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Keeping Families Safe this Mother’s Day
For mothers, nothing is more important than keeping their families safe. That’s why just in time for Mother’s Day, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is…
‘I Have A Dream’ Foundation Taps Porterfield for Lifetime Achievement Award
By Kevin Burke His national leadership calling on higher education to improve college access and opportunity for high-achieving students from underserved populations recently has earned…
How to Celebrate Food Allergy Action Month This May With FARE
This year FARE is expanding Food Allergy Awareness Week by declaring the entire month of May as Food Allergy Action Month – a time to…
Unite to Fight Pet Cancer With Morris Animal Foundation’s Pet Cancer Information Kit
Do you know what the top 10 warning signs of cancer in dogs is? How about for cats? Every pet deserves a long, healthy life.…
Empowering Movements for Global Education Reform
By Wendy Kopp Some time ago, I attended a gathering of social entrepreneurs who went around and around debating whether attaining significant scale was important, or whether social…
Book Shelf: Dress for Success’ “Threads”
We usually reserve the Dress for Success Blog to tout the accomplishments, advice and stories of others, but we are so incredibly proud about our…
Finding Hope Together: In Celebration of World Autism Day
How many of us are raising or know a child with autism? Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a brain disorder that is characterized by difficulties…
Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Opportunity Funding Corporation Announces Winners of 2014 HBCU Business Plan Competition
Washington, DC – (April 14, 2014) The Opportunity Funding Corporation (OFC), a division of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, selected the winners of its 2014…
Lynn and Dutch: Courageous Friends, Precious Souls
Dutch’s selfless service when caring for Lynn Hertel is inspiring. He knows when she needs to take her medicine, when she will fall ill and…
Stories from the field: Alabama’s school ‘choice’ law offers no real choice for many disadvantaged children
Source: Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)  By Kristen Anderson  When I accepted a position as a community outreach advocate with the Southern Poverty…
Stories from the field: SPLC ensures Head Start opportunities for Latino children in Louisiana
Source: Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) By Jennifer Coco As a parent, Maria* believed it was important for her 2-year-old daughter, Cristina, to attend Head…
“Any Cause, Anytime, Anywhere” – That’s What DoSomething.org’s New Website Delivers
Have you visited the DoSomething.org website recently? Â They just launche a new website design and here’s what their CEO, Nancy Lublin, had to say about…