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Activision gives $2 million to 'Call of Duty'...
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Posted Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:00:05 GMT
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The $2 million from Activision comes on top of an additional $1.7 million that was raised by selling limited edition dog tags for an additional $4.99....
NY woman who guarded flying cash gets her reward
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Posted Fri, 1 Mar 2013 02:16:51 GMT
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The New York woman who guarded $11,000 in cash that flew out the back of an armored truck this week will get a $2,500 reward.
Video: Scientists win millions for breakthrough...
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Posted Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:22:07 GMT
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Eleven scientists were awarded $3 million each to fund their future research. NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)
Group brings healing power of music to hospitals
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Posted Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:28:36 GMT
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A program called Musicians on Call strives to bring music to the bedsides of patients too sick to leave their hospital beds.
New concept: Olympics bring volunteering to Russia
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Posted Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:59:03 GMT
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SOCHI, Russia -- The deluge of applicants hoping to volunteer at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is surprising. At the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games there....
Fastest-Growing Athletic Fundraisers Focus on...
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Posted Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT
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Charities learn that creating meaningful ways for athletes to connect with a cause and enlisting retailers to boost giving can increase revenue.
Raising Money From Gay Couples: Advice From the...
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Posted Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:00 EDT
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Establish an anti-bias policy for your organization and think hard about how to deal with tax deductions for couples whose marriages aren't...

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HuffingtonPost Impact

Mark Rogers: Veterans Bring Leadership, Tenacity, to Civilian Workforce
2013-05-24 16:00:02
When you enter the workforce, there is not one thing from the military that you disregard. You understand followership,...
Kevin M. Ryan: Half Of Homeless Youth Sex Trafficking Victims, New Study Reveals
2013-05-24 16:00:02
Today we are releasing the findings from one of the largest human trafficking studies among homeless youth in New York...
Allan Hogarth: From Building Sites to Human Rights
2013-05-24 16:00:02
Over the years I have worked with, and met, some amazing and inspirational women who have offered me insight into the...
Michelangelo Signorile: The Boy Scouts: Demonizing Gay Men, Empowering Bashers on the Streets
2013-05-24 16:00:02
Continuing to ban lesbian den mothers and gay scoutmasters is sending a horrible message to American youth, including...
JD Schramm: WATCH: Revealing A Heartbreaking Secret On The TED Stage
2013-05-24 16:00:02
No conversation, no matter how meaningful and powerful, can bring back the millions we've already lost to suicide. The...
Louise M. Guido: What Women Really, Really Want
2013-05-24 16:00:02
Given the increasing ubiquity of a mobile phone, using this device to learn is the key to educating women in developing...
LOOK: Sears Lends A Hand To Tornado Victims
2013-05-24 16:00:02
If you live in or near Oklahoma, you might want to check your email. Reddit user jargo1 shared a message from the Sears...
Lee Woodruff: An Honorable Memorial to the Fallen
Posted 2013-05-24 16:00:02 - www.huffingtonpost.com
On Memorial Day, we'll remember those who died in service to our country. But this year, my thoughts are also with our...
Julia Kurnia: "Continuing Education" from Venture: A Collection of True Microfinance Stories
Posted 2013-05-24 16:00:02 - www.huffingtonpost.com
Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to...
Claire McCarthy, M.D.: Is Your Family Ready for a Disaster?
Posted 2013-05-24 16:00:02 - www.huffingtonpost.com
Along with making a donation to agencies supporting those affected by the tornado, a really good thing for all families...

