Years of research have proven that volunteering increases emotional health, decreases stress and depression, and can actually help reduce aging. It seems volunteering is good for the giver too.

Many people believe that they must open their wallets in order to be charitable. You don’t – you simply need to open your heart.

Hugh Jackman has charitable organizations scrambling to convince him that they deserve to receive his $100,000 donation that he announced on his Twitter page. If charities want a chance at that donation, or the chance to grow their donor base, they better get up to speed on social networks.

The Yahoo-powered “Good Search” search engine makes a charitable donation of your choice just for searching the Internet. If you’re going to do it anyway, why not make a difference while browsing around?

When you donate to a charity, or forward an e-mail requesting charitable help, you want to be sure that it is legitimate. Read on for tips how to avoid charity fraud and scams.

Princeton professor Peter Singer explains how individuals who are not tragically poor have the power to save the lives of those who are in his latest book, “The Life You Can Save.” He even argues that we have more than the power to do so, but the responsibility as well.

For the first time in history, people across the globe can participate in one world-wide election to show their support for Mother Earth. Turn your lights off for “Earth Hour 2009” and you’ll be voting “yes” for the Earth with the flick of your switch.

Will President Obama's planned reduction in the charitable tax deduction for wealthy people decrease overall charitable giving? Some say “Yes." He says, "No."

There’s an awful lot of money being tossed around these days. The latest, the $165 million in bonuses for failed company AIG, could feed 3 million hungry children for an entire year!

The national debate about the tragic abuse of R&B star Rihanna at the hands of her boyfriend Chris Brown continues. Meanwhile, charitable organizations that focus on domestic violence prevention are weighing in on the matter.