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The Science of Giving: Why Being Generous is Good for You
Welcome to 2015! 听What New Year’s resolution(s) did you set for yourself this year? 听Hopefully ‘Giving’ made it onto your list. 听From good health, to…
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Writing A Check Is The Easy Part: Effective Corporate Social Responsibility Builds On Partnerships
By Andrew Plepler At Bank of 精东影业, we’ve given fresh thought to the role we need to play in addressing social and economic challenges. Our…
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Charities Show Strides in Keeping Loyal Donors, But Are Too Focused on Short-Term Results, Scholars Say
By Holly Hall Charities made strides in the past year as they sought to persuade new donors to give again and to increase the amount…
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Lyft partners with MADD for safe New Year’s Eve
Ride-sharing service Lyft is joining forces with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to promote a safer New Year’s Eve. For everyone who pledges to not drink…
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New research connects investments in low-income communities to direct gains in employment and income
NEW YORK,听Dec. 15, 2014听/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new study of dozens of poor communities across the country found that families fared better economically in places where…
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Taking philanthropy back to basics
By Paul Klein Thirty听years ago I listened to Ben Cohen 鈥 the 鈥淏en鈥 half of Ben and Jerry鈥檚 鈥 speak to an audience about how…
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How Corporate Philanthropy Improves a Troubled Reputation
By Ryan Scott A new study by CR magazine highlights the bottom line burdens of a company鈥檚 bad reputation. In a survey titled听The Cost of…
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18 things you should know about mass incarceration
National outrage over the failure of grand juries in Ferguson and Staten Island to indict police officers in the killings of unarmed black men has…
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The Top 10 Diabetes Breakthroughs of 2014
From artificial pancreas trials to stem cell breakthroughs, 2014 was a big year for Type 1 diabetes news.听Insulin Nation听has compiled 10 big ideas in treatment…
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55, the Average Age of Death for Homeless Individuals with Mental Illness
Today is National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, when we honor the memories of all who died this year without the dignity of a home. This…
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Our Teacher Diversity Problem Is Not Just About Recruitment. It鈥檚 About Retention.
By听Alexandria Neason As a fifth-grade student in Clarksville, Tennessee, a small city near Nashville, I constantly got in trouble. Just about every day, I came…
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Researcher works to block the blood-vessel dysfunction that occurs in diabetes
AUGUSTA, Ga. – One of diabetes’ dangerous consequences is dysfunction of the single-cell layer that lines our blood vessels. Too much circulating sugar and fat…
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