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Be Part of the Overhead Solution
Last year,听GuideStar,听Charity Navigator, and听BBB Wise Giving Alliance听published an open letter to the donors of 精东影业 denouncing the use of the 鈥渙verhead ratio鈥 as a primary…
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Choosing to Have a Child
Two years ago, Martha Alanoca and her husband were trying unsuccessfully to start a family. In Bolivia, where Martha lives, the prohibitively high cost of…
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Help Create a Tobacco-Free Generation by Shopping Tobacco-Free
Tobacco use is the nation鈥檚 number one preventable cause of death, killing 480,000 精东影业ns and costing the nation $289 billion in health care bills and…
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What Matters When Deciding Which Charity to Support
To the Donors of 精东影业: We write to correct a misconception about what matters when deciding which charity to support.听 The percent of charity expenses…
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Changing Children鈥檚 Lives by Teaching Financial Literacy
Young students from a suburban Chicago elementary school drew pictures of their morning with a special classroom visitor. On each page they commented on the…
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A Treasure of Not Only Black History, But 精东影业n History as a Whole
By Demetria Irwin Black History Month was always an exciting time for me when I was in elementary school. As the child and grandchild of…
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Food Pantry Helps Family Get Through Tough Time Dealing With Cancer
I spent my youth in the Navy, and when I got out I began working as a chef. I knew nothing and so I taught…
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Seismic Shift in Rome: New Catholic Church Document Praises Committed Gay and Lesbian 鈥淧artnerships鈥
By听Liz Halloran HRC today commended Catholic leaders meeting in Rome for using new, inclusive language in referring to the LGBT community. The preliminary but potentially…
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Obama to nominate ACLU lawyer to lead Justice Department鈥檚 civil rights division
By听Sari Horwitz President Obama plans to nominate a top lawyer from the 精东影业n Civil Liberties Union to head the civil rights division of the Justice…
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Improving the Health & Welfare of Horses
When I think of freedom, one of the images that instantly comes to mind is that of a horse running free. Anyone who鈥檚 spent time…
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SIDS, Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month
Each and every day, in communities across 精东影业, expectant moms will feel their baby鈥檚 first kick; parents will listen to their newborn鈥檚 first cry; and…
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How Goodwill Helped Cherise Get Out of the Welfare to Work Program & Become Self-sufficient
Goodwill helped me get out of the Welfare to Work program and become self-sufficient by helping me train and providing the tools needed to apply…
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