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American Bar Association honors SPLC board chair
The American Bar Association is presenting Alan Howard, who chairs the SPLC’s board of directors, with its 2014 Pro Bono Publico Award to honor his…
Compound Restores Memory Function in Mouse Alzheimer’s Model
Researchers from Yale School of Medicine have discovered a promising new drug compound that reverses some Alzheimer’s effects on memory in mice. The work directly…
Veteran with Criminal History Gets Help from Goodwill & Now Helps Reintegrate Homeless Veterans
When I came to the Goodwill, I had just been released from prison. I had just served 9 years of a 12-year sentence, a federal…
The Shadow Economy of Lethal Injection Drug Deals
By Tanya Greene For all we know, the “pharmacy” might be a high school science class. That’s how a federal appeals court judge described Missouri’s secretive death…
Summer Fun at The Children’s Inn at NIH
From Camp INNcredible to Sibling Day, and everything in between, Children’s Inn residents have been busy with many fun and therapeutic programs this summer. Drawing…
Fast Stats About Giving in America Today
By Ryan Scott The annual Giving USA Foundation report has just been released, and the numbers tell an interesting story about corporate giving.  An alarming story, that…
29 Ideas for #GivingTuesday 2014 you haven’t thought of
By George Weiner We hope you are participating in #GivingTuesday 2014 – the nonprofit sector is trying to build a herd mentality in the same…
How to garner attention for a company’s philanthropic deeds
By Michelle Gilbert Many companies place tremendous emphasis on garnering positive publicity from their philanthropic efforts. Unfortunately, news outlets don’t have the time, space or…
Raise Office Morale and Money for Charity
By Rachel Taninecz Looking for a fun way to do some office team building? Â Would your office like to give back to the community?…