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Apple CEO Tim Cook Takes Courageous Step Forward
Today in an op-ed in Bloomberg Businessweek, Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly took a courageous step forward. In doing so, he committed himself to using the…
The Police’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card
By Nathan Freed Wessler It used to be that when police violated a suspect’s Fourth Amendment rights through an unconstitutional search, evidence derived from the…
Americans who are more generous live healthier, more fulfilling lives. It’s science.
By Christian Smith and Hilary Davidson Generosity is paradoxical. Those who give, receive back in turn. By spending ourselves for others’ well-being, we enhance our…
Alaska Legislature honors NARF Staff Attorney Heather Kendall-Miller
Last week at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Annual Convention, the Alaska State Legislature honored the professional life and work of NARFÂ Staff Attorney Heather…
Adobe Corporate Responsibility Zeros in on Social Impact
By Leon Kaye Adobe recently released its most recent corporate responsibility report, which is chock full of data on where the $4.1 billion Silicon Valley software giant…
How young women are changing the workplace
By Laura Cox Kaplan Millennials – loosely defined as those born between 1980 and 1995 – think and work differently. To be competitive, now and…
How Federal Workers Lead the Nation in Charitable Giving
By Mark V. Ewert You know the routine: Someone at work volunteers to head up a fundraising drive, recruits people in every department to help,…
Harvard Business School to Host New Program on Corporate Social Impact
BOSTON, Oct 27, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Harvard Business School (HBS) will host a new executive education program, Creating Shared Value: Economic Success and Social Impact from December 10-12,…
Donors Care More About How Money Is Spent Than Results, Study Says
By Alex Daniels Donors are more interested in how a nonprofit’s funds are spent than in the results it achieves, according to a study released…
Five Things Corporate Sponsors Want From Nonprofits
By Sean Horrigan Nonprofits and their corporate colleagues have a codependent relationship. Corporations provide nonprofits with financial support, and in return, nonprofits provide corporations with…
Beauty, grace and Down syndrome. Dancer Lives ‪#‎lifewithoutlimits‬.
Mikayla Holmgren has been dancing since she was a little girl. When she’s dancing, she’s in her element. Just like any other dancer, she’s pushed…
‘Disease you’ve never heard of’ does not stop 10-year-old and family seek better treatment, cure
By Patti Borda Mullins White gauze bandages cover 10-year-old Erik Barnes from neck to toe every hour of every day, except right after a bath.…