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Submit a Charity Dollars at Work Story

June 8, 2015

In addition to getting your charity included as a charity choice in the Combined Federal Campaign and in private sector campaigns across the country, America’s…

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Only 2 Weeks Left to Sign-up for our Member Advertising Campaign

June 8, 2015

Shape the Future (with more funds from donors) The future does not just happen. We make it happen (with a little help from donors of…

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Empowering People With Cancer to Hope

June 4, 2015

Facing cancer is scary enough. Thanks to Hope Connections for Cancer Support and their free programs, no one is prevented from getting the help they…

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How Dress For Success is Changing Lives

June 2, 2015

Many people think that Dress for Success simply helps women get back to work, but what we really do is change lives. This is the…

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Supporting Research to Better Understand Stillbirths, SIDS & Other Causes of Sudden, Unexpected Infant Deaths

June 2, 2015

During the course of the past four decades, First Candle has funded cutting-edge research projects at medical institutions throughout the United States. They are also…

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National Trust for Historic Preservation Explores Delicious Dishes at Train Depots-Turned-Restaurants

June 2, 2015

In the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s last post they invited you to take a trip to three historic train depots that have been revamped into swanky…

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Police in schools put vulnerable students at risk of being unnecessarily pushed into justice system

June 2, 2015

Parents and educators may assume that police patrolling school hallways make for safer schools, but mounting evidence is showing that the practice can needlessly push…

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Big Data Confirm Amyloid’s Role in Early Alzheimer’s

June 2, 2015

In two studies receiving international attention, 2013-16 BrightFocus grantee Rik Ossenkoppele, PhD, of Vrije Universiteit (VU) Medical Center, Amsterdam, and colleagues in the Netherlands have…

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When the Waters Rise… Feed the Children Responds

June 2, 2015

At Feed the Children, we work day in and day out to help create a world in which no child is hungry. But when disaster strikes, we also mobilize…

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UN Human Rights Office Releases Report Detailing Violence and Discrimination Against LGBT People

June 2, 2015

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a new report titled “Discrimination and violence against individuals based on their sexual orientation…

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How Oversleeping and Lack of Sleep Affect Your Child’s Mood

June 2, 2015

Daniel S. Lewin, PhD, D’ABSM, a pediatric psychologist, sleep specialist, and licensed clinical psychologist at Children’s National Health System speaks about how sleep affects behavior.…

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Getting Your Eyes off Yourself

June 2, 2015

Several years ago, Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon University smacked her first home run in her college career with two runners on base in a…

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