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Putting a Societal Safety Cap on Animal Poisons
As collateral damage to our war on rodent “pests,” hundreds of children and thousands of pets are exposed to rodenticides each year, with many suffering…
“Pretty Little Liars” Star Ian Harding Visits Rescued Animals at Fund for Animals Wildlife Center
“Pretty Little Liars” star Ian Harding visited The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, to learn about wild animal rescue…
America’s Charities Welcomes New Board Directors
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 4, 2014 – America’s Charities is pleased to announce the appointment of five new members and two re-elected members to its Board of…
Corporate Giving Yields Many Benefits; Not Just ‘The Right Thing To Do’
By Jane Adler Business leaders know philanthropy is its own reward. Giving back to the community is just the right thing to do. But philanthropy…
Watch This Service Dog’s Touching Reunion With Family That Trained Him
For 25 years, Canine Partners for Life (CPL) has been training service dogs to assist individuals with a wide range of disabilities. Families who foster and…
Trained canine can even predict seizures: Volunteers, service dogs, help make life ‘Wynnderful’
by Sue Ann Rybak Before Alison Brady received her first seizure alert dog in 2004 from Canine Partners for Life, she felt as if she…
The Relationship Between Innovating and Achieving Transformative Scale
By Bill Shore During a recent address I gave to social entrepreneurs at Duke University, Professor Joel Fleishman asked me about the dramatic increase over the…
The Power of a Mother’s Unconditional Love
When Kathy Ramey found out she was expecting triplets in 2009, the love for her three daughters grew with each day of her pregnancy. She…
Wish Experience Makes the World Huge Again
Sometimes, sitting in my bed for hours on end, I felt quite diminutive and trapped; hidden away from the world like a prisoner in a…
Laurie and Reneshia Share Inspiring Story of How House of Ruth Gave Them a Safe Home and Life Free of Domestic Abuse
Laurie and Reneshia Gaskins talked about their experience at House of Ruth at A Night for the Children, a gala fundraiser held to benefit House…
The Great American Milk Drive
Feeding America has teamed up with dairy farmers and milk companies to launch The Great American Milk Drive, the first-ever national program to help deliver…
Make it Engaging, Easy, and Theirs
When Kaitlin Carpenter visited a nonprofit’s website to make a donation, there was a box where she could make a comment as well. Thinking how…