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America’s Charities Joins Cross-Sector Collaboration Project, Ideagen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Lynne Filderman, America’s Charities: 703-674-5346, lfilderman@charities.org Chloe’ Kerr, Ideagen: 202-347-2500, chloe@axelallc.com America’s Charities Join…
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Marfan Awareness Month: What Marfan Syndrome Is And 5 Things You Can Do This February
President Abraham Lincoln’s health has been a topic of debate among scholars and physicians. One of the more enduring theories about his health arose in…
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Interview With New Feed The Children CEO, Kevin Hagan
Source: The Christian Post Feed the Children, ranked as No. 15 among the 50 largest U.S. charities by Forbes magazine, took a hit in 2009…
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Dress for Success CEO Joi Gordon Talks Style, Strategy, & Storytelling
Source: The Ampersand If you have any doubt about the importance of style, spend a few minutes with Joi Gordon. As CEO of Dress for…
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How Much is it Worth to Keep Executions Moving Forward?
Source: Amnesty International USA By Andrea Hall, Mid Atlantic Regional Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator How much is it worth to keep executions moving forward? What…
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What’s a Pack of Smokes Cost? Your Teeth
Source: NPR By Rob Stein When it comes to persuading teenagers not to smoke, you have to think short-term, the Food and Drug Administration says.…
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Line-of-Duty Officer Deaths Declined in 2013 to Lowest Recorded in Over 50 Years
Source: MADD At MADD, we consider law enforcement to be our first, most natural partner. These are our heroes that make our roadways safe. They…
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Junior Achievement Volunteer Shares Story of Surviving Tornado
Source: Junior Achievement On May 20, 2013, the city of Moore, Okla., was changed forever when an EF5 tornado ripped through the town, killing 24…
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$3,854,107 Granted By RMHC to Improve Health and Wellbeing of Children Through Innovative Train-the-trainer Project
Source: Ronald McDonald House Charities In December, RMHC granted $3,854,107 to nine organizations focused on directly improving the health and wellbeing of children through innovative…
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What the New Farm Bill Compromise Means
Source: Share Our Strength Washington, DC – House and Senate leaders this week announced they finally had resolution on a five-year Farm Bill. The legislation…
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Income Gap Widens In D.C., Maryland, Virginia Reading Scores
Source: WAMU 88.5 Maryland and Virginia are two of eight states, along with the District, where there are gaps of 34 percentage points or more…
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Spinal Cord Injury Research: Epidural Stimulation Research Progressing
Source: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation By Sam Maddox We reported last summer that several more young men with spinal cord injuries have been surgically…
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