Look To The Stars

Dame Judi Dench Supports the Upkeep Club
Thu, 23 May 2013 14:14:00 +0000
Dame Judi Dench has agreed to become a Patron of the ‘Bomber Command Upkeep Club’, in order to help honour...
Marcia Cross Releases Prostate Cancer PSA
Thu, 23 May 2013 14:14:00 +0000
The Safeway Foundation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), have...
Young Hollywood Gets Together for One Fund Boston
Thu, 23 May 2013 13:52:00 +0000
Hollywood starlets including Taylor Ann Thompson (“Liz & Dick”), Peyton List (“Diary of a Wimpy...
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Helps Tie the Knot for Marriage Equality
Thu, 23 May 2013 13:05:00 +0000
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and partner, Justin Mikita, have created an exclusive special edition bow tie by “Tie The...
Designer Vivienne Westwood Launches Young Poetry Competition
Thu, 23 May 2013 12:27:00 +0000
Bristish fashion designer and activist, Dame Vivienne Westwood and YOUYOU Mentoring, have joined forces to launch an...
Celebrities Seek Justice for Earth's Most Threatened Tribe
Wed, 22 May 2013 15:21:00 +0000
One year after Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth launched Survival International's campaign to save the Awá,...
Snoop Lion Wants Violence to Stop
Wed, 22 May 2013 14:40:00 +0000
Written by Myrlia Purcell Snoop Lion, formerly Snoop Dogg, is the latest celebrity to join the Voices Against Violence,...
Daisy Fuentes Celebrates with 5-Year-Old Cancer Survivor
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 13:18:00 +0000 - www.looktothestars.org
On Saturday, May 18, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® celebrated the 11th annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels...
Hollyoaks Stars Celebrate Anniversary of Ronald McDonald House Manchester
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 13:09:00 +0000 - www.looktothestars.org
Stars from television’s Hollyoaks – Holly Weston, Jessica Forrest, Emmett Scanlan, Claire Cooper and Joe...
Hollywood Stars To Celebrate A Time for Heroes in Los Angeles
Posted Thu, 23 May 2013 15:13:00 +0000 - www.looktothestars.org
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is gearing up for its annual event, “A Time For Heroes”. A Time...

HuffingtonPost Green

Adorable Viral Video Filmed At Zoo With Troubled History
2013-05-25 06:05:02
A viral video of a dog playing dentist to a huge Barbary lion was filmed at a zoo that has a troubled history. The...
Oklahoma Muslims Aid In Tornado Relief
2013-05-25 06:05:02
By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) Oklahoma is probably one of the tougher places to be a Muslim in America,...
The Cicadas Are Here!
2013-05-25 06:05:02
By Megan Gannon, LiveScience News Editor: The 17-year-old sex-crazed cicadas of Brood II have started to stir in Staten...
LOOK: Meet Ray Charles, The Blind Puppy That's The Next Big Thing
2013-05-25 06:05:02
He may be visually impaired, but when you have that smile and those tresses, stardom is but an inevitability. Ray...
Zester Daily: Local Farming Void? Military Veterans Are Answer
2013-05-25 06:05:02
Recently returned from protecting U.S. interests overseas and having traded in their fatigues for overalls, hundreds of...
Doggy Frozen Yogurt Cart Debuts in City Parks This Weekend
2013-05-25 06:05:02
UPPER WEST SIDE — Frozen treats specially made to keep dogs cool will debut this weekend with the city's first Mr...
Bill McKibben: Keystone: What We Know
2013-05-25 06:05:02
Ever since the Keystone fight began, the smart money has insisted the pipeline will be approved. But so far: no pipe.
A Major Win For Joshua Tree!
Posted 2013-05-25 06:05:02 - www.huffingtonpost.com
LOS ANGELES -- A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles'...
Rabbi Set To Open D.C.'s Second Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Posted 2013-05-25 06:05:02 - www.huffingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON -- When you think of a rabbi, several words and phrases may come to mind, but "medical marijuana dispensary...
Food Politic: Farm Forward's BuyingPoultry.com Will Put Humane Eating in Consumers' Hands
Posted 2013-05-25 06:05:02 - www.huffingtonpost.com
Farm Forward is developing an application called BuyingPoultry.com, which will be an answer for people who are willing...

