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51 Million Possibilities Thanks to Federal Employees
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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Volunteering for Engagement
Source: HumanCapitalist.com by Courtney Buchanan Companies are facing an employee engagement problem: 70 percent of the workforce is disengaged. To provide employees value and create a workplace community,…
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Can Corporate Volunteering and Giving Actually Create Engagement at Work?
Source: Forbes by Ryan Scott You want your company culture to be one of giving back – and it would be nice if you could…
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CSR is More Deeply Embedded in Business According to New Research
Source: CSRwire When it comes to corporate citizenship, above-average industry performers are more likely to have a formal corporate citizenship department, a program led at…
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Turning Employees into Sustainable Assets
Source: Charities@Work By Mary MacDonald, EarthShare What would profit and loss statements look like if they included factors like employee happiness, retention, job referrals and…
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John Wayne Cancer Institute Research Improves Melanoma Care
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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Love is a Right, Hate is a Crime
Source: Amnesty International USA This post is part of a series produced by The Huffington Post and Amnesty International USA in the theme of “Bringing…
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Canine Partners for Life is a Philly DoGooder Award Finalist!
The votes are in, the judges have spoken, and your finalists have been decided. And we’re proud to share that America’s Charities member, Canine Partners…
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Underage Drinking is Not Only a Problem for Youth; It’s an Adult Problem Too
Source: MADD Teen alcohol use kills approximately 4,700 people each year – more than all illegal drugs combined. Underage drinking is not only a problem…
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Wife of Murdered Prison Guard Urges Justice For Man Convicted of Her Husband’s Murder
Source: Amnesty International The morning of 17 April 1972 will be forever etched on Leontine Rogers’ memory. The 17-year-old trainee beautician, known as Teenie, woke…
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What’s Next at Teach For America?
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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Nonprofit Performance & Effectiveness Are Not Mutually Exclusive
This week The Chronicle of Philanthropy published an article by Phil Buchanan, President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, called, “Unlike For-Profits, Nonprofits Succeed by…
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