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Serious Nattitude at RMHC DC
Last week, Kevin Frandsen visited the DC Ronald McDonald Family Room to see some very excited kidsÌýon the Hematology/Oncology floor at Children’s National Medical Center.Ìý…
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Schoolhouse lessons confront small-town racism
Dayton is a picturesque little burg tucked in the southeastern corner of Washington state. With just over 1,000 families, it is 93 percent white. When…
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Family from Uganda finds respite at Children’s Inn
Recently a Ugandan family, with three teenagers affected by a seizure disorder called Nodding syndrome, stayed at The Children’s Inn. The disorder strikes at about…
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Move it Monsters!
Things that creep and crawl, shadows lurking on the wall, scary thoughts running through your head or even monsters under your bed can all be…
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The Truth About Skin Cancer
Fifteen years ago, Heather Haux, a high school teacher in Long Island, New York, noticed what appeared to be a scrape on her arm. When…
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Yoga For a Cure to Breast Cancer
On February 13, 2014, Maggie DiNome, MD, Director of the newly developed High-Risk Clinic at the Cancer Prevention Clinic at the Margie Petersen Breast Center…
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How MADD and Nationwide are Working Together to Save Lives
One in three people in this country will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime. ÌýMothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) is working…
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Why SPLC is Helping Poultry Workers Stand up for Their Rights
By Kristin Donovan Poultry processing is among the most grueling jobs I have come across in my two-and-a-half years as an outreach paralegal with theÌýSPLC’s…
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How CVS Caremark Is Redefining Corporate Social Responsibility
By Rahim Kanani “The decision to stop selling cigarettes was one that came with a financial risk. Eliminating $2B in sales is not something that…
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$1.5 Billion Impact Investment Commitments Announced at White House Gathering
By Alan Cole A White House meeting sees major investment pledges from organizations keen to help grow the global impact economy.Ìý The meeting on June…
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Programs for Social Good Create Higher Satisfaction at Every Level and Performance Function
By Russ Blinch Not everything is about the “bloody ROI,” Apple chief executive Tim Cook famously sputtered inÌýhis scolding of a conservative shareholder rights groupÌýat…
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Can Purpose and Social Responsibility Set a Startup Apart?
By Denise Morrison As a CEO, I’m passionate about having a personal mission. I believe leadership is service to others and that companies can be…
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