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Prevent Cancer Foundation Uses Humor to Encourage Couples to “Feel the Love & Check Your Mate”
Valentine’s Day is traditionally full of romance and acts of affection. Early detection of some cancers doesn’t seem to fit into this equation but it can and it can be fun! Partners can take this opportunity to get to know each other’s bodies and detect any irregularities that could be the first signs of cancer.…
Read MoreVolunteerism is a Core Competency
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek ​By Diane Brady Whether it’s FedEx (FDX) delivering emergency medicine to disaster areas or Aetna(AET) tackling the health ailments of underserved communities, projects have more impact when they draw on a company’s strengths. Since it launched a bold push last year to curb obesity in its hometown of Camden, N.J., Campbell Soup…
Read MoreHow Shepherd’s Hope is Helping Thousands of Medically Underserved Central Florida Families
Joey is your typical little boy— energetic, challenging and inquisitive. But now he’s afraid and worried. His mom has been coughing for a long time and he wonders why she won’t come out and throw the baseball with him like she used to. Sofia is a single mom and Joey is her pride and joy.…
Read MorePwC Study: Don’t Ask Millennials To Participate In Traditional Check-The-Box Employee Giving Campaigns
Source: 3BL Media Blog Post By: Heather Lofkin Wright Heather Lofkin Wright is the US Director of Community Service at PwC. Heather focuses on developing strategies and corresponding programs to help busy people give back in easy and meaningful ways that grow the firm’s sustainable culture of giving. In her three-year tenure in this role, PwC’s…
Read MoreAmerica’s Charities Joins Cross-Sector Collaboration Project, Ideagen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Lynne Filderman, America’s Charities: 703-674-5346, lfilderman@charities.org Chloe’ Kerr, Ideagen: 202-347-2500, chloe@axelallc.com      America’s Charities Join Cross-Sector Collaboration Project, Ideagen  America’s Charities represents one of several national organizations within Ideagen; Next Ideagen Summit scheduled in March WASHINGTON, D.C.- America’s Charities became the newest member of Ideagen 100, a…
Read MoreMarfan Awareness Month: What Marfan Syndrome Is And 5 Things You Can Do This February
President Abraham Lincoln’s health has been a topic of debate among scholars and physicians. One of the more enduring theories about his health arose in the early 1960s when a physician published a paper in 1964 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, stating that President Abraham Lincoln had Marfan syndrome, a connective tissue…
Read MoreInterview With New Feed The Children CEO, Kevin Hagan
Source: The Christian Post Feed the Children, ranked as No. 15 among the 50 largest U.S. charities by Forbes magazine, took a hit in 2009 during its legal battle against founder Larry Jones, accused in a counter-lawsuit of taking bribes, hoarding hard-core pornography in his office, favoring employed family members, and other misdeeds. Jones was…
Read MoreDress for Success CEO Joi Gordon Talks Style, Strategy, & Storytelling
Source: The Ampersand If you have any doubt about the importance of style, spend a few minutes with Joi Gordon. As CEO of Dress for Success, a nonprofit that provides work apparel and career development services to low-income women, Joi is well aware of the impact that a quality wardrobe can have on a woman’s…
Read MoreHow Much is it Worth to Keep Executions Moving Forward?
Source: Amnesty International USA By Andrea Hall, Mid Atlantic Regional Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator How much is it worth to keep executions moving forward? What is the price of our machinery of death? In addition to the expense that is above and beyond keeping a prisoner jailed for life, there are the intangibles – the…
Read MoreWhat’s a Pack of Smokes Cost? Your Teeth
Source: NPR By Rob Stein When it comes to persuading teenagers not to smoke, you have to think short-term, the Food and Drug Administration says. “While most teens understand the serious health risks associated with tobacco use, they often don’t believe the long-term consequences will ever apply to them,” FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg told reporters…
Read MoreLine-of-Duty Officer Deaths Declined in 2013 to Lowest Recorded in Over 50 Years
Source: MADD At MADD, we consider law enforcement to be our first, most natural partner. These are our heroes that make our roadways safe. They work long hours, deal with difficult situations, and put themselves in danger on a daily basis—and some pay the ultimate price. In 2013, line-of-duty deaths among law enforcement officers in…
Read MoreJunior Achievement Volunteer Shares Story of Surviving Tornado
Source: Junior Achievement On May 20, 2013, the city of Moore, Okla., was changed forever when an EF5 tornado ripped through the town, killing 24 people and injuring 377 others. Briarwood Elementary School was directly in the tornado’s path and was destroyed by the tornado. Only moments before the elementary school was struck, a Junior…
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