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Stories from the field: SPLC ensures Head Start opportunities for Latino children in Louisiana

April 23, 2014

Source: Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) By Jennifer Coco As a parent, Maria* believed it was important for her 2-year-old daughter, Cristina, to attend Head…

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Stories from the field: Alabama city operates modern-day ‘debtors’ prison’

April 23, 2014

Source: Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) By Jacob Denney I was preparing to leave the municipal courtroom in Montgomery, Ala., when the bailiff announced that…

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America’s Charities Launches New Website with Enhanced Features & Richer Giving Experience

April 22, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 22, 2014 – America’s Charities, a mission-driven organization that connects public and private sector employers with charities to engage employees in greater giving,…

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Ensuring Safe Environments Where Our Nation’s Children Can Grow Without Fear of Abuse and Neglect

April 22, 2014

Featured Charity: Prevent Child Abuse America Prevent Child Abuse America works to ensure the healthy development of children and the prevention of child abuse and…

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Controversial CFC Regs Approved by OPM; Both Parties Protest

April 21, 2014

Source: NonProfit Quarterly After the reports on this year’s campaign, with donations plummeting a record 19 percent, it was only a matter of time before Congress…

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Charities, lawmakers voice concerns over OPM’s rewrite of CFC rules

April 18, 2014

New regulations published this week by the Office of Personnel Management aim to overhaul the Combined Federal Campaign, in part by eliminating cash donations in favor…

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CFC will centralize, charge application fees to charities

April 18, 2014

Source: Federal Times The Combined Federal Campaign will start charging application and listing fees to charities seeking to take part, under new regulations to be published in…

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“Any Cause, Anytime, Anywhere” – That’s What DoSomething.org’s New Website Delivers

April 18, 2014

Have you visited the DoSomething.org website recently?  They just launche a new website design and here’s what their CEO, Nancy Lublin, had to say about…

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Actor Josh Charles and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Help Create Big Pinwheel Gardens in New York and Chicago!

April 18, 2014

“The Good Wife” actor Josh Charles helped Prevent Child Abuse America transform Times Square into the Big Pinwheel Garden on Tuesday, April 9, to mark…

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Researcher Examines Impact of Extra Chromosome on Acute Myeloid Leukemia

April 18, 2014

David Gordon, MD, PhD at Dana Farber Cancer Institute is a CureSearch Young Investigator examining the impact of trisomy 8 on acute myeloid leukemia (AML).…

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Charities, lawmakers voice concerns over OPM’s rewrite of CFC rules

April 17, 2014

Source: Federal News Radio New regulations published this week by the Office of Personnel Management aim to overhaul the Combined Federal Campaign, in part by eliminating…

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Could an Overhaul to the Federal Giving Drive Do More Harm Than Good?

April 17, 2014

Source: www.govexec.com The Office of Personnel Management ignored many complaints lodged by stakeholders in the annual federal employees’ giving drive when it drafted revisions to…

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