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Is a Business’s Social Practices Worthy of Your Dollars? Use HRC’s Buyer’s Guide

December 9, 2014

More than ever, consumers are sending a message to businesses that they are watching. They are watching to see if the businesses they patronize understand…

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How to Be a Super Donor

December 9, 2014

You work hard for your money.  So how can you ensure that your charitable donation isn’t wasted?  With GuideStar’s handy five-step guide for picking the…

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Jared’s Premature Birth Success Story

December 9, 2014

My son was born in April of 1998, 14 weeks premature, weighing just 1 pound, 3 ounces. My wife had developed complications early on during…

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NAD Shares Insight Behind Closed and Open Captions

December 9, 2014

Howard A. Rosenblum, National Association of the Deaf (NAD) CEO, takes a moment to explain the purpose of the Joint Recommendation and the Comment that…

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Macy’s Believe Campaign Benefitting Make-A-Wish® Aims to Break Guinness World Record

December 9, 2014

This holiday season, Macy’s is asking America to “wish big.” The 7th annual Macy’s Believe campaign benefitting Make-A-Wish® asks believers of all ages to write letters…

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Poverty is at its most deadly when it becomes normal

December 9, 2014

By Ally Fogg When is poverty at its most dangerous? It is not, as you might think, when we begin to notice the frequency with…

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Help Good Neighbors Provide Light to 25 homes in Nueva Oasis Through Project BrightLights

December 9, 2014

Imagine going home every day to darkness. The residents of Nueva Oasis, a village in La Fragua, Guatemala are day laborers, working on farms and fields,…

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Ed & Alepo: The Road to Independence

December 9, 2014

By Ed C. I am 57 years old, and for the first 30 years of my life I was a healthy person, with a very…

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Texas No Kid Hungry Receives $38,000 Grant From Tom Thumb/Randalls To Fight Childhood Hunger

December 8, 2014

The Texas No Kid Hungry Campaign has received a $38,000 grant from Hunger Is to help solve childhood hunger. Texas No Kid Hungry, a statewide…

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Giving Tuesday 2014 Impact and Opportunities for Businesses in 2015

December 8, 2014

Tweet #GivingTuesday 2014 Impact and Opportunities for Businesses in 2015 http://bit.ly/1w77FNY By Sarah Ford One week ago, millions of individuals, nonprofits, and businesses across the…

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Fox Fursday Courthouse Comfort Dog

December 5, 2014

Turks, a Courthouse Comfort Dog, that was trained by Canine Partners for Life was featured on the local news this week. Turks serves as a…

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How MADD is Promoting a Safer Holiday Season Through Its ‘Tie One On for Safety’ Campaign

December 4, 2014

Tie One On For Safety®: Started in 1986, Tie One On For Safety® is Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) longest running and most visible public…

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