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5 Ways to Summerize Workplace Philanthropy
By Ryan Scott It’s not just your imagination: summer is getting in the way of getting things done at work. To the tune of a 20 percent drop in workplace productivity, according to a Captivate Network study, with projects taking 13 percent longer to complete and workers becoming a whopping 45 percent more distracted. Holy guacamole! (Preferably…
Read MoreMid-Sized Businesses Often Fail to Connect the Dots on Corporate Philanthropy
By Eileen Cunniffe Mid-sized companies, which represent about one-fourth of American businesses, are actively engaged in corporate philanthropy, largely with local charities. Yet even as these companies move beyond “checkbook philanthropy” to broader involvement in causes, a report suggests many have not yet figured out how to reap the benefits of employee engagement in their…
Read MoreReeve Foundation Board Member Rediscovers Her ‘Sea Legs’
By Nate Herpich When Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation board member Pat Volland was injured in a serious accident five years ago, one of her fears was that she would never be able to sail again. Pat and her husband Bob had long raced a 40-foot yacht out of Annapolis, Maryland; in fact they had…
Read MoreImperative Partners With Force & University of South Florida Researchers to Promote Patient Centered Outcomes Research
Tampa, FL – Black Women’s Health Imperative, a national organization dedicated to advancing the health and wellness of the 20 million Black women and girls throughout the nation, announced today a partnership with Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE), the leading advocacy organization for families affected by hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, and researchers…
Read MoreHigh Performing Charity Webinar: June 11, 2014
Learn about America’s Charities new High Performing Charities initiative and register for our next webinar on June 11, 2014. >> Click Here
Read MoreVeteran’s Support Group Honors CPL Executive Director & Founder
What brings a fallen hero back from the brink, when they have given everything they have (and beyond) to defend our country’s safety and basic freedoms, and yet think they have nothing left to live for? How do they adapt to the changes in their lives and transition to a meaningful life back at home?…
Read MoreCSR Encourages Better Customer Service According to New Study
By Carol Patton That’s how some industry experts describe the results of a study published in the May issue of Journal of Marketingand led by Daniel Korschun, an assistant professor of marketing at the LeBow College of Business at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The study examined how 221 frontline employees at a major financial services company…
Read MoreA millennial approach to employee engagement
By Priyanka Saha It’s known that there are no precise dates on the start and end of a generation yet we all believe that ours is the Millennial Generation or the Gen Y – a generation unmistakably known for its pragmatic ambitions, inviolable courage to follow passion, and an unflinching desire towards changing the world.…
Read MoreRabies & Microchip Clinic on June 7th
SPCA of Luzerne County, PA is holding a Rabies and Microchip Clinic on Saturday, June 7 from 1:30-3:30 PM. All dogs must be leashed and cats must be in carriers. Rabies Vaccinations are $10 each and are good for 1 year. Microchips are $25 each. Dr. Mark Stair from the Trucksville Dog and Cat Hospital…
Read MoreRMHC DC Proud to be part of Billie’s Story
“Let the life that I live speak for me.” That’s the mission of the non-profit group Billie’s Story. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Washington, DC was lucky enough to be part of that story. Holly Morris, FOX 5 Reporter, highlighted this volunteer group’s efforts to benefit RMHC DC in the FOX 5 Pay It Forward feature.…
Read MoreHunger Free Summer: How Watching This Video Will Support Feeding America
When school is out, nearly 90 percent of children who rely on free or reduced-price meals via their schools lose that access. ConAgra Foods is raising awareness of the increased risk for child hunger this summer through its 2nd Annual National Hunger Free Summer Day. On this day, people can kick-start their fight against child hunger…
Read MoreDonate in June to Double Your Impact
More than 400 families donated last week! That’s right, in the past week, alone, the team at A Wider Circle picked up furniture and home goods from 190 families – and 215 families dropped off items at A Wider Circle – or sent boxes from afar. That’s 405 families – in one week – donating…
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