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Fashion Designers Unite with Cancer Patients at PLITZS NYC Fashion Show Charity Fundraising Gala

Bringing awareness to cancers of the liver, fashion designers and cancer patients from across the United States have partnered to raise funds for YES! BeatLiverTumors.org. - January 27, 2013 - Say YES to Hope

Green Education Foundation (GEF) Kicks Off National Green Week 2013

K-12 sustainability education and programming sponsored by Sprint. - January 27, 2013 - Green Education Foundation (GEF)

Three New Leadership Books

Workbook, collection of essays, and affirmations promote mindful, optimistic leadership. - January 25, 2013 - The Fruition Coalition

Stevens Undergraduates Present Research on Reducing Back Pain

Lower back pain is the second most common cause of disability for adults in the United States. Faced with the rising number of individuals suffering from the condition, undergraduate students Emily Noonan and Hanna Sidoti at the Stevens Institute of Technology will be presenting their research on... - January 24, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology

The National Atheist Party Announces Partnership with Black Nonbelievers, Inc.

Announcement of NAP partnership with Black Nonbelievers, Inc. - January 22, 2013 - Secular Party of America

Four Online Capacity Building Classes for Nonprofit Organizations

Winter 2013 classes focus on fundraising, marketing, board development, and strategic planning - January 19, 2013 - The Fruition Coalition

HeartShare Opens New Home for Six; Honors Tamara Tunie and Gregory V. Generet

Since the age of 3, William has lived at a developmental center in Queens Village, NY. The campus-style living is the only way of life he has known for 53 years. But on this week, William walked up the front steps of a house sitting at the end of a cul-de-sac. As he opened the front door to the... - January 19, 2013 - HeartShare Human Services of NY

2nd Annual Winter Festival at Evergreen Lake

Evergreen Park & Recreation District invites snow lovers and athletes to the 2nd Annual Winter Festival at Evergreen Lake, sponsored by Never Summer, on Sat., Feb. 9. The Festival features a Ski and Snowboard Rail Jam, Ice Bike Race, Fishing Derby, ice skating and more, just 35 minutes from Denver. Enjoy competitive snowman building, the Snow Castle Play Area, Snowflake Circus, snow slide, sleigh rides, dogsled rides, music, food, drink and more -- finishing with fireworks at night. - January 19, 2013 - Evergreen Park & Recreation District

AbleForce Offers Employment Opportunities to Military Veterans, People with Disabilities, and Others

AbleForce, Inc., an employment training and placement organization that promotes, enhances and facilitates work opportunities across the country, needs job seekers to submit their qualifications, to be considered for a growing number of employment opportunities across the U.S. “AbleForce... - January 16, 2013 - AbleForce, Inc.

Stevens Students Enter National Academy of Engineering Ethics Video Contest

Team of engineers proposes reassessment of nuclear energy as a sustainable power source as part of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Online Ethics Center (OEC) Energy Ethics Video Challenge. - January 16, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology

A Better People Expresses Disappointment in Government of Israel Around Treatment of Peaceful Palestinian Protesters

Israel deployed military forces to remove peaceful Palestinian protesters that had established the temporary village of Bab Al Shams. - January 15, 2013 - A Better People

A Better People Condemns the Government of Kuwait for Its Sentencing of Twitter User Eyad Al-Harbi

Kuwait citizen and twitter user Eyad al-Harbi has been sentenced by the court system to two years in prison for defaming the Emir. A Better People, The Human Rights Organization, formally condemns the Emir and his governments actions in this case. - January 11, 2013 - A Better People

Great Circle Industries, Inc. Joins Audubon Lifestyles and the International Sustainability Council

Great Circle Industries, Inc. (GCI) recently joined ISC-Audubon as a Platinum Member. GCI’s support and membership allows ISC-Audubon to expand their efforts to promote sustainability worldwide, and to Spread the Seeds of Sustainability. - January 10, 2013 - ISC-Audubon

Humanity First USA Executive Director Visits Mali and Liberia

Mr. Munum Naeem travels to West Africa with leadership team to evaluate ongoing humanitarian projects. - January 05, 2013 - Humanity First

Friends in Adoption to Hold Adoption Workshop in Saratoga Springs, NY This Coming Friday; Registration Open to All Families

Friends in Adoption (FIA), a not-for-profit agency, is hosting a full day adoption workshop in Saratoga Springs, NY, on January 11th, 2013, for prospective adoptive parents. FIA welcomes all families and respects all choices made by pregnant women/couples. Pre-registration is required. - January 04, 2013 - Friends in Adoption

Two New Books for Nonprofit Organizations

Grant Proposal and Marketing Plan Workbooks Improve the Effectiveness of Nonprofit Organizations - January 04, 2013 - The Fruition Coalition

