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Writing A Check Is The Easy Part: Effective Corporate Social Responsibility Builds On Partnerships

By Andrew Plepler At Bank of America, we’ve given fresh thought to the role we need to play in addressing social and economic challenges. Our…

Charities Show Strides in Keeping Loyal Donors, But Are Too Focused on Short-Term Results, Scholars Say

By Holly Hall Charities made strides in the past year as they sought to persuade new donors to give again and to increase the amount…

Lyft partners with MADD for safe New Year’s Eve

Ride-sharing service Lyft is joining forces with Mothers Against Drunk Driving to promote a safer New Year’s Eve. For everyone who pledges to not drink…

New research connects investments in low-income communities to direct gains in employment and income

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A new study of dozens of poor communities across the country found that families fared better economically in places where…

Taking philanthropy back to basics

By Paul Klein Thirty years ago I listened to Ben Cohen — the “Ben” half of Ben and Jerry’s — speak to an audience about how…

How Corporate Philanthropy Improves a Troubled Reputation

By Ryan Scott A new study by CR magazine highlights the bottom line burdens of a company’s bad reputation. In a survey titled The Cost of…

18 things you should know about mass incarceration

National outrage over the failure of grand juries in Ferguson and Staten Island to indict police officers in the killings of unarmed black men has…

The Top 10 Diabetes Breakthroughs of 2014

From artificial pancreas trials to stem cell breakthroughs, 2014 was a big year for Type 1 diabetes news. Insulin Nation has compiled 10 big ideas in treatment…

55, the Average Age of Death for Homeless Individuals with Mental Illness

Today is National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, when we honor the memories of all who died this year without the dignity of a home. This…

Teach For America could miss recruitment mark by more than 25 percent

By Valerie Strauss Growing criticism about Teach For America (TFA) and a polarized education reform debate is affecting recruitment of new corps members and the organization…

Our Teacher Diversity Problem Is Not Just About Recruitment. It’s About Retention.

By Alexandria Neason As a fifth-grade student in Clarksville, Tennessee, a small city near Nashville, I constantly got in trouble. Just about every day, I came…

Researcher works to block the blood-vessel dysfunction that occurs in diabetes

AUGUSTA, Ga. – One of diabetes’ dangerous consequences is dysfunction of the single-cell layer that lines our blood vessels. Too much circulating sugar and fat…