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The Children’s Inn At NIH CEO, Kathy Russell, Featured in People Magazine
By Tara Fowler When Kathy Russell was a young hospital administrator, she saw something she didn’t like.听 “Every day I’d come up on the elevator…
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GuideStar Unveils Online Tool to Gauge Nonprofits鈥 Diversity
By Alex Daniels Charities can rate their diversity efforts with a new yardstick being offered by GuideStar, an organization that compiles data on nonprofits. Using…
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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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Increasing Participation in Your Volunteer Program
By Ryan Scott A question that听corporate philanthropy听leaders and volunteer program managers ask me all the time is this: 鈥淗ow can we increase and improve volunteer…
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鈥楢lzheimer鈥檚 in a Dish鈥 Expected To Hasten Drug Development
Currently taking the science world by storm are Harvard neuroscientist Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD, a past recipient of several BrightFocus grants, and 2013-15 BrightFocus Grantee…
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Employee Engagement is Important! Increase Engagement through Matching Gift and Volunteer Grant Programs
Guest Post by Adam Weinger, President of听Double the Donation More than ever before, organizations are relying on employee engagement and loyalty for overall success. On…
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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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How the Charitable Sector Keeps Us All Afloat
By Mark Rosenman As social and environmental problems grow worse and the resources to address them are stretched thinner, nonprofit organizations and foundations have to…
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SPLC victorious in challenge to Alabama鈥檚 immigrant 鈥榮carlet letter鈥 law
It was a minor offense with potentially big consequences in Alabama. In November 2012, four Latino immigrants were arrested for fishing without a license 鈥…
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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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A Psychotic Episode Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell
By Kara Dansky Michelle Mata wants to be treated the way you would want your mom to be treated. She’s an aunt and a neighbor.…
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