HuffingtonPost Good News

Watch This Amazing, Heartwarming Graduation Reunion
2013-05-24 22:01:32
Taylor Earlywine didn't expect her older brother, Evan, to be in attendance at her high school graduation, since he's a...
How Bridge Collapse Survivor Saved Wife
2013-05-24 22:01:32
Dan Sligh called his plunge Thursday from Washington state's collapsed Interstate-5 bridge into the Skagit River a...
How Bridge Collapse Survivor Saved Wife
2013-05-24 22:01:32
Dan Sligh called his plunge Thursday from Washington state's collapsed Interstate-5 bridge into the Skagit River a...
Dr. Jill Biden: This Memorial Day: A Simple Act of Kindness
2013-05-24 22:01:32
This Memorial Day, I hope you will take a moment to offer your own gesture of thanks to our men and women serving...
Dr. Jill Biden: This Memorial Day: A Simple Act of Kindness
2013-05-24 22:01:32
This Memorial Day, I hope you will take a moment to offer your own gesture of thanks to our men and women serving...
WATCH: Kangaroo Wrestles A Dog
2013-05-24 22:01:32
This dog and this kangaroo might just be BFFs. Via Tastefully Offensive...
WATCH: Kangaroo Wrestles A Dog
2013-05-24 22:01:32
This dog and this kangaroo might just be BFFs. Via Tastefully Offensive...
Dogster: How Loving Dogs Taught Me About Empathy
Posted 2013-05-24 22:01:32 - www.huffingtonpost.com
Growing up in a gravely dysfunctional household where coldness was the prevailing sentiment, I turned to animals for...
Dogster: How Loving Dogs Taught Me About Empathy
Posted 2013-05-24 22:01:32 - www.huffingtonpost.com
Growing up in a gravely dysfunctional household where coldness was the prevailing sentiment, I turned to animals for...
Watch This Amazing, Heartwarming Graduation Reunion
Posted 2013-05-24 22:01:32 - www.huffingtonpost.com
Taylor Earlywine didn't expect her older brother, Evan, to be in attendance at her high school graduation, since he's a...

Tree Hugger

100 NYC restaurants commit to less food waste
Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:00 -0400
With more composting and recycling, the city's eateries aim to send less to the landfill.
Cockroaches are evolving to lose sweet tooth to avoid human traps
Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:56 -0400
Urban environments are putting new kinds of evolutionary pressures on many species, including cockroaches.
Swedish architects design stove for Kenya
Fri, 24 May 2013 14:10:00 -0400
Claesson Koivisto Rune are architects of everything from prefabs to lamps. Can they solve a huge problem in Africa?
According to Allison Arieff, Prefab Lives!
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:47:00 -0400
A decade ago she saw it coming and now it might actually finally be arriving.
NASA timelapse: 3 years of the sun in 3 minutes, with commentary from a heliophysicist
Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:42 -0400
The sun, to many of us, is like water to a fish. Very important, but we kind of forget about it because it's always...
German beer-makers are concerned about the impact of fracking on beer quality
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:45:58 -0400
German brewers have sent a letter to various officials in Berlin to voice their concern that shale gas exploitation...
Monkey Light Pro keeps bikes visible with LEDs that display custom graphics on the wheels
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:44:16 -0400
Staying visible on a bike at night has never been so fun. Crank your bike up to 11.
Shipwrecked coal ship is now home to a floating forest
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 15:59:50 -0400 - www.treehugger.com
Its contrast of rust and lush vegetation against the city skyline acts as an easy allegory for degradation and renewal.
The week in transportation: Plug-in milestones, Teslas, 3d-printed bikes, Sparks, stupid tweets, etc
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:06 -0400 - www.treehugger.com
It's Friday, the week is almost over. Time to look back at some highlights from this week in transportation!
The Week in Design: I <3 New York, but readers love those tiny homes
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 15:29:00 -0400 - www.treehugger.com
Much of the design coverage this week came from New York Design Week, although the two top stories are about tiny...

NRDC

California Adopts New Recycling Measure for Mercury-laden Thermostats
Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (May 22, 2013) – The state of California issued new rules today that will greatly reduce the amount of...
NRDC: Toxic Reform Bill Needs to be Improved to Protect Public from Dangerous Chemicals
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT -
WASHINGTON (May 24, 2013) – Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and David Vitter (R-LA) announced this week they have...
NRDC: President Retains Responsibility for Keystone XL Tar Sands Decision
Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT -
WASHINGTON (May 22, 2013) – A majority in the U.S. House today voted for Nebraska GOP Rep. Lee Terry’s legislation,...
Rejected Toll Road Again Threatens Popular Southern California State Park
Posted Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT -
SAN DIEGO, CA (May 22, 2013) – The first five-mile segment of a planned 16-mile toll road through south Orange County...

