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Overstock.com “Close the Loop” on Clothing Donations with Online Bin Benefiting Goodwill
Overstock.com is offering its own version of the “clothing donation bin,” giving consumers an easy way to donate items without even leaving their homes. The online…
Ice Bucket Challenge: Can Other Nonprofits Reproduce It?
By Beth Kanter Is success of the Ice Bucket Challenge a happy accident for ALS and the people who suffer from the disease or is…
Victory! Immigration Authorities Must Stop Coercing Immigrants Into Signing Away Their Rights
By Gabriela Rivera and Mitra Ebadolahi One night last summer, Patricia’s mother, Marta, did not come home. She had been in poor mental health, but…
6 Solutions for International Corporate Volunteering
By Christine Johnston Thinking about offering international volunteer opportunities through your company’s volunteering program? These opportunities can be rich for both personal and professional development,…
Webinar: Aligning Employee Engagement with Corporate Strategy
By Elizabeth Rogers A crucial aspect of corporate citizenship is the ability and desire to engage your company’s employees. Implementing volunteer, giving, and other “responsible”…
Kids Beating Cancer Calls on National Talents to Produce Benefit Music Video
August 19, 2014 – Orlando, Florida – Central Florida based charity, Kids Beating Cancer (KBC) calls on national talents and all-kid choir to produce a…
Animal Welfare Groups Take a Community Approach to Save 9 Out of Every 10 Pets
By Karilynn Galiotos Imagine a place where nearly every healthy pet who enters a shelter is able to find a lifelong, loving home. In today’s…
Hoodies That Change the World
By James Williams Who says a person is too young to make a difference? James Williams came to partner with Feed the Children several months…
What it’s Like to Work in Mississippi’s Only Abortion Clinic
By Sarah Kliff There are three doctors who terminate pregnancies at Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, a bright pink building in Jackson. Two keep their identities…
People With Down Syndrome Are Pioneers in Alzheimer’s Research
By Jon Hamilton When researchers at the University of California, San Diego wanted to study an experimental Alzheimer’s drug last year, they sought help from an unlikely…
Nurses’ visits curb deaths among poor, single women and their children
By Lenny Bernstein A program that provides poor, single, first-time mothers with intensive support from visiting nurses reduced death rates among both the women and their children,…
Small-business Q&A: Ways to show social concerns
By Ron Consolino Q: You often read about the large donations major companies make to charities. How can a successful small business demonstrate social responsibility?…