When Does Targeting Monuments Become a Human Rights Abuse?

Source: Amnesty International USA  Turkey’s YouTube blackout may not be as chilling as the leaked tape that prompted the ban of the video-sharing website. In the March 2014 recording, top officials in Turkey seemingly discuss staging an attack against a sacred Turkish tomb in Syria for the purpose of justifying military engagement by Ankara. Cultural monuments have been targeted by power-holders…

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Charities Will Now Have to Pay a Fee to Participate in the Annual Federal Giving Drive

Source: www.govexec.com Federal employees’ annual charity drive will receive a major makeover in 2016, the Office of Personnel Management announced Friday. The overhaul marks the culmination of three years of research into how to reform the Combined Federal Campaign, sparked by a report commissioned on the 50th anniversary of the drive. After soliciting comments from…

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Ideagen Ideas Leader BlogTalkRadio Interview With Steve Delfin, America’s Charities President & CEO

Ideagen is a cross sector, collective impact network which fosters an environment for the world’s leading organizations to collectively innovate and collaborate.  In March, Ideagen awarded America’s Charities the US Collective Impact Award for our unique and exemplary commitment to philanthropy through workplace giving. During this interview, I shared ideas and insights on how businesses and…

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Xylem Recieves 2014 Corporate Excellence Award at Charities@Work 2014 Annual Summit

RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 07, 2014–Xylem Inc. (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, has been chosen to receive the 2014 Corporate Excellence Award from Charities@Work, an alliance of four nonprofit federations that serves as the cooperative voice for more than 2,000 international, national, and local charities.…

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SPLC Demands Alabama School District End Discriminatory Practices

Source: Southern Poverty Law Center It’s a moment that often makes J.T. uncomfortable: The moment someone asks him why he isn’t in school. “It makes me feel like I dropped out,” J.T. said. “It’s like I have nothing to accomplish. I just feel worthless.” But the 17-year-old Latino didn’t drop out of school. In fact,…

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On Your Mark, Get Set – Race to End Poverty on April 26th

Run or Walk…It’s a race we all can enter! Saturday, April 26 Cabin John Regional Park, Bethesda, MD 20817 9:00 a.m. 5K race starts Join The Race to End Poverty hosted by A Wider Circle and help children and adults lift themselves out of poverty.  Including a 5K run/walk , 1-mile walk and a tot trot! This year’s race features…

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Amidst Prosperity, Many In Silver Spring Struggle To Survive

Source: WAMU 88.5 Ask most Silver Spring residents, and they’ll tell you their community’s downtown has come a long way over the past decade. These days, you can find all sorts of restaurants there, serving everything from jumbo diver scallops to lamb tartare. You can hit up the farmer’s market on Saturdays for organic apples…

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