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Can Dementia be Prevented?
That’s a question the American Psychological Association posed when it brought in an expert panel to discuss the topic at a Senate briefing last week.…
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Goodwill® Celebrates Congress for Passing Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
By Joye Taylor ROCKVILLE, MD — Goodwill Industries International, Inc. applauds the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Workforce Innovation and…
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A Plea for More Executives to Do Pro Bono Work
By Patrick Proctor Companies that give money, donate goods and set up workplace volunteerism programs exhibit wonderful forms of corporate philanthropy. The value of executives’…
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A New Form of Giving
By Ken Makovsky Philanthropy. We all know what it is: “the practice of giving money and time to help make life better for other people.” …
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Reeve Foundation IRC member publishes New Study on Central Nervous System (CNS) Rehabilitation
A paper was published a couple of weeks ago from the Martin Schwab lab at the Brain Research Institute in Zurich. Schwab, as you know…
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Internship Connects the Generations in the LGBTQ Community
New York Point Honors Point Scholar Saidzhan Abdul (“Sy”) is 22 years old, but he has chosen to spend his summer helping people who are more than…
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How Millennials Are Changing the Workplace — for Good
By Emily Yu What’s the secret to keeping millennials engaged and satisfied with their jobs? Create and provide meaningful opportunities for them as employees to…
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SPLC report: Bundy ranch standoff was highly coordinated, reflecting threat of larger far-right militia movement
The standoff between federal agents and armed supporters of a Nevada rancher earlier this year was a highly coordinated effort by far-right militiamen that has…
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Watch July 9, 2014 Webinar: High Performing Charities Webinar Part 2
On July 9, 2014, America’s Charities hosted its 2nd webinar in our High Performing Charities (HPC) series. Lindsay Nichols, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications, GuideStar, discussed…
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Teaching Tolerance announces recipients for national education award
The SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance project announced today the five recipients of the 2014 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching – a biennial award given to K-12 educators nationwide…
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If You Help Raise $20,000 Now, A Wider Circle Will Get $100,000 More!
At a recent dinner with the Wider Circle team, Don Brown, who along with his wife, Ann, had donated $100,000 to help A Wider Circle…
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Bank of America’s enduring footprint—celebrating ten years of giving back to our community
By Rhonda Stern If you’ve been reading this column for a while, you know that I have a soft spot for “do-gooders,” those individuals who…
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