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Community Engagement is About Companies Being Part of, Not Apart from, Society
By Jan Levy Sustainability, CSR, or whatever you wish to call it is made up of a range of critical business considerations. The traditional model…
Company Leaders Must Lead by Example if They Want Employees to Give Back
By Ryan Scott The annual Giving USA Foundation report was recently released, and the numbers tell an interesting story about corporate giving. Let me rephrase that.  An alarming story.…
The Ice Bucket Challenge Won’t Solve Charity’s Biggest Problem
By Dan Pallotta I love the Ice Bucket Challenge. Period. It’s a collective expression of love in a world with far too little of it.…
SPLC Urges Federal Court to Address Razors in Alabama Prisons
The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) urged a federal court today to block an Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC)…
New Study Aims for Quick Suppression of Food Allergies
McLean, Va. (September 8, 2014) – Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) announced today that it has awarded a research grant totaling $734,986 to a…
Teen Mom Realizes Turning Point at Boys Town Washington D.C..
It’s difficult enough being a single teenage mother in a healthy home setting. But with the odds stacked against her, 17-year-old Stacia faced losing not…
The Long-distance Job Search: Getting Past the Zip Code Filter
By Debra Berkowitz McCraw “I’m willing to move for a job but am afraid I’m being weeded out simply because my address isn’t local. What…
Victory! Town Will No Longer Treat Domestic Violence Victims as Nuisances
By Sandra S. Park Three strikes and you’re out of your home and on the street – all because you called 911 for help. That…
Considering a Matching Gifts Program for Your Small Business
By Adam Weinger, Double the Donation The Basics You want to launch a matching gift program at your small business? Great! Before we dive into HOW,…
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
By Prevent Cancer Foundation Many people are shy when it comes to discussing prostate cancer. Viewed as a personal, private disease, prostate cancer is too often…
Talking to Your Kids About Their Diagnosis
How to tell your child they have a particular diagnosis, whether that’s Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, autism, or something else, is a question I get…
LDF Brings JP Schnapper-Casteras on Board as Special Counsel for Appellate and Supreme Court Advocacy
LDF today announced that John Paul Schnapper-Casteras has joined the organization as Special Counsel for Appellate and Supreme Court Advocacy. In this newly created role,…