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All Individuals Living With Cerebral Palsy, and Other Disabilities, Deserve a Life Without Limits

February 28, 2019

March isÌý#CerebralPalsyAwarenessMonth Join ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ’s Charities by honoring UCP’s important work! Follow us onÌýTwitterÌýandÌýFacebookÌýas we share information about UCP’sÌýwork, stories of the people they help, and…

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Successful Workplace Giving = More Than Great Technology

February 27, 2019

Every year, ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµn employees give to causes they care about through their employers, resulting in $5 billion for the nonprofits who are tackling tough issues…

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Share Your Love by Volunteering for PHILLIPS Playground Build Day!

February 26, 2019

Looking for a service project for your group or business? How about building a playground? On May 22, 2019, PHILLIPS School ~ Laurel and The…

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Making Tough Choices Between Food and Other Expenses Like Utilities, Transportation, and Medicine

February 12, 2019

It’s a terrible feeling as a mom but it’s a reality. Do you get the medicine? Do you get the fresh food? Do you get…

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The Impact of Adults Making Things Better for Kids

February 12, 2019

Do you think the best thing we can do as adults is make things better for children? So do we, and so does our member,…

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Thousands of Coats and Books Given to Children in Need Thanks to Operation Warm’s Warm Welcome to the Library Program

February 7, 2019

This season, ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ’s Charities’ member, Operation Warm, proudly introduced a new signature program: A Warm Welcome to the Library! The Operation Warm Library program connects…

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The 2018 CFC Has Officially Been Extended to February 22, 2019

February 6, 2019

Valued Nonprofit Members: We last reached out to you with a CFC update on January 24, one day before the partial government shutdown ended. Here…

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BrightFocus-funded Alzheimer’s Test Gets Encouraging Sign from FDA

February 4, 2019

Alzheimer’s Disease Research, a BrightFocus Foundation program, has funded a blood-based screening test for Alzheimer’s disease receiving FDA Breakthrough Device Designation! Blood-based screening tests are…

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It’s Marfan Awareness Month!

February 4, 2019

An estimated 200,000 people in the U.S. have Marfan or a related condition.ÌýPeople with #Marfan syndrome can live a normal lifespan IF they are diagnosed…

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How We’re Succeeding in Our Ongoing Commitment to Bring More Resources to the Nonprofits Changing Our World

January 28, 2019

For the past couple years, we’ve spoken about the changing dynamics of workplace giving over the last decade and how ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµâ€™s Charities has embraced that…

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Delivering on the Promise of Effective Early Childhood Education

January 28, 2019

Black preschoolers are 3.6 times more likely to receive one or more suspensions than White preschoolers. Exclusionary discipline has no place in learning environments; all…

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CFC Update: The 2018 CFC Solicitation Period Will Be Extended

January 24, 2019

Valued Nonprofit Members: We last reached out to you about the partial government shutdown on January 14 – here is the latest you should know:Ìý…

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