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American Enthusiasm to Shop With a Conscience at Record-High
American demand for cause is stronger than ever, according to 20 years of benchmarking data released today by Cone Communications. Despite a marketplace saturated with…
Honoring Our Nation’s Veterans: Saving Their Places of Health Care and Healing
by Jenny Buddenborg Next week, on November 11, Americans will celebrate Veterans Day, the federal holiday that honors the millions of heroic men and women…
New Survey Finds One in Five Patients Had Surgery Before Diagnosis
One in five people with Marfan syndrome had some form of surgery before they were diagnosed with the potentially life-threatening condition, according to a survey…
LUNGevity Salutes Importance of Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Official Month Underscores Impact of Lung Cancer, Highlights Urgent Need to Fund Advanced Research as Hope Is on the Horizon WASHINGTON, DC (November 1, 2013)…
Report: Nearly Half of Teens Surveyed are Interested in Careers in the STEM and Medical Fields
Today’s teens want to pursue careers that will provide both financial rewards and job satisfaction. To gauge teens’ perspectives on their ideal careers and what…
Historic 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…
Shelter 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…
How AHC’s Affordable Housing & Education Programs are Strengthening our Community
Tweet AHC Inc. is a not-for-profit developer of affordable housing in the mid-Atlantic region. Along with quality housing, AHC celebrates 20 years providing educational programs…
McDonald’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…
Standing for Something is No Longer Enough. Social Impact is Crucial and Sets Leaders Apart.
Achieving social impact requires a measured approach centered on five guiding principles: Tweet Turn your stakeholders into partners by making their participation urgent and necessary…
Washington Post’s Article on Nonprofit Fraud Spawns Warranted Reaction from Charitable Sector
You have to hand it to the Washington Post. They sure know how to write a catchy headline. Their recent front page Sunday edition lead…
Language-Gap Study Bolsters a Push for Pre-K
Nearly two decades ago, a landmark study found that by age 3, the children of wealthier professionals have heard words millions more times than those…