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Two Things You Need to Do Now to Help End Chronic Homelessness in D.C. by 2017
On any given night in the District, there are nearly 1,800 individuals and families living on the streets and in shelters who are considered chronically homeless –…
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Service Dog Gets Cap and Gown
Like most high school seniors, Desi is excited to graduate next month. But getting to this point has not been easy. Desi says she “wouldn’t…
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The Importance of Including Employer Names in your Nonprofit’s CRM System – Double the Donation
Here’s a very interesting way to tap into larger donations. Find out if your donors’ employers offer matching gifts. This is what Double the Donation…
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The New CFC Rules Lay a Path to Expanding Giving and Cutting Costs
BY ANTHONY DECRISTOFARO NPQ has published a number of articles recently about the Combined Federal Campaign, which took a very dramatic 19 percent drop this past…
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The Children’s Inn at NIH’s Play Park Receives Award from the Maryland Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
The Children’s Inn at NIH can now say it features a Play Park designed by an award-winning design firm! Mahan Rykiel Associates (MRA), the design…
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Meet the Children: Ashley & Samantha Housel
Life was hectic yet wonderful for the Housel family when identical twins Ashley and Samantha arrived in 2010. It became even more hectic when, shockingly,…
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Scientist to Study Resilience in Adolescent and Young Adults During & After Cancer Treatment
Evidence suggests that people who undergo cancer treatment as teenagers and young adults have more trouble adjusting to life off treatment than their younger and…
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CureSearch for Children’s Cancer Shares Their Impact in New Report
After 25 years of leadership in the field, CureSearch for Children’s Cancer transformed itself in 2013 to maximize its impact in fighting childhood cancer. They…
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Finding Connections to Help Heal a Broken Heart
Mona Santoya woke in the middle of the night to hear her little daughter Genevieve gasping for air. After rushing her to the ER, tests…
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Jason Collins to be Honored by Point Foundation
Point will present its Leadership Award to Jason Collins of the Brooklyn Nets. Collins is the first openly gay athlete to play in any of the four major…
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10 Ways to Balance Profit and Principles
There was a time when corporate social responsibility (CSR) was simply shorthand for philanthropy. Times have changed and now responsible business practice is increasingly recognised…
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