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Beauty, grace and Down syndrome. Dancer Lives ‪#‎lifewithoutlimits‬.

Mikayla Holmgren has been dancing since she was a little girl. When she’s dancing, she’s in her element. Just like any other dancer, she’s pushed…

‘Disease you’ve never heard of’ does not stop 10-year-old and family seek better treatment, cure

By Patti Borda Mullins White gauze bandages cover 10-year-old Erik Barnes from neck to toe every hour of every day, except right after a bath.…

SPLC urges investigation of Louisiana program failing at-risk children

The SPLC urged federal officials today to investigate Louisiana’s Coordinated System of Care program, which is failing to prevent young people with severe behavioral health…

Hold a Clothing Drive to Support Dress for Success

Donation drives are coordinated campaigns to collect business-appropriate attire for Dress for Success. If your office, professional organization, child’s school, place of worship or other…

Former foster youth in the 1% as she goes for her master’s degree

Sade is a motivational speaker who talks about her foster care story and how an Aunt and a “time out” in the foster care system…

Amnesty International: Ferguson police committed human rights abuses during Michael Brown protests

By Terrence McCoy Just before midnight on Aug. 19, a longtime local cop named Ray Albers trained his AR-15 semiautomatic rifle on a protester in Ferguson, Mo.,…

NAD & RID: Statement on Interpreting Services and the Media

The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID) and the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) come together in collaboration and in support to…

A Message From GuideStar President/CEO Jacob Harold

In 2013, I joined with partners at the BBB Wise Giving Alliance and Charity Navigator in writing an open letter to the donors of America explaining that “overhead ratios”…

Students set to break social barriers during National Mix It Up at Lunch Day

An estimated 1 million students across the country will step out of their cliques and challenge stereotypes today as part of National Mix It Up at…

Why stakeholder engagement is key to successful CSR programs

By Kim Heismann For years, standard corporate practice has been to invest and develop Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability programs with minimal engagement of those…

Why Google Loves Teach For America

By Aaron Taube People looking to get a job at Google might first want to spend a few years as a teacher. A company spokesperson tells…

JPMorgan Chase and Employees to Donate up to $600,000 to Help Curtail West Africa’s Ebola Outbreak

New York, October 22, 2014 /3BL Media/  – JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced up to $600,000 in donations from its foundation and employees to…