Olive Tree Initiative Alumni Loic Hostetter Receives California Newspaper Publishers Association Grant for Journalism Excellence

Olive Tree Initiative (OTI) alumni Loic Hostetter has been awarded $1,500 by the California Newspaper Publishers Association (CNPA) in the month of December for his outstanding work in journalism. Loic Hostetter is an Olive Tree Initiative core member and a third-year international development student at UCLA. - December 30, 2012 - Olive Tree Initiative

2012 Year in Review – a Year of Accomplishments for Human Rights

Human Rights Day 2012 was a demonstration of the year’s accomplishments. - December 29, 2012 - United for Human Rights

Ending the Year with Inspiration at Tennessee’s Human Rights Day Celebration

The holiday season in Nashville will be a joyous one – in part, because progress has been made for human rights. - December 18, 2012 - United for Human Rights

The Highland Support Project Celebrates 20th Anniversary and the Start of a New Maya Long Count Cycle at AlterNatives

The Highland Support Project celebrates its 20th anniversary and the end of the Maya 13-bak'tun cycle with festivities at local fair trade store AlterNatives in Richmond, Virginia. - December 16, 2012 - Highland Support Project

Nevada Women’s Philanthropy to Host Grant Symposium Jan. 15, Realigns Grant Criteria; Past NWP Grant Recipients Can Reapply After Seven Year Hiatus

Nevada Women’s Philanthropy (NWP) has amended the NWP Grant baseline criteria to now allow a past NWP grant winning agency to reapply after seven years and to express a preference to projects that rely on NWP for a minimum of 30 percent of the total proposal. “Each year NWP makes... - December 16, 2012 - Nevada Women's Philanthropy

Max Healthcare's Group of Hospitals Selects Energy Advantage India Pvt. Ltd. to Complete an Assessment of Its Energy Use

Energy Advantage India Pvt. Ltd., a global leader in providing total energy and environmental management services, has been selected by Max Healthcare to assess its hospitals’ energy use. Energy Advantage will conduct a benchmark assessment across three of Max Healthcare’s largest... - December 16, 2012 - Energy Advantage Inc.

Stevens Wins NSF Grant for International, Multidisciplinary Partnership to Study the Amazon River

Dr. Michael Bruno leads cross-disciplinary effort to observe and model a globally critical coastal maritime system. - December 15, 2012 - Stevens Institute of Technology

Kids on Consumer Overload? It’s Time to Get Back Outside & Explore Nature’s Gifts at Sheldrake Environmental Center

This time of year, when it can be especially hard for kids to find a commercial-free zone, Sheldrake gets them outside to explore nature's gifts. - December 14, 2012 - Sheldrake Environmental Center

Game Company Saves the World One Tree at a Time, Plants a Tree for Every New Person Playing Social Game GreenSpace™

Game Developer RocketOwl Inc.™ calls on gamers and media around the world to help plant 250,000 trees through social game GreenSpace by the end of the year. - December 14, 2012 - RocketOwl Inc

A Celebration Raises $73,000 for HeartShare

The holiday season kicked off with a bang as 200 supporters of HeartShare Human Services of New York gathered for a Celebration of Hope, Thanks and Giving. The evening raised $73,000 for HeartShare and included the presentation of three awards, a silent auction, wine tasting with a free raffle, and... - December 13, 2012 - HeartShare Human Services of NY

STOMP Out Bullying™ and Love Our Children USA™ Honored as 2012 Top-Rated Nonprofit

New GreatNonprofits.org Award is Based on Positive Online Reviews. - December 11, 2012 - Love Our Children USA

Pure Hedonist Omnimedia Announces the Launch of Lillie

First Issue Debuts December 10, 2012 - December 10, 2012 - Lillie Magazine

National Effort Launched to Name Malala Yousafzai TIME’s Person of the Year

A network of U.S. women state legislators and a national nonprofit issue an official letter of endorsement to TIME’s editors and gain public support. - December 09, 2012 - Women's Action for New Directions (WAND)

Plant Trees 4 Life: A Great Gift for the Ones You Love and the Planet that Needs Our Love

Plant Trees 4 Life, a company based in Aspen, Colorado, has redefined the whole conceptual approach to gift giving this holiday season. - December 08, 2012 - Plant Trees 4 Life

Nazanin Ford Named 2013 President of Nevada Women’s Philanthropy (NWP)

Nevada Women’s Philanthropy (NWP) has named Nazanin Ford president, Kelly Petersen vice president, Melissa Attanasio treasurer and Julie Robinson secretary. Ford has been an active member of NWP since 2008. She has served the organization as the education and events chair which oversees the... - December 07, 2012 - Nevada Women's Philanthropy

The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences Announces Integrated Biology Initiative

Multi-Organization Partnership Will Promote Innovative Toxicity Testing Research - December 07, 2012 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

