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Kick Butts Day Webinar Series Announced: Mini-grants, Activities and Action
Join the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 from 3-4 p.m. EST for their first webinar about Kick Butts Day 2015 and the launch of mini-grant applications. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids is excited to offer monthly webinars now until Kick Butts Day discussing ways that you can make the most of your event! Webinars will cover…
Read MoreHelp Good Neighbors Provide Light to 25 homes in Nueva Oasis Through Project BrightLights
Imagine going home every day to darkness. The residents of Nueva Oasis, a village in La Fragua, Guatemala are day laborers, working on farms and fields, and the average income is less than $3/day. After working 14-hour days, they head back to their families and to homes lit by a single taper candles, because in villages…
Read MoreEd & Alepo: The Road to Independence
By Ed C. I am 57 years old, and for the first 30 years of my life I was a healthy person, with a very active life, following a great career path. After studying engineering, I entered the Merchant Marine and traveled the world. After that I began a career in the engineering insurance industry…
Read MoreTexas No Kid Hungry Receives $38,000 Grant From Tom Thumb/Randalls To Fight Childhood Hunger
The Texas No Kid Hungry Campaign has received a $38,000 grant from Hunger Is to help solve childhood hunger. Texas No Kid Hungry, a statewide branch of the campaign led by Baylor University’s Texas Hunger Initiative, was nominated by the managers of Texas Tom Thumb and Randalls stores, and funds were made possible by their…
Read MoreGiving Tuesday 2014 Impact and Opportunities for Businesses in 2015
Tweet #GivingTuesday 2014 Impact and Opportunities for Businesses in 2015 http://bit.ly/1w77FNY By Sarah Ford One week ago, millions of individuals, nonprofits, and businesses across the globe united for one purpose – to celebrate giving. Founded in 2012 by 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation, Giving Tuesday generated $45.7 million this year, according to…
Read MoreFox Fursday Courthouse Comfort Dog
Turks, a Courthouse Comfort Dog, that was trained by Canine Partners for Life was featured on the local news this week. Turks serves as a comfort dog for the District Attorney’s Office of Montgomery County, where she comforts crime victims and witnesses before they take the stand. Watch this video to meet Turks and learn…
Read MoreHow MADD is Promoting a Safer Holiday Season Through Its ‘Tie One On for Safety’ Campaign
Tie One On For Safety®: Started in 1986, Tie One On For Safety® is Mothers Against Drunk Driving’s (MADD) longest running and most visible public awareness project. The name Tie One On For Safety comes from the phrase “tie one on,” which is slang for drinking alcohol. But at MADD we use the phrase to…
Read MoreMaking Impact: Preventing Homelessness by Helping People in Central Florida Find Jobs
Christian HELP Foundation is devoted to preventing homelessness by helping people in Central Florida find jobs. From equipping and empowering people with all the tools they need for their job search including one on one employment counseling, job skills classes, job fairs, and an online job board, to providing food and other basic needs, Christian HELP…
Read MoreNew Deadline for Tax-Free Giving Stalls in Congress, but Supporters Fight On
By Alex Daniels The time-honored practice of sneaking charitable donations in under the wire during the waning days of December is safe for another year. Despite the efforts of some nonprofit leadership organizations, Congress is unlikely to pass a measure before it adjourns that would extend the deadline for claiming a charitable deduction until tax…
Read MoreBrands’ Future Is Creating Shared Value, Not Just Social Responsibility Campaigns
By Kirk Souder In a seminal article that appeared in the Harvard Business Review in 2011, Michael Porter and Mark Kramer defined a new paradigm for business with the words “shared value.” The idea is that the future of today’s brands will lie in aligning business success with positive social impact for people and the planet. This is…
Read MoreDanielle & Rollo: A Life-Changing Partnership
By Danielle B. When you have a condition like narcolepsy (periods of extreme daytime sleepiness and sudden, irresistible bouts of sleep that can strike at any time) with the symptom of cataplexy, (muscle weakness and paralysis brought on by strong emotion reations), you can, and rightly so, start to doubt your abilities and what you…
Read MoreGiving Back, Giving Wisely on Giving Tuesday
By H. Art Taylor I grew up in South Philadelphia in the 60’s and 70’s. My neighborhood was low-income and marred with symptoms of urban blight: boarded-up businesses, buildings in disrepair, a lack of city services. I lived among several warring gangs that threatened bodily harm to any outsider. I watched as many of my…
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