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Yearlong Journey Leads Dog to Happy Home

May 27, 2014

By Cathy M Rosenthal Someone took 8-week-old Lucky and his littermates for a ride on a flatbed truck. Lucky’s tiny paws couldn’t grip the truck’s flatbed…

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How Linda Goler Blount is Improving Health Disparities & Health Equity as President & CEO of Black Women’s Health Imperative

May 27, 2014

The Black Women’s Health Imperative (Imperative) is the only organization devoted solely to advancing the health and wellness of America’s 20 million Black women and…

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SPLC Intelligence Report: Deadly radical-right violence examined

May 27, 2014

In the wake of a neo-Nazi’s deadly attack at Jewish facilities in Kansas last month, the new issue of the SPLC Intelligence Report explores the white supremacist…

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Validating Charities Through Donor Reviews

May 27, 2014

Perla Ni is CEO and Founder of Greatnonprofits.org, the largest nonprofit review site (think Yelp for nonprofits). Donors and investors want to know that their…

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CMN Hospitals Funds Pay for 7 Week-old Jackson’s Open-heart Surgery

May 27, 2014

Two days after Jackson was born, an on-call pediatrician noticed his heart didn’t sound normal. Follow-ups with cardiologists confirmed he had ventricular septal defect (VSD),…

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Proudly Supporting the Voting Rights Amendment Act

May 27, 2014

By Remington Gregg, Legislative Counse Last June, the day before the LGBT community‘s huge victory in U.S. v. Windsor, the Supreme Court delivered the broader civil rights…

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How Not to Train a Dragon

May 27, 2014

I like to think that I am a patient man, but sometimes my patience gets pushed to its limit. That is the situation when it…

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Rebuilding Together Alexandria: Southern Charm

May 27, 2014

Alice* is a D.C.-native who moved to Alexandria in the 1970s for a job. She and her husband built a life in this “sleepy, southern…

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Asthma Crisis in the Classroom

May 27, 2014

His teacher thought he was being silly – falling out of his chair, closing his eyes and dropping his head down. In a classroom full…

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Video: Annual Meeting Message from Steve Delfin, America’s Charities President & CEO

May 23, 2014

We are experiencing an interesting time in the nonprofit sector.  We hear the phrase “scarcity of resources” thrown around a lot. It doesn’t mean philanthropy…

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YMCA Connecting Youth with Nature

May 23, 2014

The YMCA of Greater Washington DC is so much more than a gym. It’s an organization, dedicated to youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.…

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This May Marks the 60th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education Ruling

May 23, 2014

The landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, signed on May 17, 1954, marked the beginning of equal access to education for all American…

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