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12-Year-Old Has Her Goals Set High: To Change the World
When soft-spoken 12-year-old Rania Gadnis tells you she plans to be a neurosurgeon someday and also wants to found a group of international schools for poor…
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Living With a Rare Disease
Sixteen-year-old Amber Shank has been coming to The Children’s Inn since she was eight years old. She has a tumor of the adrenal gland tissue,…
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Helping Wild Cats Live All ‘Nine’ Lives
There are about 36 different species of wild cats around the world. Although larger wild cats, such as lions, attract most of the attention, more…
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Male Donors Respond Best to Pitches That Stress Self-Interest, Study Says
By Alex Daniels Attention fundraisers: Stop trying to pull on men’s heartstrings, advises a Stanford University study. Researchers documented an “empathy gap” between men and women…
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Nearly One-in-Four Millennials Believe Their College Loans Will Be Forgiven, According to Research from JA and PwC
Colorado Springs, Colo. – “Millennials & College Planning,” a new report from Junior Achievement USA (JA) and PwC US, prepared by New York-based research firm YPulse, shows…
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House Passes Bill to Make Charity Tax Breaks Permanent
By Alex Daniels Nonprofits cheered a successful vote in the House on Wednesday that would make several tax breaks for charitable giving permanent, but the…
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Better Data, Better Decisions, Better World
By Jacob Harold A federal judge ruled last week in a case against the IRS that signals an important shift in the availability of nonprofit data. As we…
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Give Kids The World & Simcha Layeladim Partner to Help Cancer Patients of 21 Israel Families
21 families from Israel landed in Orlando on Friday morning. After 17 hours of connecting flights, Simcha Layeladim/Kids vs. Cancer welcomed the wish families with music,…
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Celebrating Black History Month and National Cancer Prevention Month
Did You Know… – cancer is the second leading cause of death for African-Americans? – three of the five most common cancers for African-Americans are…
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Why Was Jordan’s One True Wish Lawn-care Equipment?
The rumble of the lawnmower fades. The scent of grass fills the air as Jordan stands up, inspects his work and smiles. Don’t get the…
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Our children deserve better, and now is the time to act.
Picture being removed from your home at just 6 years old after being exposed to neglect and domestic violence. You’re then ripped away from your siblings –…
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Alabama recognizes SPLC client Paul Hard as surviving spouse on husband’s death certificate
On the same historic day same-sex couples in Alabama were allowed to marry, SPLC client Paul Hard finally received an amended death certificate recognizing him…
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