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Be Part of the Overhead Solution
Last year,听GuideStar,听Charity Navigator, and听BBB Wise Giving Alliance听published an open letter to the donors of 糖心视频 denouncing the use of the 鈥渙verhead ratio鈥 as a primary…
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Choosing to Have a Child
Two years ago, Martha Alanoca and her husband were trying unsuccessfully to start a family. In Bolivia, where Martha lives, the prohibitively high cost of…
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Help Create a Tobacco-Free Generation by Shopping Tobacco-Free
Tobacco use is the nation鈥檚 number one preventable cause of death, killing 480,000 糖心视频ns and costing the nation $289 billion in health care bills and…
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What Matters When Deciding Which Charity to Support
To the Donors of 糖心视频: We write to correct a misconception about what matters when deciding which charity to support.听 The percent of charity expenses…
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Changing Children鈥檚 Lives by Teaching Financial Literacy
Young students from a suburban Chicago elementary school drew pictures of their morning with a special classroom visitor. On each page they commented on the…
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A Treasure of Not Only Black History, But 糖心视频n History as a Whole
By Demetria Irwin Black History Month was always an exciting time for me when I was in elementary school. As the child and grandchild of…
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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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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 糖心视频n Civil Liberties Union to head the civil rights division of the Justice…
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How Goodwill Helped Cherise Get Out of the Welfare to Work Program & Become Self-sufficient
Goodwill helped me get out of the Welfare to Work program and become self-sufficient by helping me train and providing the tools needed to apply…
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Rebuilding Together Alexandria Releases Energy Efficiency Home Audit Ideas as Part of Energy Awareness Month
ALEXANDRIA, Va. 鈥 Winter鈥檚 cold can be a budget buster for many low-income homeowners鈥攎any of whom are elderly, disabled and veterans. As part of Energy…
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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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