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Using Corporate Giving Programs to Increase Employee Engagement
Philanthropy has become a core value of many corporations in America today. CEOs and corporate leaders see this as part of their commitment to society,…
Read ArticleWorkplace Giving: A Holistic Approach, Not a Piecemeal
New US research reveals a workplace giving culture transformed by technology, branding and the arrival of millennials in the workforce. Margaret Smith from the Australian…
Read ArticleWorld Diabetes Day 2013
If “diabetes” was a country, it would be the third largest in the world, behind China and India. More than 370 million people are now…
Read ArticleA Wider Circle Provides “A New Life”
A Message from A Wider Circle Founder, Mark Bergel, Ph.D.: On Tuesday evening, a woman came to A Wider Circle. Â It was after 6:00 p.m.…
Read ArticleFaces of Austerity Report: How Budget Cuts Have Made Us Sicker, Poorer, and Less Safe
This week, NDD United – an alliance of more than 3,200 national, state and local organizations advocating against sequestration – released “Faces of Austerity: How…
Read ArticleMeasuring the Impact of Corporate Volunteering on a Company’s Performance
Is it possible to measure the cause-and-effect relationships between employee volunteering and a company’s performance? Realized Worth is inviting companies from all over the world…
Read ArticleResearch Measures Impact of Financial Literacy Skills
New research, released by SiMPACT Strategy Group, examined the social return on investment (SROI) for Money Matters, a financial literacy and education savings program developed…
Read ArticleCut in Food Stamps Forces Hard Choices on Poor
For many, a $10 or $20 cut in the monthly food budget would be absorbed with little notice. But for millions of poor Americans who…
Read ArticleHistoric ENDA Bill Passes in the Senate!
 Today, the U.S. Senate voted 64 to 32 to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) for the first time in the legislation’s two-decade history. All Senate…
Read ArticleShelter Dog Reveals Special Talent
When Bryce and Jennifer Henderson met a perky black dog named Arbor in a Las Vegas pet shelter in 2011, they both felt a connection…
Read ArticleGirl Traveled Over 7,000 Miles to Tell Her Story, Only 5 Members of Congress Showed Up
It was just after midnight on the East Coast when the first news story came out. I’d been sitting on another edge of another bed…
Read ArticleMcDonald’s to Give Away 20 Million Books in its Happy Meals Starting Friday
By KJ DELL’ANTONIA Starting on Friday, McDonald’s plans to give away 20 million books in its Happy Meals over a two-week period, while giving another…
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