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Stories from the field: Alabama city operates modern-day ‘debtors’ prison’
Source: Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) By Jacob Denney I was preparing to leave the municipal courtroom in Montgomery, Ala., when the bailiff announced that…
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Stories from the field: Alabama’s school ‘choice’ law offers no real choice for many disadvantaged children
Source: Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) Ìý By Kristen Anderson Ìý When I accepted a position as a community outreach advocate with the Southern Poverty…
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Snapshot 2014: Rising Tide of Expectations
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¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s Charities Launches New Website with Enhanced Features & Richer Giving Experience
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 22, 2014 –Ìý¾«¶«Ó°Òµâ€™s Charities, a mission-driven organization that connects public and private sector employers with charities to engage employees in greater giving,…
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Ensuring Safe Environments Where Our Nation’s Children Can Grow Without Fear of Abuse and Neglect
Featured Charity: Prevent Child Abuse ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Prevent Child Abuse ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ works to ensure the healthy development of children and the prevention of child abuse and…
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Controversial CFC Regs Approved by OPM; Both Parties Protest
Source: NonProfit Quarterly After theÌýreports on this year’s campaign, with donations plummeting a record 19 percent, it was only a matter of time before Congress…
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Charities, lawmakers voice concerns over OPM’s rewrite of CFC rules
New regulations published this week by the Office of Personnel ManagementÌýaim to overhaul the Combined Federal Campaign, in part by eliminating cash donations in favor…
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CFC will centralize, charge application fees to charities
Source: Federal Times The Combined Federal Campaign will start charging application and listing fees to charities seeking to take part, underÌýnew regulationsÌýto be published in…
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“Any Cause, Anytime, Anywhere” – That’s What DoSomething.org’s New Website Delivers
Have you visited the DoSomething.org website recently? ÌýThey just launche a new website design and here’s what their CEO, Nancy Lublin, had to say about…
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Actor Josh Charles and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Help Create Big Pinwheel Gardens in New York and Chicago!
“The Good Wife” actor Josh Charles helped Prevent Child Abuse ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ transform Times Square into the Big Pinwheel Garden on Tuesday, April 9, to mark…
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Researcher Examines Impact of Extra Chromosome on Acute Myeloid Leukemia
David Gordon, MD, PhD at Dana Farber Cancer Institute is a CureSearch Young Investigator examining the impact of trisomy 8 on acute myeloid leukemia (AML).…
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Could an Overhaul to the Federal Giving Drive Do More Harm Than Good?
Source: www.govexec.com The Office of Personnel Management ignored many complaints lodged by stakeholders in the annual federal employees’ giving drive when it drafted revisions to…
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