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Federal judge orders extension of settlement agreement addressing abusive conditions at Mississippi youth facility
A federal judge has held Hinds County, Miss., officials in contempt of court for failing to comply with a 2012 settlement agreement addressing abusive conditions…
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OCRF Research Shows How Ovarian Tumors Elude Immune System
Tumors use numerous mechanisms to escape detection and killing by the immune system. Results from OCRF-funded research, reported May 4, 2014 in the prestigious journalÌýNature…
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Keeping Families Safe this Mother’s Day
For mothers, nothing is more important than keeping their families safe. That’s why just in time for Mother’s Day, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is…
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Helping Reduce Child Mortality Rates in Lwala, Kenya
J.C. Gonzalez-Mendez, president and CEO of RMHC, traveled to Kenya to see first-hand how grants invested in the Lwala Community Alliance through the RMHC Global…
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Companies Expect More From Nonprofits, Report Finds
When it comes toÌýcorporate philanthropy, corporate and employee donors expect more from charities these days. ÌýAnd in a digital era defined by greater transparency, charities…
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‘I Have A Dream’ Foundation Taps Porterfield for Lifetime Achievement Award
By Kevin Burke His national leadership calling on higher education to improve college access and opportunity for high-achieving students from underserved populations recently has earned…
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Public Service Recognition Week
This week marks the start of the 20thÌýanniversary of Public Service Recognition Week. It is a time set aside that allows for a show of…
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Employee Development Through CSR Programs
Employees are increasingly demanding that their workplaces not only provide opportunities for them to develop within the business, but outside of it too. With CSR…
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Empowering Movements for Global Education Reform
ByÌýWendy Kopp Some time ago, I attended a gathering ofÌýsocial entrepreneursÌýwho went around and around debating whether attaining significant scale was important, or whether social…
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How Do We Solve the Obvious Gap Between What Companies Offer and What Charities Need?
Tom Watson, President and Founder of CauseWired and a Forbes Contributor, was a panelist at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s Charities annual Giving Under The Influence symposium last week…
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ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s Charities 2014 Membership Assembly
Where:ÌýThe Pew Charitable Trusts’ Conference Center 901 E Street, NW (entrance on 9th Street),ÌýWashington, DC 20004Date: May 15, 2014Time:Ìý9:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ’s Charities…
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