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Staying Positive is Half the Battle for Miss Arizona Contestant, Fighting Ovarian Cancer
A lot of cancer patients set goals when they’re going through chemotherapy, but Kristina Anderson is pushing herself to do something out of the ordinary. …
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Former All-American passes up NFL to teach
Tejay Johnson won a Rose Bowl, then never played football again. Now he’s an assistant coach at Fort Worth’s Dunbar High School TCU had just…
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Smart Kids, Not Smart Bombs
How Malala put education on the global agenda By Wendy Kopp, Founder and Chair of the board of Teach for America Shortly after she was…
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Research Finds Shelter Dogs Still Need Help
Source: PetSmart Charities A sure way to learn what people think about shelter pets and adoption is to ask — and recently, Best Friends Animal…
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Fran Drescher and leading scientists discuss environmental risks and women’s cancers
It is said that laughter is the best medicine. Although actress Fran Drescher has done her share of healing over the years in her role…
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RSVP Now for 2013 Veterans Day at The Wall
Each year on Veterans Day, thousands of veterans and their families congregate at The Wall to remember and to honor those who served in the…
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Ready for Movember? Knowledge is Power. Mustache is King.
Movember 2013 During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces, in the US and around the…
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Washington Post Piece Gives the Misimpression That the Nonprofit World is Rife With Fraud
By Rick Cohen The salacious headline of the Washington Post article on reported “diversions” of nonprofit assets reads, “Inside the hidden world of thefts, scams…
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Sweeter Home, Alabama?
By Cecillia Wang, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project Immigrant families in Alabama can finally breathe more freely thanks to a settlement reached Tuesday with Alabama over its…
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One Year Later, Superstorm Sandy Recovery by Feeding America
When Superstorm Sandy struck the east coast on October 29, 2012, the need was massive, the logistics complicated. Fortunately, Feeding America’s Disaster Relief Program was…
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The Hidden Benefits of Food Stamps
Research shows the much-maligned aid to the poor buys broad economic and public health gains. In September, just two days after a Census Bureau report…
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Nonprofits Must Respond Swiftly to Critical News Stories
By Tim Delaney, Chief Executive of the National Council of Nonprofits For the second time in recent months, a major newspaper has overreached to give…
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