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Asking the Right Questions is the Most Important Step on the Path to Impact
By Wendy Watson-Hallowell From Board Members to Grants Managers to employees, impact is on everyone’s minds. Over and over, we hear the following from Executives, Program Officers and Grants Managers: We’re expected to understand how to achieve results, increase them, report on them, and ensure they are aligned with our business priorities. This year, we have to…
Read MoreEight Career Options for Millennials Interested in Impact
By Amanda Minuk We’ve been called everything from selfish and narcissistic, to lazy and entitled. As we shake off the (mis)perceptions people will realize that we’re a generation that wants to make a difference. In fact, meaningful work is an imperative for our generation. With an increased interest in meaningful work, one may assume that charities are…
Read MoreMaking Partnerships Work Harder and Better
By Sara Garvey In 2013, after transitioning its functions from a regional to national model, Time Warner Cable (TWC) established a new Corporate Brand & Reputation team. As part of that department, the Community Investment team was formed to manage non-profit partnerships and engage with communities to enhance the TWC brand. With its signature initiative, Connect…
Read MorePwC Announces a $30 Million Extension to Earn Your Future
New York, April 6, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Today, as part of National Financial Capability Month, PwC US and the PwC Charitable Foundation Inc. announced a $30 million extension to its signature program Earn Your Future (EYF). The expanded, five-year commitment, now totaling $190 million will focus on three areas: expanded professional development opportunities for educators in business and financial…
Read MoreHelping an immigrant teen stay in school
By Nadia Salazar Sandi It was a Friday morning when I headed to meet with Hugo.* This was one of the first interviews I had done as an SPLC advocate. I was nervous and excited all at the same time. At the door, I was greeted warmly by Hugo’s mother, Geraldine. She asked me to…
Read MorePlay PS4 With Snoop Dogg to Raise Funds Benefiting Make-A-Wish
Through April 21, gamers can enter for a chance to play FIFA 15 with Snoop Dogg via the PlayStation HEROES app with 90% of funds raised benefiting Make-A-Wish. >> Learn More at www.playstation.com Not a Gamer? >> Learn Other Ways to Support Make-A-Wish
Read MorePets soothe the spirit, strengthen the heart at Montgomery Hospice
Elise Gordon Rasmussen has a full-time job, a sideline business and a family. But stress melts away when the Silver Spring resident is greeted by her four cats. The bond between humans and animals is ancient. As reported in American Scholar in November 2011, a burial site discovered in Israel contains the 12,000-year-old bones of…
Read MoreFeeding America Food Pantry Helps Family Turn Things Around After Dealing With a Layoff
After a layoff, things were tough for David, Stephanie & their three kids. They started using the food pantry which helped turn things around. See their story of bouncing back. >> Continue Reading >> Support Feeding America
Read MoreWhat LIVESTRONG’s New CEO Has to Say About Her First Day on the Job
By Chandini Portteus Hi, everyone! Today I am beyond excited for my first day at LIVESTRONG! I want to start out by thanking a few individuals. First off, a big thank you to our board of directors for entrusting me with this incredible opportunity. To the wonderful team: thank you for your warm welcome and for…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Man to Run Fifty Miles for Feed the Children
Ask someone who works two demanding jobs what they do in their free time, and you may get one of these responses: a) Sleep. b) Chill out with some TV. c) Free time? What free time? But if you’re Thomas VonCannon of Raleigh, NC, there’s another option: d) train for a fifty mile race and raise money…
Read MoreRepeat Rescuer and Family Saved by Kitten
This story is written by PetSmart Charities Roving Reporter Bart Butler. “Hey, you got a kitten!” That was the surprised reaction Neptune, New Jersey, resident Wayne Johnson got from his family when he returned from the PetSmart Charities® National Adoption Weekend carrying a charcoal gray kitten with green eyes. They were surprised because Wayne had…
Read MoreIncome Inequality is Bad for Your Health
By Margot Sanger-Katz We know that living in a poor community makes you less likely to live a long life. New evidence suggests that living in a community with high income inequality also seems to be bad for your health. A study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute examined a series of risk…
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