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How Companies Can Help Nonprofits Succeed Through Pro Bono
Guest Post By Linda B. Gornitsky | President, LBG Associates The promise of pro bono is that skilled volunteers can lend their expertise to nonprofits thus reducing…
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How LIVESTRONG is Helping the Whole Person Heal
No one should face cancer alone. Through collaborative programs and direct support services that fill critical financial, emotional, physical and practical gaps in care, LIVESTRONG…
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Fairfax ‘FoodRaiser’ collects more than 11,000 pounds of donations
For five years, Our Daily Bread has set a goal of raising 10,000 pounds of donations for its annual fall food drive. This year, for…
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A Veterans Day Surprise: Companies Are Hiring the .04% – and It Has Nothing To Do With Corporate Philanthropy
By Ryan Scott According to the Department of Defense, only .04% of Americans are active military personnel, a staggeringly small number to be shouldering the…
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Independent Sector Releases New Report, THREADS: Insights from the Charitable Community
Our world is changing rapidly and the charitable community is not immune to economic globalization, technological change, and other epic developments sweeping across the horizon.…
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The National Cost of Alzheimer’s is Projected to Reach $1.2 Trillion by 2050, But We Can Change This.
Join America’s Charities, now through December, as we highlight different nonprofits and share how individuals and companies can Shape the Future of various causes through workplace giving…
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The Southern Poverty Law Center: Fighting Hate, Teaching Tolerance, Seeking Justice
Join America’s Charities, now through December, as we highlight different nonprofits and share how individuals and companies can Shape the Future of various causes through workplace giving…
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Balancing Pro Bono Supply and Demand
Does pro bono work? Why don’t more nonprofits take advantage of pro bono volunteers (i.e. free talent)? These are just a couple questions examined in…
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Making it Possible for Children to Get Critically Needed Healthcare
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington DC® (RMHC DC) provides sick children what they need the most… their families. Helping a sick child fight…
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The Life-saving Impact of Biomedical Research
Advances in biomedical research are critical to fighting disease, and lengthening and improving quality of life. But today’s health challenges are too complex to be…
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The Difference Make-A-Wish® Supporters Create in Our World
Wish kid Kellan never got the chance to know a life without disease. While healthy babies were born all over the world, Kellan had to…
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Finding a Cure to the Most Rapidly Growing Chronic Disease of Our Time: Diabetes
Diabetes is the most rapidly growing chronic disease of our time. According to the CDC’s (Centers for Disease Control) National Diabetes Statistics Report for 2014,…
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