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Why your nonprofit can’t afford to ignore the skills-based volunteer movement
In today’s world, people are hungry to infuse their life with purpose. Holding a 9-5 is simply not enough. Professionals want to share their expertise in a way that yields the highest impact on the world. They want to connect with their passions and make the world a better place without having to quit their…
Read MoreProgress & Potential of Teach For America’s AAPI Initiative
In May 2014, I embarked upon a nationwide listening tour to meet with students, families, educators, and partners to better understand the challenges and assets of AAPI communities in our education system, and to explore how Teach For America can be a trusted and effective partner. What I learned from visiting these communities has allowed…
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Why Don’t We Take Tanning as Seriously as Tobacco?
By Sherry Pagoto, PhD In 2009, upon review of the science on tanning beds and cancer, the International Agency for Research on Cancer assigned tanning beds a class 1 carcinogen, joining tobacco and asbestos in the highest classification of harm. In spite of this development, skin cancer rates have steadily climbed over the last 3…
Read MoreThe Impact of Vietnam Project-Based Learning
By Melanie Lowry “‘Project-based learning’ is the new buzzword in education that our school is encouraging teachers to use”, said Laura Forde, a social studies teacher at Bismarck High School in Bismarck, North Dakota. Forde never estimated just how impactful this new project-based learning curriculum would be. Her use of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s Hometown…
Read MoreThe Day When Three Words Change Your Life
By Maret Seitz I’m Maret Seitz. This is the second installment in our series for LIVESTRONG, so if you missed the first, click here and here to see where this story started for my sister and I. In sharing our story of our mom’s cancer journey, our goal is not to sugarcoat anything – but we don’t want to…
Read MoreWalk Locally, Unite Globally
Morris Animal Foundation’s Unite to Fight Pet Cancer Virtual Walk is a fun way to help raise funds for the fight against pet cancer. This fundraiser can take place “virtually” anywhere. Whether you want to walk solo, or on a team, walk with friends and family, and join the Virtual Walk to help Morris Animal…
Read MoreHope Arrives in a Semi Truck
At Feed the Children, we believe we can create a world in which no child goes to bed hungry. It takes all of us working together: Feed the Children staff, local community organizations, volunteers, donors, state and federal governments, corporate partners… and truck drivers. Drivers are the backbone of our community events around the country. They transport food and needed supplies to…
Read MoreStudy Suggests New Way of Preventing Diabetes-Associated Blindness
Reporting on their study with lab-grown human cells, researchers at The Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland say that blocking a second blood vessel growth protein, along with one that is already well-known, could offer a new way to treat and prevent a blinding eye disease caused by diabetes. A summary of the…
Read MoreFTC Charges Four Cancer Charities with Fraud
Message from America’s Charities CEO & President: Media reports over the past few days have featured four cancer charities that have been charged with fraud by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The four charities are Breast Cancer Society, Cancer Fund of America, Cancer Support Services, and Children’s Cancer Fund of America. America’s Charities does not represent any of…
Read MoreTalent Meets Purpose
Former investment banker Rachael Chong felt driven to make the world a better place. So she founded the digital platform Catchafire.org to match up professionals looking to volunteer with nonprofits needing help.
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