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Why Engineers Should Apply to Teach For America

March 3, 2015

Vincent Mo is an engineering manager at Google and friend of TFA alum Gary Chen (Houston ’04). Vincent recently reached out to a prospective corps…

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It’s Not Just the Place, It’s the Community That Makes The Children’s Inn at NIH Special

March 3, 2015

Isaac Barchus is a sociable 10-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska. He has been coming to The Children’s Inn at NIH since he was two, when his…

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PetSmart Charities Rescue Waggin’ gives dogs the ride of their lives

March 3, 2015

It’s as simple as the law of supply and demand. Some areas of the country have more dogs and puppies than they can handle. But,…

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Teaching Tolerance film about Selma march set to premiere amid 50th anniversary celebration

March 2, 2015

The SPLC’s new Teaching Tolerance film about the Selma voting rights march will premiere this week in Montgomery during the festivities marking the 50th anniversary of…

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Congressman Lance Visits The Reeve Foundation Neurorecovery Network

March 2, 2015

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation came together with Congressman Lance to listen and learn from participants and advocates on the impact of the…

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Talbots & Dress for Success: a Perfect Cause Marketing Fit

February 26, 2015

By Sarah Ford While sipping on my coffee this morning, I was flipping through the Talbots Spring magazine and was thrilled when I got to…

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Legacy Charity Walks and Runs Are Stumbling, New Report Says

February 26, 2015

As reported by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, “Several major charity walks and runs extended a yearslong revenue slump in 2014 as newer, sometimes offbeat fundraising…

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[Interview] Luftwerk Takes You Inside “INsite” at Farnsworth House

February 24, 2015

You might have heard it said that the past illuminates the present. But what if we in the present illuminated the past — literally and…

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Giving Is Expected to Rise Nearly 5% This Year and Next, Study Predicts

February 24, 2015

By Alex Daniels Philanthropic giving is expected to increase 4.8 percent this year, and 4.9 percent in 2016, exceeding the average rate of growth in…

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Volunteering with Feeding America Doesn’t Stop with Working in the Local Soup Kitchen

February 24, 2015

Each day, hunger is experienced in every community across this country.  In fact, the Feeding America network feeds over  46.5 million neighbors each year.  Ending…

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Federal jury in SPLC case awards $14 million to Indian guest workers victimized in labor trafficking scheme by Signal International and its agents

February 24, 2015

A federal jury in an SPLC case today awarded $14 million in compensatory and punitive damages to five Indian guest workers who were defrauded and…

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Professional Development: How Pro Bono Makes You Better at Your Job

February 24, 2015

Ed Kamrin, a communication manager at Wordwright Communications and vice president of operations for the San Francisco chapter of IABC, wrote a wonderful piece on IABC titled Why…

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