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Study Finds Spinal Cord Injury Causes Progressive Damage in the Chronic Phase
A paper was published this week from the Gregoire Courtine lab in Switzerland. Courtine, who we have discussed here in recent months, studies activity and…
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Horticulture Teaches More than Just How to Care for Plants; Helps Special-Needs Students
Since 1999, Ann Curcio, vocational specialist with the Bridgeport Board of Education, has changed lives through her work with the most challenged special-needs students in…
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Meals on Wheels Advocate Worried Over Shutdown
Meals on Wheels programs have been struggling to meet increasing demand for their services after years of funding cuts at the federal, state and local…
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Employee Engagement: the Important Glue Between Volunteerism & Giving
How much does an employer’s decision concerning employee engagement play into the overall corporate culture of giving and volunteering (or lack of giving and volunteering)…
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Featured Charity: ServiceSource
See how ServiceSource‘s life-changing services are enriching the lives of disabled individuals, helping them to thrive and be active members of the community. Tweet In…
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The Science of Volunteerism & What You Should Know
Take it from Einstein, “only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” In a recent article, Arianna Huffington cites the science behind the…
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Amnesty International USA Celebrates Human Rights Victory with U.S. Signing of Arms Trade Treaty at United Nations
(NEW YORK) – Amnesty International USA issued the following comment this week from Executive Director Steven W. Hawkins, on the U.S. signing of the Arms…
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Filling the Conference Gap for Cause Innovation
Two years ago, Alison Portt was asked to join the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ Cause Innovation Team. One of the only dedicated innovation groups of…
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Past, Present, and Future: Research and Treatment Advances in Pediatric Cancers
Fifty years ago, the most common type of childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), was almost uniformly fatal. Today, cure rates for ALL can reach…
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