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New Treatment Option For Marfan Syndrome
The Winter issue of The Marfan Foundation’s magazine, Connective Issues, is now available. In this issue, The Marfan Foundation shares extensive research news, including the…
Urgent Need: Help Malawi Flood Victims
Malawi, one of Africa’s poorest countries, experienced torrential rains this week, resulting in rampant flooding due to late summer storms. Although this is the region’s…
Seeking Applications for Outstanding Work in the Field of Employee Engagement, CSR, & Workplace Giving
Each year, Charities@Work seeks to recognize outstanding work in the field of employee engagement, CSR and campaign management. We recognize companies, teams and individuals for…
President Obama Reiterates Support for Marriage Equality During State of the Union
During tonight’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama reiterated his long commitment to legal and social equality for LGBT Americans. According to some…
We need to transform moral obligation into a moral motivation
By Ellen Moulton Yui To address the major challenges facing the world today, from cleaning the environment to feeding the planet, to fomenting peace, we…
Video-Game Marathon Raises $1.5-Million for Prevent Cancer Foundation
By Rebecca Koenig For six days in early January, hundreds of young men and women in comfortable clothes gathered around television screens in a hotel…
Effective Nonprofit Governance Requires an Engaged, Involved Board
By H. Art Taylor The board of directors is pivotal in providing guidance and oversight to a charity and ensuring it is fulfilling its mission. Holding…
45 Science Educators Embark on Yearlong Professional Learning Fellowship in 2014-2015 NSTA New Science Teacher Academy
ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)Â New Science Teacher Academy, a yearlong program focused on encouraging and supporting early-career science educators, announced the selection…
MLK’s words just as relevant today
By Morris Dees This Martin Luther King Day is a special one. We’re on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery March, perhaps King’s…
2,000 Pet Adoptions Result from The Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando’s Adopt-a-thon
The Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando announced today that 2,000 homeless dogs and cats were placed in FUR-ever homes during the first Reed Nissan Pet…
Nonprofits Find Much to Like in Obama Tax Plan
By Alex Daniels A higher estate tax, as envisioned in a proposal released by President Obama this weekend in advance of Tuesday’s State of the…
From the Fair Housing Act to Ferguson: Where You Live Impacts How You’re Policed
In less than 24 hours, the Supreme Court will hear a case that will define the future of decades-old legal protections against discrimination by landlords and banks…