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Take Action This Week On Behalf of 15 Million with Food Allergies!

May 12, 2014

Earlier this month, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) announced the expansion of Food Allergy Awareness Week by declaring the entire month of May as Food Allergy Action Month,…

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What do Kool-Aid and Cigars Have in Common?

May 12, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – Tobacco companies are using the same flavor chemicals in their sweet-flavored tobacco products, including cigars of various sizes and smokeless tobacco, that are…

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In honor of National Women’s Health Week

May 11, 2014

Today marks two occasions: Mother’s Day and the beginning of National Women’s Health Week, a week devoted to educating women about how to live longer and…

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Harnessing Social Media to Engage Your Workforce

May 9, 2014

In this webinar Jo Dodds, HR Social Media Consultant and member of the Engage for Success taskforce, explores how organisations can look to use social…

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Amnesty International USA Applauds Today’s Strong Bipartisan Reintroduction of the International Violence Against Women Act in the Senate

May 9, 2014

CONTACT: Samantha Friedman, West End Strategy Team Office: (202) 776-7700; Cell: (202) 215-9260; Samantha@westendstrategy.com   (WASHINGTON, D.C.) – With today’s strong bipartisan reintroduction of the…

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Puppy Mills and 101 Damnations

May 9, 2014

In January, an inspector from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found a four-week-old shih tzu puppy lying dead — frozen solid — in the outdoor…

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The World’s Most Important Dinner Party is May 17th

May 9, 2014

Join A Wider Circle Saturday night, May 17th for their annual dinner theatre event, The Big 33: The World’s Most Important Dinner Party.  It is…

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Elephants Never Forget Their Mothers

May 9, 2014

The bonds between mothers and daughters are often intensely strong and highly complicated—not just for humans, but for some animals as well.  Mothers are cherished…

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Employee Engagement Tied to Business Goals

May 8, 2014

Within the current framework of creating shared value that underlies much of corporate responsibility work today, employee engagement is singularly important. Harnessing the shared values…

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UM Leads in the Field of Regenerative Medicine: Moving from Treatments to Cures

May 8, 2014

“Another field where the [University of Miami] Miller School’s regenerative medicine program is making significant progress is in the development of cellular treatments for diabetes.”…

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Reinvent HR: Put Employee Engagement Back Into The Heart Of Business Strategy

May 8, 2014

When HR takes a strategic approach to creating workplace policies, best practices, programs, and tools, businesses and employees both win. Businesses have the flexible workforce…

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The NGO Sector: Thoughts on Shifting the Mindset of Donors

May 8, 2014

By Shujaat Wasty I was introduced to charity at a young age. My parents encouraged my siblings and me to put aside a portion of…

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