009 Pride Choice Awards. Local LGBTQ nonprofits focusing on education, service, and advocacy received more positive ratings than large national nonprofits. Religious organizations, surprisingly, also made a strong showing in the list of winners.

May 26, 2009 — Consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and leading financial services company Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) today announced that their joint MoneyWi$e financial literacy partnership will provide a financial training seminar for community groups in Boston.

RESTON, VA, May 11, 2009 — .ORG, The Public Interest Registry (www.pir.org) announces the finalists of the first-ever NTC .ORG Ambassador Awards following the successful Nonprofit Technology Conference in San Francisco, CA. This award showcases the innovative and trend-setting ways .ORGs are using technology and social media to advance their mission, grow membership, and broaden awareness and visibility for their work and members. There were 4 finalists and 1 winner chosen among the many submissions received.