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Millennial Employees Keep Traditions Alive During Microsoft’s Employee Giving Campaign
If you had visited Microsoft’s Redmond HQ last Friday, you would have seen hundreds of people chatting and laughing along the roads surrounding main campus.…
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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’s immigrant ‘scarlet letter’ 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 –…
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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’s spent time…
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SIDS, Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month
Each and every day, in communities across ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, expectant moms will feel their baby’s first kick; parents will listen to their newborn’s first cry; and…
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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. — Winter’s cold can be a budget buster for many low-income homeowners—many 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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Glen Campbell, Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, Releases Powerful Final Song and Video
(CNN)Ìý— Even if you’ve never been a fan of Glen Campbell, this one’s certain to tug at your heartstrings. The Country Music Hall of Fame…
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MGM National Harbor: A Case Study in Trust and Corporate Citizenship
At the end of 2013, MGM Resorts International had the capacity to operate in three states – Nevada, Mississippi, and Michigan.Ìý At beginning of 2014,…
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It’s proven: non-profits thrive when they measure volunteer impact
By Josh Schukman I’ve recently been digging into a report by volunteer software consultancy Software Advice and it has me totally hooked.ÌýThe reportÌýis the product…
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What is Food Insecurity and What Does it Look Like in ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ?
Food insecurity refers to USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and…
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