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NBCC Releases Third Annual Progress Report on the Disease
Breast Cancer incidence and mortality remained essentially unchanged since 2011; no major advances in treatment for breast cancer Washington, D.C., October 11, 2013—The National Breast…
After shutdown, CFCs seek to make up for lost time
Source: Federal Times The Defense Department and other federal agencies hustled Thursday to restart Combined Federal Campaign activities as organizers voiced hope that the 16-day…
Employee Engagement And The Social Bottom Line: Sands Shifting Again?
By Tom Watson, Contributor, Forbes Last week in Virginia, we were 90 percent through a terrific panel discussion on the changing nature of charity, corporate…
Develop Minds & Deliver Dreams
Read about TMCF’s 27th Awards Gala: Developing Minds and Delivering Dreams By Empowering High-Achieving Students to Overcome Barriers. Click here. Opportunity for companies or government agencies…
Federal Shutdown Causing Immediate and Lasting Damage to US Public Health, Science
Prevention (CDC) sidelined by the US government shutdown, pediatricians and other physicians are going without essential information about outbreaks of influenza, pertussis, and other infectious…
Happy National Coming Out Day, From HRC
Source: HRC Blogby Maureen McCarty, HRC Senior Digital Strategist Today we celebrate the 25th anniversary of National Coming Out Day. NCOD began on the anniversary…
What Happens to Nutrition Programs During a Government Shutdown?
The country is still figuring out the implications of the recent government shutdown. We took a look at nutrition programs and how they will be…
Clinical Trials Continue, but Only at a Crawl
The federal government has continued to enroll critically ill people in clinical trials at the National Institutes of Health since the government shutdown began last…
How Teach for America Founder, Wendy Kopp, Is Going Global
One Thursday evening last August at an Alpine castle in Salzburg, Austria, Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp met Tatjana Oppitz, the head of IBM…
Innovation Often Starts With the Words ‘What If?’
With government beset by perennial budget battles that make sufficient public funding for new social programs less likely, innovation to increase the reach and effectiveness…
A Teach for America Alumni Explains Why Our Future Depends On Putting Tech Education At The Core
“Does this class count as an Advanced Placement course?” It’s been a common question of my returning IT Academy students. My courses are demanding. I…
Why Are You Folks Spending So Much Time On Marriage?
By James Esseks, Director, ACLU Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender & AIDS Project at 12:54pm I’m often asked why the gay rights movement is so focused…