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The Inn Helps Spunky Four-Year-Old Makenna Feel At Home While Receiving Treatment at the NIH
Four-year-old Makenna Harrod, of Louisville, Kentucky, has a bright and bubbly personality that lights up any room. Her father, Larry “DJ” Harrod, describes her as “spunky” with a big imagination. With such a positive outlook on life, you would never imagine that seemingly always cheerful Makenna suffers from an extremely rare inflammatory disorder called Blau Syndrome, which…
Read MoreBoard Requirements and Behavior Must Evolve as Organizations Develop and Change
As a nonprofit continues to grow, expand its programs, and hires more staff, the board’s role continues to change. Because organizations become more complex, board governance also becomes more complicated. The board you need when starting something is not necessarily the same board you’ll need to grow it to maturity. So if somebody tries to convince…
Read MoreBusiness Needs to Reset its Purpose to Attract Millennials, According to Deloitte’s Annual Survey
New York, NY, January 21, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Business should focus on people and purpose, not just products and profits in the 21st century according to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited’s (Deloitte Global) fourth annual Millennial Survey released recently. This and other findings from the survey suggest businesses, particularly in developed markets, will need to make significant changes…
Read MoreNew Treatment Option For Marfan Syndrome
The Winter issue of The Marfan Foundation’s magazine, Connective Issues, is now available. In this issue, The Marfan Foundation shares extensive research news, including the results of the Atenolol vs. Losartan in Marfan Syndrome clinical trial, conducted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s (NHLBI) Pediatric Heart Network and supported by The Marfan Foundation.…
Read MoreUrgent Need: Help Malawi Flood Victims
Malawi, one of Africa’s poorest countries, experienced torrential rains this week, resulting in rampant flooding due to late summer storms. Although this is the region’s rainy season, Malawi has not seen flooding like this since 1964. These deadly floods submerged villages and destroyed crops and livestock. This disaster is especially devastating because 8 of every…
Read MoreSeeking Applications for Outstanding Work in the Field of Employee Engagement, CSR, & Workplace Giving
Each year, Charities@Work seeks to recognize outstanding work in the field of employee engagement, CSR and campaign management. We recognize companies, teams and individuals for their best in class and innovative practices. Self-nominations are encouraged along with nominations from team members on behalf of other individuals or from Charities@Work partners on behalf of corporate partners.…
Read MorePresident Obama Reiterates Support for Marriage Equality During State of the Union
During tonight’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama reiterated his long commitment to legal and social equality for LGBT Americans. According to some reports, President Obama’s remarks tonight are the first time in the nation’s history the words “bisexual” and “transgender” were included in a State of the Union address. “That’s why we…
Read MoreWe need to transform moral obligation into a moral motivation
By Ellen Moulton Yui To address the major challenges facing the world today, from cleaning the environment to feeding the planet, to fomenting peace, we need all players at the table. Multinational corporations, which are increasingly supplanting the nation-state in terms of global impact, need to be welcomed for their potential. They need to sit…
Read MoreVideo-Game Marathon Raises $1.5-Million for Prevent Cancer Foundation
By Rebecca Koenig For six days in early January, hundreds of young men and women in comfortable clothes gathered around television screens in a hotel outside of Washington, D.C. They had two objectives: to complete entire video games as quickly as possible and raise as much money as possible for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. The small…
Read MoreEffective Nonprofit Governance Requires an Engaged, Involved Board
By H. Art Taylor The board of directors is pivotal in providing guidance and oversight to a charity and ensuring it is fulfilling its mission. Holding regular meetings to review and discuss important organization decisions, such as budgets, program updates and fundraising efforts, is a process that increases the likelihood that this guidance occurs. That is…
Read MoreYouthful Maturity
Contrary to the popular saying, youth is not wasted on the young. In the spring of 2013, FCA leaders at Scullen Middle School shared their legacy in the likes of a video emulating the popular I Am Second ministry series. Today, as high school sophomores, they still look upon their middle school years as a…
Read MoreNew Resource for People with Disabilities to be Community Driven
By O’Ryan Case All of us at United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) are excited to see the launch of My Life Without Limits (www.MyLifeWithoutLimits.org). Connecting with others who have a disability is something that I never really did until I started working at UCP. Until then, I must have known less than a handful of others. My visits to the…
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