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Rebuilding Together Alexandria Releases Energy Efficiency Home Audit Ideas as Part of Energy Awareness Month
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Winter’s cold can be a budget buster for many low-income homeowners—many of whom are elderly, disabled and veterans. As part of Energy Awareness Month, Rebuilding Together Alexandria is releasing its top five energy efficiency home audit ideas so that families and friends can help their neighbors in need prepare for the winter. Rebuilding Together…
Read MoreA Psychotic Episode Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell
By Kara Dansky Michelle Mata wants to be treated the way you would want your mom to be treated. She’s an aunt and a neighbor. She likes line dancing. And she suffers from major depressive disorder with psychotic features. When people like Michelle have a mental health crisis, people often call the cops. The situations…
Read MoreGlen Campbell, Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, Releases Powerful Final Song and Video
(CNN) — Even if you’ve never been a fan of Glen Campbell, this one’s certain to tug at your heartstrings. The Country Music Hall of Fame member, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2011, is out with the video for the final song he’ll ever record — “I’m Not Gonna Miss You.” It was recorded…
Read MoreMGM National Harbor: A Case Study in Trust and Corporate Citizenship
At the end of 2013, MGM Resorts International had the capacity to operate in three states – Nevada, Mississippi, and Michigan. At beginning of 2014, another state was added to that list: Maryland. The path leading to the Maryland expansion was a multiyear process. In 2012, the state passed Question 7. The bill opened up…
Read MoreIt’s proven: non-profits thrive when they measure volunteer impact
By Josh Schukman I’ve recently been digging into a report by volunteer software consultancy Software Advice and it has me totally hooked. The report is the product of a survey they conducted with 2,735 non-profit professionals around the globe, and it does a pretty awesome job of showing us how we non-profit leaders are fairing when it…
Read MoreWhat is Food Insecurity and What Does it Look Like in America?
Food insecurity refers to USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods. Food insecure households are not necessarily food insecure all the time. Food insecurity may reflect a household’s need to make trade-offs between…
Read MoreAre You Ready for Giving Tuesday?
Launched in 2012 as a charitable answer to the Black Friday and Cyber Monday retail shopping days, #GivingTuesday is a worldwide movement to encourage giving and celebrate generosity. Harnessing the collective power of charities, businesses, and individuals, the goal of this initiative is to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in giving all year…
Read MoreCanine Partners for Life celebrates 25 years in grand style
By Nancy Johnson Correspondent The Canine Partners for Life Annual Open House was over the top this year as the Cochranville non-profit held its 25th anniversary party. The event began at noon, and by 1 p.m., parking at the facility was maxed out, and off-site parking with shuttle buses was already being used. Darlene Sullivan is…
Read MoreThe One Thing Your Company Has to Do to Recruit Millennials
By Pamela Hawley “88% of Millennials gravitated toward companies with pronounced Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs…86% would consider leaving if their employer’s CSR no longer met their expectations.” – PricewaterhouseCoopers, ‘Managing Tomorrow’s People‘ Your company is important to you. You want to keep people. You want to keep people, and to keep them because they are…
Read MoreBehind the Scenes at Make-A-Wish America with Justin Schmid
Make-A-Wish® believes that granting the one true wish of all eligible children can help them feel better – and possibly even get better. Wish kids, their families and their physicians say that wish experiences can be turning points in their struggles with serious illnesses. Last year, Make-A-Wish granted the wishes of more than 14,000 children…
Read MoreApple’s Employee Matching Gift Program Yields More Than $50 Million for Charity
By Julia Love CUPERTINO — Three years after Apple began matching employee donations, the program has yielded more than $50 million for charity. And on Thursday, Apple told employees it will begin expanding the program to all the countries in which it has a presence, up from just the U.S. and a handful of other…
Read MoreFor the First Time Ever, HRC Scores Members of Congress on Marriage Equality
By Stephen Peters Today HRC announced for the first time ever members of Congress were scored on their support for marriage equality as part of its soon-to-be-released Scorecard for the 113th Congress. “Marriage equality is a critical component of full equality for LGBT people and their families,” said David Stacy, HRC’s Government Affairs Director. “Inclusion of…
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