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Lynn and Dutch: Courageous Friends, Precious Souls

April 29, 2014

Dutch’s selfless service when caring for Lynn Hertel is inspiring. He knows when she needs to take her medicine, when she will fall ill and…

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Stories from the field: Alabama’s school ‘choice’ law offers no real choice for many disadvantaged children

April 23, 2014

Source: Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)   By Kristen Anderson   When I accepted a position as a community outreach advocate with the Southern Poverty…

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Stories from the field: SPLC ensures Head Start opportunities for Latino children in Louisiana

April 23, 2014

Source: Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) By Jennifer Coco As a parent, Maria* believed it was important for her 2-year-old daughter, Cristina, to attend Head…

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“Any Cause, Anytime, Anywhere” – That’s What DoSomething.org’s New Website Delivers

April 18, 2014

Have you visited the DoSomething.org website recently?  They just launche a new website design and here’s what their CEO, Nancy Lublin, had to say about…

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Employee Engagement That Works: HP and Good360 Product Giving Program

April 1, 2014

By Tara Laskowski, Good360 After a beloved teacher at a local school district passed away, nearly 100 Hewlett Packard employees pooled their money together and…

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Engaged Giving: American Express’s 20 Years of Philanthropic and Volunteer Support of JA New York

April 1, 2014

April is Youth Financial Literacy Month.  So it’s only fitting that we feature a partnership between world-renowned financial industry leader, American Express and a nonprofit…

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I Have a Dream Foundation will launch fourth Dreamer class in April

March 26, 2014

By Whitney Bryen As one class of Longmont “Dreamers” prepares to graduate this spring, another is just getting started. Boulder County’s I Have a Dream…

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From the Teachers’ Lounge to Capitol Hill

March 25, 2014

Source: TeacherPop Like any large-scale education reform, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are bound to have both benefits and drawbacks—so using blanket statements like…

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Finance Park Provides Students Experience of Making Real Life Financial Management Decisions

March 21, 2014

With over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the United States, who should you support and why?  The purpose of this blog is to help you discover…

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Register for the March 29th National Conference on Ending Poverty

March 18, 2014

Source: A Wider Circle 50 YEARS after declaring a war on poverty, 50 million children and adults in our country are still mired in poverty. Another 60 million live below…

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Stand Out, Speak Up and Seize Control Against Big Tobacco on Kick Butts Day 2014

March 18, 2014

Organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and sponsored by the United Health Foundation, March 19, 2014 is Kick Butts Day – a national day…

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A “Win, Win, Win” Relationship for Hope Connections and Business Partners American Odyssey Relay (AOR) and Specialties Inc.

March 18, 2014

Facing cancer is scary enough, but thanks to Hope Connections for Cancer Support (Hope Connections) and their free programs, no one is prevented from getting…

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