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Target, Walmart Get Behind Natural Brands in Major CSR Push
By Sheila Shayon Steadfast retailing rivals Target and Walmart came together earlier this month under one uniting topic: sustainability. The pair co-hosted the Beauty and Personal…
Mom Has Son Arrested & Sent to Boys Town. Now They’re Closer Than Ever!
Karen made one of the toughest decisions any parent has to make. She had her son Nick arrested and sent to Boys Town. Today, they’re…
Canine Partners for Life Service Dog Helps Danielle Cope With Narcolepsy & Cataplexy
By Danielle Brooks As many of you know, when you have a condition like narcolepsy and cataplexy, you can, and rightly so, start to doubt…
Watch Sept. 23rd Webinar: High Performing Charities Webinar Part 3
On September 23, 2014, America’s Charities hosted its 3rd webinar in the High Performing Charities (HPC) series. Guest presenters Kendall Joyner, Independent Sector and Tara Verner, GreatNonprofits…
Doing the Right Thing
By Will Bunch A perfect storm of factors has encouraged the new age of employee-focused social responsibility. One has been the increasing number of millennials…
Internship Program Seeks to Inspire Innovation, Service
By Derek Hardin WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — An honors student/student body president, a PhD student at the University of California – Berkeley, and a…
A Teach For America Love Story
How we met: Of course, it depends on whom you ask, but we both agree it was serendipity! The story for both of us begins…
Smokey Says, Get a Permit, Shutterbug
By Gabe Rottman Well, sort of. First Amendment advocates have expressed escalating concern in recent days over a U.S. Forest Service rule requiring permits for…
A Gender Lens For Giving: Women In Philanthropy Urged To Invest More In Women And Girls
By Tom Watson Women in philanthropy can – and should – commit far greater resources to advancing the cause of women and girls in the…
How Lauren Zimniski Applies Purpose to Work Through Her Role With Give Kids The World
Each year 27,000 children are diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, and more than half of those children wish to visit a Central Florida attraction or…
Why Prioritizing Social Responsibility Will Strengthen Your Startup
By Bradley Heinz At first glance, “doing good” might seem impossible for today’s tech startup. When you’re staying up into the wee hours of the…
Are Corporate Leaders Starting to Change ‘Business-as-Usual’?
Among the C-Suite executives at many of the world’s largest corporations, a new normal has started to take hold, according to Lucy Parker and Jon Miller,…