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SPLC report: Extremist propaganda is distorting the debate over the Common Core State Standards

May 12, 2014

The fierce grassroots campaign threatening to derail the Common Core State Standards is being fueled by far-right propaganda that relies heavily on distortions, outright falsehoods…

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Take Action This Week On Behalf of 15 Million with Food Allergies!

May 12, 2014

Earlier this month, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) announced the expansion of Food Allergy Awareness Week by declaring the entire month of May as Food Allergy Action Month,…

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The World’s Most Important Dinner Party is May 17th

May 9, 2014

Join A Wider Circle Saturday night, May 17th for their annual dinner theatre event, The Big 33: The World’s Most Important Dinner Party.  It is…

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World Ovarian Cancer Day is May 8th

May 7, 2014

We all have women in our lives who we love and cherish: our mothers, our daughters, our sisters, our friends. Every woman in the world…

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Keeping Families Safe this Mother’s Day

May 6, 2014

For mothers, nothing is more important than keeping their families safe. That’s why just in time for Mother’s Day, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is…

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‘I Have A Dream’ Foundation Taps Porterfield for Lifetime Achievement Award

May 5, 2014

By Kevin Burke His national leadership calling on higher education to improve college access and opportunity for high-achieving students from underserved populations recently has earned…

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How to Celebrate Food Allergy Action Month This May With FARE

May 1, 2014

This year FARE is expanding Food Allergy Awareness Week by declaring the entire month of May as Food Allergy Action Month – a time to…

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Unite to Fight Pet Cancer With Morris Animal Foundation’s Pet Cancer Information Kit

May 1, 2014

Do you know what the top 10 warning signs of cancer in dogs is? How about for cats? Every pet deserves a long, healthy life.…

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Empowering Movements for Global Education Reform

May 1, 2014

By Wendy Kopp Some time ago, I attended a gathering of social entrepreneurs who went around and around debating whether attaining significant scale was important, or whether social…

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Book Shelf: Dress for Success’ “Threads”

April 30, 2014

We usually reserve the Dress for Success Blog to tout the accomplishments, advice and stories of others, but we are so incredibly proud about our…

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Finding Hope Together: In Celebration of World Autism Day

April 30, 2014

How many of us are raising or know a child with autism? Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a brain disorder that is characterized by difficulties…

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Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Opportunity Funding Corporation Announces Winners of 2014 HBCU Business Plan Competition

April 29, 2014

Washington, DC – (April 14, 2014) The Opportunity Funding Corporation (OFC), a division of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, selected the winners of its 2014…

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