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Donate in June to Double Your Impact

June 5, 2014

More than 400 families donated last week!  That’s right, in the past week, alone, the team at A Wider Circle picked up furniture and home…

Millennials Can Help Businesses Put the Value of Profit, Society and Cause on Equal Footing

June 5, 2014

MCON14 | June 18-19, 2014 | Register Now By Sarah Ford This past week in his article, Where Profits Aren’t Enough, Marc Ross stated, “If we…

America’s Charities Welcomes New Board Directors

June 4, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 4, 2014 – America’s Charities is pleased to announce the appointment of five new members and two re-elected members to its Board…

Do More 24 on June 19th

June 4, 2014

Do More 24 is coming soon! A special fundraising day in the Greater Washington area will take place on June 19, 2014. Do More 24 will be a day dedicated…

Putting a Societal Safety Cap on Animal Poisons

June 4, 2014

As collateral damage to our war on rodent “pests,” hundreds of children and thousands of pets are exposed to rodenticides each year, with many suffering…

“Pretty Little Liars” Star Ian Harding Visits Rescued Animals at Fund for Animals Wildlife Center

June 4, 2014

“Pretty Little Liars” star Ian Harding visited The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif., on Saturday, May 31, to learn about wild animal rescue…

America’s Charities Welcomes New Board Directors

June 4, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 4, 2014 – America’s Charities is pleased to announce the appointment of five new members and two re-elected members to its Board of…

Trained canine can even predict seizures: Volunteers, service dogs, help make life ‘Wynnderful’

June 3, 2014

by Sue Ann Rybak Before Alison Brady received her first seizure alert dog in 2004 from Canine Partners for Life, she felt as if she…

The Relationship Between Innovating and Achieving Transformative Scale

June 3, 2014

By Bill Shore During a recent address I gave to social entrepreneurs at Duke University, Professor Joel Fleishman asked me about the dramatic increase over the…

The Power of a Mother’s Unconditional Love

June 3, 2014

When Kathy Ramey found out she was expecting triplets in 2009, the love for her three daughters grew with each day of her pregnancy. She…

Wish Experience Makes the World Huge Again

June 3, 2014

Sometimes, sitting in my bed for hours on end, I felt quite diminutive and trapped; hidden away from the world like a prisoner in a…

Laurie and Reneshia Share Inspiring Story of How House of Ruth Gave Them a Safe Home and Life Free of Domestic Abuse

June 3, 2014

Laurie and Reneshia Gaskins talked about their experience at House of Ruth at A Night for the Children, a gala fundraiser held to benefit House…