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Children’s Miracle Network Honors 1.4 Million Walmart and Sam’s Club Associates for Helping Kids at CMN Hospitals Throughout U.S. and Canada
This year, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals gave our highest award to some very special supporters, ones who are making a huge difference in the lives of local kids: Walmart associates. The CMN Hospitals Founders’ Award is given to top children’s hospital advocates, and past recipients have included Roy Disney, longtime senior executive at The Walt Disney Company; Bill Marriott,…
Read MoreQuality Teachers in Every School are Central to Equal Educational Opportunity
LDF commends the U.S. Senate HELP Committee for advancing reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Passed on the heels of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ESEA is the largest federal education funding bill. Since its expiration in 2007, Congress has yet to agree on a bill to reauthorize ESEA. LDF encourages…
Read MoreSaving Lives Through Stem Cell Donations
by Omar Siddiqi, MD I am not a stranger to illness. During my medical training, I met many patients on the worst day of their lives. Like a maître d’ at some bizarre restaurant, I ushered them to their beds, discussed the menu of meds that I could offer them and held discussions about diagnosis and prognosis.…
Read MoreBe Part of Rachael Ray’s 9 Million Meals Challenge to Support Feeding America and No Kid Hungry
Be part of Rachael Ray’s 9 Million Meals challenge to support Feeding America and No Kid Hungry. Every $1 you donate = 10 meals! Now that’s what we call stretching a buck! >> Learn more and participate
Read MoreGold Star Law Supports Junior Achievement Program to Increase Financial Literacy Among Metro Detroit Students
January 23, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan (JA) – part of the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs – received funding from Gold Star Law to support its Finance Park program. Established in 2003, JA Finance Park is one…
Read MoreTalent Demand In Global Public Sector Offers MBAs Careers With Social Impact
“Purpose and meaning have an important role as a strategic, transformational element in business today,” says Cheryl Grise, global advisory strategy leader at EY. There has been an increase in the provision of MPA degrees, particularly in North America. US master’s and undergraduate degrees in public administration have grown from 17,000 in 2010 to…
Read MoreClimate change could impact the poor much more than previously thought
It’s widely accepted that climate change will have bigger negative impacts on poorer countries than wealthy ones. However, a new economic modeling studyfinds that the economic impacts on these poorer countries could be much larger than previous estimates. As a result, they suggest that we should be aiming to limit global warming to near, or perhaps even less…
Read MoreSocial responsibility for your small business
You often read about the large donations major companies make to charities, their commitment to environmentally sustainable operations or other acts that demonstrate their corporate social responsibility. Though the clout and resources of big businesses may make headlines, a small business can do just as much to improve the quality of its community and its…
Read MoreFeeding America: Real Story Theresa
Discover how a school food pantry helped this single mother provide nutritious food her two special needs daughters: >> Support Feeding America
Read MoreNew Sponsors Joining the 14th Annual Charities@Work Best Practices Summit on Employee Engagement
Washington, DC, January 22, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Charities@Work is pleased to announce that, in addition to Wells Fargo as the Presenting Sponsor of the 14th Annual Best Practices Summit, new sponsors will be joining the Summit which is happening on March 23-25, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel in New York City. As…
Read MoreFive Employee Engagement Challenges
By Marc Gingras Employee engagement is viewed, and rightly so, as a vital ingredient in a company’s success. The ability to innovate, adapt and grow may originate with the CEO, but it is the employees that execute their leadership’s initiatives and will ultimately determine the company’s outcome. There has been a great deal of research…
Read MoreDoes corporate social responsibility reduce negative reviews for bad service?
When a company’s service falls short of expectations, consumers can react harshly, spreading negative comments or changing companies. But a new study in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing shows that consumers practice surprising forgiveness when the underserving company also happens to be donating to a favorite charity. “When firms support good causes, they accrue moral…
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