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Crafting Successful Charity Eligibility Guidelines for Your Corporate Matching Program

Crafting Successful Charity Eligibility Guidelines for Your Corporate Matching Program

February 6, 2024

Corporate matching programs are powerful tools for amplifying the impact of employee charitable donations. They allow employees to contribute to nonprofit organizations of their choice,…

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How to Administer an Employee Assistance Fund (EAF)

How to Administer an Employee Assistance Fund (EAF)

January 3, 2024

64% of employees cite money issues as a significant source of stress, according to the American Psychological Association. Often times that stress can be a result…

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The Business Case for Employee Volunteer & Skills Giving Programs

The Business Case for Employee Volunteer & Skills Giving Programs

September 2, 2023

What if I told you that having an employee volunteer program could potentially save you money – say $1,000 to $6,000 per employee. Would you…

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Time to Gear Up for 2022 Back to School Month

July 29, 2022

Now through the beginning of September, students of all ages – from preschool to college – and their teachers will be heading back as a new school year begins.…

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2019 Back to School Month

August 19, 2019

As summer draws to a close, students of all ages – from preschool to college – and their teachers are heading back as a new school year…

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DIRECTV & Junior Achievement Partnership Keeps the Ball Rolling for Colorado’s Kids

July 22, 2015

In June, Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain (JA Rocky Mountain) announced that DIRECTV employees raised nearly $90,000 in 2015 to support JA programs that served more than…

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Former JA Scholarship Recipient Says “Thank You”

June 10, 2015

Each year, Junior Achievement of Abilene is thrilled to offer multiple scholarships to area high school graduates who had received Junior Achievement programming during their high school…

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Junior Achievement Camps Aim at Teaching Kids How to Budget and Save Money

May 15, 2015

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Junior Achievement USA(R) (JA) will be offering exciting new learning opportunities for young people around the…

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Junior Achievement / Allstate Survey Reveals Disconnect Between Teens’ and Parents’ Views on Paying for College and Other Personal Finance Topics

April 2, 2015

NEW YORK, NY— Junior Achievement USA® (JA) and The Allstate Foundation released startling findings from the 2015 Teens & Personal Finance Survey, which expanded to…

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Junior Achievement Teams-up With AT&T to Mentor Teens on Career Goals and Choices

March 10, 2015

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? Such a simple question that is so hard to answer. Did you know what you wanted…

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12-Year-Old Has Her Goals Set High: To Change the World

February 18, 2015

When soft-spoken 12-year-old Rania Gadnis tells you she plans to be a neurosurgeon someday and also wants to found a group of international schools for poor…

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Nearly One-in-Four Millennials Believe Their College Loans Will Be Forgiven, According to Research from JA and PwC

February 13, 2015

Colorado Springs, Colo. – “Millennials & College Planning,” a new report from Junior Achievement USA (JA) and PwC US, prepared by New York-based research firm YPulse, shows…

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Entrepreneurship Education Helps Put Kids on the Path to Success

February 10, 2015

By Jack E. Kosakowski The Milstein Commission, convened by the University of Virginia to identify pathways for Americans to achieve middle class success, recently released its findings.…

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Gold Star Law Supports Junior Achievement Program to Increase Financial Literacy Among Metro Detroit Students

January 26, 2015

January 23, 2015 /3BL Media/ – Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan (JA) – part of the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness,…

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KPMG Supports Redevelopment of Junior Achievement Curriculum to Increase Financial Literacy Awareness Among Students

November 14, 2014

In September, KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, and Junior Achievement USA (JA) introduced a redeveloped digital curriculum and accompanying technology for the JA Finance Parkprogram,…

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