Philanthropy Journal

IRS scrutiny of nonprofit political groups to be addressed by newly named leaders
Tue, 14 May 2013 11:37:26 -0400
Days before the scandal broke regarding scrutiny of tax exempt conservative political organizations, the IRS named...
05.23.13: U.S. News Bits
Thu, 23 May 2013 13:02:42 -0400
Mutual of Omaha Foundation approves grants; Partnership for Los Angeles Schools raises funds at gala; Connecticut...
05.22.13: N.C. News Bits
Wed, 22 May 2013 14:47:15 -0400
KidZNotes raises funds at gala; Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q sends gift to troops; North Carolina Community...
Oklahoma tornado devastation: What to do now?
Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:03 -0400
As relief organizations and individuals rush to provide aid in the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornadoes, the Center for...
May 31 is deadline to apply for 2013 GSK IMPACT Awards
Mon, 20 May 2013 11:47:54 -0400
The GSK IMPACT Awards honor innovative, collaborative, and evidence-based programs that are helping people –...
Surf charity helps at-risk youth build confidence, one wave at a time
Mon, 20 May 2013 11:25:18 -0400
Wilmington, N.C.-based Indo Jax Surf Charities provides camp experiences to help at-risk youth around the world build...
New service makes it easier to provide direct aid to international charities
Mon, 20 May 2013 11:06:44 -0400
NGOsource recently launched a new service that makes it easier for donors and grantmakers to provide international aid....
05.16.13: U.S. News Bits
Posted Thu, 16 May 2013 14:19:29 -0400 - www.philanthropyjournal.org
Community First Fund awarded grant; University of Cincinnati Foundation hires new president; Meyer Foundation elects...
05.15.13: N.C. News Bits
Posted Wed, 15 May 2013 15:47:12 -0400 - www.philanthropyjournal.org
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust announced grant awards; Kangaroo Express supports Victory Junction; Second Harvest...
Some nonprofits concerned that IRS scandal will stain their good work
Posted Wed, 15 May 2013 12:45:31 -0400 - www.philanthropyjournal.org
Following Tuesday’s release of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s harsh audit, some nonprofits...

The Nonproift Quarterly

Boy Scouts Vote to Allow Gay Scouts; Ban for Gay Leaders Lives On
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:59 +0000
The Boy Scouts took that vote yesterday and decided that young gay scouts are okay…but when they turn 18, no deal....
Boy Scouts Vote to Allow Gay Scouts; Ban for Gay Leaders Lives On
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:59 +0000
The Boy Scouts took that vote yesterday and decided that young gay scouts are okay…but when they turn 18, no deal....
Boy Scouts Vote to Allow Gay Scouts; Ban for Gay Leaders Lives On
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:14:59 +0000
The Boy Scouts took that vote yesterday and decided that young gay scouts are okay…but when they turn 18, no deal....
NCRP: Operating Grants from Foundations Way Up; Multi-Year Giving Down
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:09:43 +0000
A recent send-out by the National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy addresses the state of both types of funding,...
NCRP: Operating Grants from Foundations Way Up; Multi-Year Giving Down
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:09:43 +0000
A recent send-out by the National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy addresses the state of both types of funding,...
NCRP: Operating Grants from Foundations Way Up; Multi-Year Giving Down
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:09:43 +0000
A recent send-out by the National Committee for Responsible Philanthropy addresses the state of both types of funding,...
Social Enterprise: L3C Receives $3m Investment for Organic Milk Coop
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:07:20 +0000
A small organic dairy co-op in Maine has received an equity investment of $3 million from an anonymous New Hampshire...
American Greed Features Interaction of Fraud and Philanthropy…and Rick Cohen
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 18:16:00 +0000 - ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge)
See how one of Nonprofit Quarterly’s correspondents ended up becoming part of the show and the story. For your...
American Greed Features Interaction of Fraud and Philanthropy…and Rick Cohen
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 18:16:00 +0000 - ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge)
See how one of Nonprofit Quarterly’s correspondents ended up becoming part of the show and the story. For your...
American Greed Features Interaction of Fraud and Philanthropy…and Rick Cohen
Posted Fri, 24 May 2013 18:16:00 +0000 - ruth@npqmag.org (Ruth McCambridge)
See how one of Nonprofit Quarterly’s correspondents ended up becoming part of the show and the story. For your...