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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鈥 giving drive when it drafted revisions to…
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Researcher to Study Bone Fractures in Pediatric and Adolescent Cancer Survivors
Researchers and physicians know that children who undergo cancer treatment are at risk for decreased bone mineral density because many cancer treatments negatively affect bone…
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United Way Plans to Ask Congress to Strike New Rules to Govern Federal Charity Drive
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy United Way Worldwide may ask Congress to overturn听new rulesannounced this month to modernize the government鈥檚 annual charity drive, saying the…
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‘Employee Engagement’ Is Great, But Will Charities End Up Losing?
Over the 14 year history of the Charities @ Work Conference, which just took place April 3-4 in New York, we鈥檝e seen the workplace giving…
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More Than A T-Shirt And Day Out Of The Office: Companies Begin To Match Volunteer Skills With Societal Needs
Source: Forbes Employee engagement used to mean a fairly simple transaction at the office: the annual campaign that often followed the CEO鈥檚 lead, and perhaps…
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Charities hit OPM鈥檚 federal workplace giving rules, but welcome invitation to discuss them
Source: The Washington Post Leaders of charitable organizations don鈥檛 like major parts of the Obama administration鈥檚 effort to 鈥渞evitalize鈥 the annual federal workplace giving campaign,…
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Charities critical of new federal giving rules
Source: The Washington Post The Obama administration will issue new federal employee charitable giving regulations that it says 鈥渨ill mean that more of a Federal…
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Join Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids in Celebrating the 18th Annual Youth Advocates of the Year Awards Gala
On May 15, 2014 in Washington, D.C., the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids听will celebrate its听18th Annual Youth Advocates of the Year Awards Gala. With over 450…
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Children鈥檚 National’s Kid-Friendly Approach to Imaging
Source: Children’s National The staff at听Children鈥檚 National Imaging in Rockville听know getting an MRI can be scary, which is why they use state-of-the-art equipment to ease…
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Making CFC Giving Count
Source: OPM.gov Director’s Blog 70,000 emergency responses to natural disasters. A free mammography program for women in need. 4,000 children adopted. 500 internships for Hispanic…
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When Does Targeting Monuments Become a Human Rights Abuse?
Source: Amnesty International USA听 Turkey鈥檚听YouTube blackout听may not be as chilling as the leaked tape that prompted the ban of the video-sharing website. In the March…
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Charities Will Now Have to Pay a Fee to Participate in the Annual Federal Giving Drive
Source: www.govexec.com Federal employees鈥 annual charity drive will receive a major makeover in 2016, the Office of Personnel Management announced Friday. The overhaul marks the…
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