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Crafting Successful Charity Eligibility Guidelines for Your Corporate Matching Program
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)
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
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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February is Cancer Prevention Month
A substantial proportion of cancers could be prevented, including all cancers caused by tobacco use and other unhealthy behaviors. Excluding non-melanoma skin cancer, at least…
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Child Health Day
First celebrated in 1929, Child Health Day was enacted by Congress as a day to raise awareness about the fundamental necessity for programs to protect and…
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Time to Gear Up for 2022 Back to School Month
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
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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As U.S. Celebrates 25 Years of Smoke-Free Airlines, It’s Time to Make All Workplaces and Public Places Smoke-Free
Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Feb. 23 2015 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, it is inconceivable to Americans that smoking would…
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CVS Health Foundation Commits $5 Million to Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Feb. 05 /CSRwire/ – The CVS Health Foundation today announced a $5 million five-year commitment to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids to launch its new “Making the…
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New CDC Report Shows Big Drop in Secondhand Smoke Exposure Among Americans
WASHINGTON, DC – The percentage of Americans exposed to secondhand smoke has fallen by more than half since 1999, but one in four non-smokers –…
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Kick Butts Day Webinar Series Announced: Mini-grants, Activities and Action
Join the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 from 3-4 p.m. EST for their first webinar about Kick Butts Day 2015 and the launch of…
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Help Create a Tobacco-Free Generation by Shopping Tobacco-Free
Tobacco use is the nation’s number one preventable cause of death, killing 480,000 Americans and costing the nation $289 billion in health care bills and…
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New Report Details How Tobacco Companies Have Made Cigarettes More Addictive, More Attractive to Kids and More Deadly
The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids has released a report detailing how tobacco companies are not only making cigarettes more addictive, but they’re finding new…
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How Big Tobacco Has Made Cigarettes So Much Deadlier Than They Used To Be
By Tara Culp-Ressler Fifty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general tied tobacco to lung cancer for the first time. Since then, additional scientific research has linked…
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A Bolder Effort by Big Tobacco on E-Cigarettes
By Matt Richtel Electronic cigarettes, promoted as a healthier alternative to tobacco, are getting powerful new backers with an unhealthy reputation: big tobacco companies. The…
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