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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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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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March 19, 2014

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51 Million Possibilities Thanks to Federal Employees

March 7, 2014

Source: The Washington Post Express $51 million.  Despite a government shutdown and furloughs in the middle of the prime giving season, federal employees donated $51,200,000…

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John Wayne Cancer Institute Research Improves Melanoma Care

March 6, 2014

Source: Beverly Hills Courier The John Wayne Cancer Institute (JWCI) at Saint John’s Health Center, in partnership with organizations like the National Institutes of Health…

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What’s Next at Teach For America?

March 4, 2014

Source: Teach For America This week, Co-CEOs Matt Kramer and Elisa Villanueva Beard announced two new initiatives on a live webcast about what’s next at TFA. Below…

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Study Affirms New Standard for Detecting Melanoma Metastasis to the Lymph Nodes

February 18, 2014

Source: www.news-medical.net Long-term research that was initiated at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center on lymphatic mapping and sentinel-node biopsy, techniques for detecting the earliest spread (metastasis) of melanoma, the…

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A Blood Test Hits the Market That Could Replace the Biopsy and Potentially Save Lives

February 18, 2014

Source: recode.net ​By James Temple A Redwood City, Calif. startup believes it has developed a novel cancer test that could spare patients the pain of…

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Do You Have a Golden Retriever? Morris Animal Foundation Needs Your Help

February 13, 2014

60% of Golden Retrievers will die of cancer, but guess what?  Your dog can help change that by participating in Morris Animal Foundation’s Golden Retriever…

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Spinal Cord Injury Research: Epidural Stimulation Research Progressing

January 28, 2014

Source: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation By Sam Maddox We reported last summer that several more young men with spinal cord injuries have been surgically…

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Junior Achievement of New York Expands Giving Options to Include Bitcoin

January 24, 2014

Source: Junior Achievement of New York [New York: NY] – The NYC economic education charity, Junior Achievement of New York, announced it is now accepting…

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BrightFocus Partners with ADDF to Accelerate Alzheimer’s Drug Research

November 7, 2013

NEW YORK, NY, November 6, 2013 – The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced yesterday the launch of its newly expanded ADDF ACCESS program to…

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