Posts by nc
The Science of Giving: Why Being Generous is Good for You
Welcome to 2015! What New Year’s resolution(s) did you set for yourself this year? Hopefully ‘Giving’ made it onto your list. From good health, to increased satisfaction, to stronger marriages and longer lifespan, the act of giving has many benefits. Below are a few benefits of being generous. View Happify.com’s infographic, “The Science of Giving: Why…
Read MoreWriting A Check Is The Easy Part: Effective Corporate Social Responsibility Builds On Partnerships
By Andrew Plepler At Bank of America, we’ve given fresh thought to the role we need to play in addressing social and economic challenges. Our purpose — to help make financial lives better for everyone we serve –has guided us over the past several years to change and make our company simpler and stronger, and…
Read MoreCharities Show Strides in Keeping Loyal Donors, But Are Too Focused on Short-Term Results, Scholars Say
By Holly Hall Charities made strides in the past year as they sought to persuade new donors to give again and to increase the amount such supporters contribute for second or third gifts, a study has found. But nonprofit organizations are wasting money by putting too much effort into constantly replacing large numbers of donors who never…
Read MoreLyft partners with MADD for safe New Year’s Eve
Ride-sharing service Lyft is joining forces with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to promote a safer New Year’s Eve. For everyone who pledges to not drink and drive on the holiday, Lyft will donate $1 to MADD, the company announced in a blog post Monday. (You can also fine more at the Lyft New Year’s Eve pledge page.) “We…
Read MoreNew research connects investments in low-income communities to direct gains in employment and income
NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new study of dozens of poor communities across the country found that families fared better economically in places where a far-reaching revitalization effort addressed multiple community needs at one time—affordable housing, safety, education, employment, and other basic services. Conducted by the Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC), the in-depth study…
Read MoreTaking philanthropy back to basics
By Paul Klein Thirty years ago I listened to Ben Cohen — the “Ben” half of Ben and Jerry’s — speak to an audience about how corporations could stand for more than making money. At the end of his presentation, Ben distributed Peace Pops, a product the sales of which supported the non-profit organization “One Percent…
Read MoreHow Corporate Philanthropy Improves a Troubled Reputation
By Ryan Scott A new study by CR magazine highlights the bottom line burdens of a company’s bad reputation. In a survey titled The Cost of a Bad Reputation, CR revealed how difficult employee recruitment is for companies with negative reputations. How difficult? According to the report: **Candidates are reluctant to join organizations that have a…
Read More18 things you should know about mass incarceration
National outrage over the failure of grand juries in Ferguson and Staten Island to indict police officers in the killings of unarmed black men has understandably focused on policing practices in African-American communities. But racially biased policing is just one piece of a broader system that stigmatizes and targets black men for arrest and incarceration…
Read MoreThe Top 10 Diabetes Breakthroughs of 2014
From artificial pancreas trials to stem cell breakthroughs, 2014 was a big year for Type 1 diabetes news. Insulin Nation has compiled 10 big ideas in treatment and technology from the past year: 1. Distance Monitoring Went Mainstream A report released in June found that some 3 million people are having their medical conditions monitored remotely, and that number…
Read MoreTeach For America could miss recruitment mark by more than 25 percent
By Valerie Strauss Growing criticism about Teach For America (TFA) and a polarized education reform debate is affecting recruitment of new corps members and the organization “could fall short of our partners’ overall needs by more than 25 percent” next year, TFA officials say. A note that co-Chief Executive Officers Matt Kramer and Elisa Villanueva Beard are…
Read MoreOur Teacher Diversity Problem Is Not Just About Recruitment. It’s About Retention.
By Alexandria Neason As a fifth-grade student in Clarksville, Tennessee, a small city near Nashville, I constantly got in trouble. Just about every day, I came home with a pink slip. I didn’t always know what I’d done wrong. But I knew the pink slips weren’t good and that three of them added up to detention.…
Read MoreResearcher works to block the blood-vessel dysfunction that occurs in diabetes
AUGUSTA, Ga. – One of diabetes’ dangerous consequences is dysfunction of the single-cell layer that lines our blood vessels. Too much circulating sugar and fat can leave our endothelial lining inflamed and unable to dilate properly, driving blood pressure up, which multiplies the problem and sets the stage for vascular disease, said Dr. Eric Belin…
Read More