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Ready for Movember? Knowledge is Power. Mustache is King.
Movember 2013 During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces, in the US and around the…
Read ArticleWashington Post Piece Gives the Misimpression That the Nonprofit World is Rife With Fraud
By Rick Cohen The salacious headline of the Washington Post article on reported “diversions” of nonprofit assets reads, “Inside the hidden world of thefts, scams…
Read ArticleSweeter Home, Alabama?
By Cecillia Wang, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project Immigrant families in Alabama can finally breathe more freely thanks to a settlement reached Tuesday with Alabama over its…
Read ArticleOne Year Later, Superstorm Sandy Recovery by Feeding America
When Superstorm Sandy struck the east coast on October 29, 2012, the need was massive, the logistics complicated. Fortunately, Feeding America’s Disaster Relief Program was…
Read ArticleThe Hidden Benefits of Food Stamps
Research shows the much-maligned aid to the poor buys broad economic and public health gains. In September, just two days after a Census Bureau report…
Read ArticleNonprofits Must Respond Swiftly to Critical News Stories
By Tim Delaney, Chief Executive of the National Council of Nonprofits For the second time in recent months, a major newspaper has overreached to give…
Read ArticleNew Grantstation Report – “The State of Grantseeking Fall 2013”
GrantStation released the seventh semi-annual survey, “The State of Grantseeking Fall 2013.” This report is a survey of nonprofits conducted by GrantStation and PhilanTech to illustrate the current state of grantseeking in the U.S. …
Read ArticleCan Bats Hang On?
In the winter of 2006, a killer lurked in a dark cave in upstate New York. That’s where the first incidence of a deadly fungal…
Read ArticleRight Now Your $5 Will Multiply to $25 to Fill Kitchen Shelves of Hungry Families in Need
Sandra loves her children so much and wants to provide for them. That’s why she dreads the end of each month. “We get very low…
Read ArticleNew Survey Finds That Most Teens Don’t Drink Alcohol
A new survey of high school students shows that three out of four (77 percent) don’t drink alcohol. As part of Red Ribbon Week (October…
Read ArticleSend a Mask to Help Kids in the Hospital Celebrate Halloween
Simply select the mask you want to send and personalize it with a note below. We’ll add it to one of the goody bags our…
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