http://familieswithoutfathers.org/blog www.FamiliesWithoutFathers.org Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:18:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Glad to back blogging again for Families Without Fathers.  It's been far too long without having any posts!  So, to keep you all abreast of items... over the past few months, we've been working on our expansion plans (both in terms of services and those who we help).  More to ... http://familieswithoutfathers.org/blog/2008/06/11/gone-for-too-long/ Hello to all... First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere apologies for any spam that you may have received from 'anyname'@FamiliesWithoutFathers.org.  On December 17, someone hacked into our Yahoo! mail server and has been using our domain as a spam-botnet.  We are working with Yahoo! to fix ... http://familieswithoutfathers.org/blog/2007/12/18/our-aplogies-the-spam-is-not-from-us/ In case you didn't know, September is "Life Insurance Awareness Month."  Without question, having life insurance can make a substantial difference in helping families who have lost their fathers.  There are multiple life insurance solutions out there, and we invite you to take some time out to do some research ... http://familieswithoutfathers.org/blog/2007/09/27/september-life-insurance-awareness-month/ I'm pleased, no... thrilled to be stating that Families Without Fathers has finally (nearly 10 months in the making) received the much coveted IRS 501(c)3 approval.  This now means that Families Without Fathers is elligible to apply for Federal grants, foundation funds, corporate philanthropy programs, etc.  Most importantly, this means ... http://familieswithoutfathers.org/blog/2007/09/12/governance-update-501c3/ Recently, we received a request from a mother in need whose husband died at work in a construction accident.  This illustrates the fact that substantial risks are inherent in many  common work/job environments that we simply don't think about while we sit in the safety of our cubicles in our ... http://familieswithoutfathers.org/blog/2007/09/07/six-most-deadly-jobs/ In the non-profit community, there are many options for those who wish to donate used vehicles to benefit their favorite charity.  After careful consideration, Families Without Fathers is pleased to announce that it is teaming with the Center for Car Donations as it's exclusive industry provider for this service.  Unlike ... http://familieswithoutfathers.org/blog/2007/06/25/car-donations-the-easy-way/ More good news here... We have teamed up with Invite for Good, http://www.inviteforgood.com/hm.jhtml, which is a FREE online invitation tool for events and parties, with option of adding Charitable Gift Registry to the invitation. So now when you're planning a get together, party or other social event where you'd like to ... http://familieswithoutfathers.org/blog/2007/05/18/invite-for-good/ News for today... we've teamed up with an exciting search engine, SearchGive.com, that helps non-profits.  Every time you conduct a search through their site (under Families Without Fathers), our organization benefits.  So, please add this to your "bookmarks" and use it for all your searches... http://www.searchgive.com/charity/Families_Without_Fathers I spoke with one of ... http://familieswithoutfathers.org/blog/2007/05/16/searchgive-searching-that-benefits-us-all/ In Yahoo! news today: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070303/ap_on_re_us/families_of_the_fallen an article talks about how the "Military faces growing ranks of bereaved." One chilling statistic: Of the 3,350 Americans who died in Iraq and Afghanistan through early January, 1,586 of them — 47.3 percent — were married. Those fallen warriors left behind 1,954 children, according to ... http://familieswithoutfathers.org/blog/2007/03/04/what-about-the-others/ Well, it's inevitable that for non-profit organizations to succeed in their missions, they will have to embrace Web 2.0 as a platform for reaching the next-generation of 18-34 year olds.  Given that, one of our goals this year is to increase our exposure and reach into Web 2.0 vehicles, such ... http://familieswithoutfathers.org/blog/2007/03/04/squidoo-and-web-20/