Animal Advocates Honored as 2012 Top-Rated Nonprofit

Animal Advocates announced today that it has been honored with the prestigious 2012 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, a leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. - December 06, 2012 - Animal Advocates

Creating Sustainable Energy from Microalgae

Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Biomass Program, Dr. Adeniyi Lawal of Stevens Institute of Technology will be leading a team investigating microalgae as a biomass fuel source. The research team is developing a transformative technology that converts the renewable and abundant supply of algae into cost-competitive, high-performance biofuels. - December 06, 2012 - Stevens Institute of Technology

Enable America Celebrates 2012 Accomplishments, Sets Sights for 2013

Enable America, the nation’s first non-profit organization solely committed to improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities, is setting an agenda for greater achievement in 2013, to advance the accomplishments made during its anniversary celebration year in... - December 05, 2012 - Enable America

High-Profile Homicide is a Tragic Reminder That Domestic Violence Can Impact Anyone

The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (KCSDV), and the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCADSV) ask communities to use yesterday’s homicide of Kasandra Perkins in Kansas City to shine the light... - December 03, 2012 - National Network to End Domestic Violence

The Colburn School Goes Red for Sold Out World AIDS Day Concert Hosted by AIDS Research Alliance, Presented by Kaiser Permanente

Where: The Colburn School 200 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 When: November 30th, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm What: AIDS Research Alliance (ARA) will host an inaugural World AIDS Day Concert at The Colburn School in downtown Los Angeles. Emmy Award winner, LeVar Burton, Master of... - November 29, 2012 - AIDS Research Alliance

Free Programs Available for Children Impacted by Hurricane Sandy

School assemblies and neighborhood programs given for free to areas hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy. Children will learn how wilderness survival skills bring security and comfort during disasters and urban survival situations. - November 28, 2012 - Children of the Earth Foundation

Free2Luv Honored as 2012 Top-Rated Nonprofit

Free2Luv, a nonprofit dedicated to ending bullying, spreading love & stopping hate, announced today that it has been honored with a prestigious 2012 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of nonprofit organizations user reviews. - November 28, 2012 - Free2Luv

Greenfleet Green Gift Ideas for This Festive Season

Forget about chopping down a Christmas tree; help Greenfleet plant native trees instead. - November 28, 2012 - Greenfleet Australia

Coat Drive Helps Local People in Need Stay Warm. With the Devastation of Hurricane Sandy, the Need for Coats Has Never Been Greater.

The Be Positive Campaign is partnering with the Brooklyn Rescue Mission, What About The Children Inc., New York Cares, and Brooklyn College to donate coats to the victims of Hurricane Sandy. This coat drive will also benefit the less fortunate communities and schools of Brooklyn, NY. With the... - November 26, 2012 - Be Positive Campaign, Inc

Houston Housing Authority, Mayor Parker Get in the Holiday Spirit with $100M to Help End Homelessness in Houston

Houston Housing Authority and Mayor Annise Parker announce details of plan to add 1,000 units of permanent housing for homeless Houstonians within the next two years through $100 million in Project-Based Vouchers, funded by HUD. This pledge includes plans to construct new apartments that will... - November 23, 2012 - Houston Housing Authority

OCA Deeply Concerned and Saddened About Suicide of Female Ward of the State: Children’s Advocate Reiterates Calls for a Remand Facility for Girls

The Office of The Children’s Advocate is deeply concerned about reports of a female ward of the State who was being housed at the Horizon Adult Remand Centre in St. Andrew, committing suicide yesterday, November 21, 2012. Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon-Harrison, noted that such a... - November 22, 2012 - Office of The Children's Advocate

Tennessee Human Rights Day Celebration Means Progress

Each day, each month, each year, progress is made for human rights in Tennessee. - November 22, 2012 - United for Human Rights

Stevens Researcher Wins NSF Grant for Mobile Healthcare Application

Dr. Yingying Chen reduces healthcare costs and generates marketplace potential - November 22, 2012 - Stevens Institute of Technology

Operation Kidsafe Announces One Million Children Protected Safety Event in Bartlesville, OK

Parents can attend this event and at No Charge get a lifetime record of their child's digital fingerprints and a form that is ready to hand to law enforcement in an emergency. Parents will also get valuable safety tips. Operation Kidsafe uses the latest equipment like the FBI and Secret Service. - November 21, 2012 - Operation Kidsafe

Operation KidSafe Announces Fingerprint Station Locations in Halifax and Dartmouth

Operation Kidsafe announces two Fingerprint Station Locations in Canada. Current locations are open in Toronto and Calgary. Now this safety system will be available in both Halifax and Dartmouth. The latest Operation Kidsdafe all digital equipment will be on site full time in the Halifax and... - November 21, 2012 - Operation Kidsafe

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