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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) 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…

SOTU Student Invitees Snubs HBCUs

Several college students will have the honor of attendance at tonight’s Presidential State of the Union address, but none will have the captive audience of an…

Invest in medical research for our future prosperity

Alzheimer’s disease is a growing public health and societal crisis. The disease ravages the mind and often leaves loved ones unable to recognize family members…

23 CSR & Corporate Volunteering Conferences for 2015

It’s that time of year again! Realized Worth presents all the best CSR and corporate volunteering conferences of 2015. This list is limited to those…

Nurse-Family Partnership Listed Among ‘Social Programs That Work’

WASHINGTON — HARDLY anyone knows it, but since its earliest days the Obama administration has been pursuing the most important initiative in the history of…

Retired Rally Laptops Find New, Happy Homes

At Rally, we love our Apple laptops. Typically we use them day in and day out for three years or more, after which they enjoy…

Youthful Maturity

Contrary to the popular saying, youth is not wasted on the young. In the spring of 2013, FCA leaders at Scullen Middle School shared their…