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Colon cancer screening works over the long term, studies confirm
Getting a colonoscopy is not something most people look forward to — but a new analysis suggests that it’s worth it to follow screening recommendations and have the test done every 10 years (or every five for those at high risk.) Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, Harvard researcher Reiko Nishihara…
Read MoreNEW SURVEY SHOWS TEENS LOSING INTEREST IN STEM CAREERS WHILE U.S. PROJECTS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN FIELD
Junior Achievement USA® (JA) and the ING U.S. Foundation’s 2013 Teens & Careers survey reveals a substantial year-over-year decline in teens’ interest in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and medical-related fields. This is the 12th year the survey has been conducted. An executive summary of the 2013 Junior Achievement USA Teens & Career Survey is…
Read More‪The way we think about charity is dead wrong‬
Activist and fundraiser Dan Pallotta calls out the double standard that drives our broken relationship to charities. Too many nonprofits, he says, are rewarded for how little they spend — not for what they get done. Instead of equating frugality with morality, he asks us to start rewarding charities for their big goals and big…
Read MoreTell Congress: Pass the Employee Non-Discrimination Act!
Right now in 29 states, there is no state law protecting a gay, lesbian or bisexual person from being fired just because of who they are – and the same is true in 33 states for transgender people. The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) would provide basic protections against workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual…
Read MoreRegister now for the Roo Run 5K, Benefiting Give Kids The World
What:   The Roo Run 5k When:  Saturday, October 12, 2013 Where: Jacksonville Zoo
370 Zoo Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32218 Designed to promote an active lifestyle, all while supporting the happiness that inspires hope at Give Kids The World, register now for the Roo Run 5k. All proceeds benefit GKTW, a 70-acre, non-profit resort in Central Florida that…
Read MoreSeptember is Hunger Action Month & There Are Several Ways You Can Help Defeat Hunger!
Hunger is sometimes hidden, even as it affects 1 in 6 people in our community (that’s over 50 million people), it affects children, elderly, the unemployed, and likely someone you know. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 16.7 million children under 18 in the United States live in this condition – unable…
Read MoreThe Man Who’ll 
End Poverty
One DC area nonprofit exec is absolutely, unequivocally convinced that poverty in the DC region will end during his lifetime. (No, he hasn’t found the fountain of youth.) To hear him speak about how 10,000 volunteers are tackling it, you really believe it to be true. Mark Bergel left a career at age 38 in…
Read MoreThe Children’s Inn at NIH: I am One of 10,000
Year-in and year-out, America’s Charities raises and distributes more than $35 million for America’s best, most respected 501(c)3 charities because individuals like you donate through your workplace giving program. Because America’s Charities operates with the highest standards of accountability and our members go through a thorough vetting process, you can trust that your donation will…
Read MoreBlack Beauty Ranch: America’s Largest Animal Sanctuary
Year-in and year-out, America’s Charities raises and distributes more than $35 million for America’s best, most respected 501(c)3 charities because individuals like you donate through your workplace giving program. Because America’s Charities operates with the highest standards of accountability and our members go through a thorough vetting process, you can trust that your donation will…
Read MoreAHC Volunteers
Year-in and year-out, America’s Charities raises and distributes more than $35 million for America’s best, most respected 501(c)3 charities because individuals like you donate through your workplace giving program. Because America’s Charities operates with the highest standards of accountability and our members go through a thorough vetting process, you can trust that your donation will…
Read MoreTMCF Leadership Institute
Year-in and year-out, America’s Charities raises and distributes more than $35 million for America’s best, most respected 501(c)3 charities because individuals like you donate through your workplace giving program. Because America’s Charities operates with the highest standards of accountability and our members go through a thorough vetting process, you can trust that your donation will…
Read MoreDeath Before Dying: Death Row Exoneree on Solitary Confinement
Year-in and year-out, America’s Charities raises and distributes more than $35 million for America’s best, most respected 501(c)3 charities because individuals like you donate through your workplace giving program. Because America’s Charities operates with the highest standards of accountability and our members go through a thorough vetting process, you can trust that your donation will…
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