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SLIDESHOW: 28 College Presidents Pledge Portion Of Salary To Fight Poverty

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Video, Donation, Poverty, Charity, College, President's Pledge to Fight Global Poverty, Giving Pledge, College Presidents, Global Poverty, Slideexpand, Impact News

Some of the best lessons are learned outside of the classroom. Twenty-eight U.S. college presidents are teaching on a global scale as they sign on ...

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PHOTOS: Poorest County In America Celebrates Prom

The Huffington Post | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Hunger, Video, Donation, Poverty, Volunteering, Third World America, Kentucky, Poorest County in America, Prom, Slidewide, Owsley Outreach Center, Owsley County, Impact News

Up close, it could’ve been a classic prom scene in any U.S. suburb. Girls swayed in big pouffy princess dresses and fussed with their pinned...

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Three Ways to Be Generous With Your Tax Refund

Justine Rivero | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Taxes, Community Service, Donation, Charity, Tax Refunds, Kickstarter, Community, Personal Finance, Money News

With that hefty tax refund check on its way to your mailbox or already in your hands, the next step is the fun part -- what to do with all that money.

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What Science Says About Radiohead's 'Pay What You Want' Pricing

| Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Philanthropy, Video, Freakonomics, Pay What You Want, Donation, Pwyw Study, Pwyw, Science Of, In Rainbows, Pay What You Want Study, Game Theory, Microeconomics, Radiohead, Science News

Letting customers decide how much to pay for a product seems like a surefire way to go out of business, although bands like Radiohead have used the s...

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Bruce Willis Wants To Give His Ski Resort To Charity

AP | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Bruce Willis Charity, Bruce Willis, Donation, Charity, Ted Beeler, The Mint, Sun Valley, Nonprofits, Demi Moore, Celebrity Giving, John Palan, Idaho, Slidepollajax, Soldier Mountain, Skiing, Video, Impact News

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS KETCHUM, Idaho -- Bruce Willis says he's willing to give away his central Idaho ski resort to a nonprofit. The action star h...

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Reaching Out To The Poor On Purim

Joe Winkler | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Charity, Purim, Purim Charity, Donation, Holidays, Jewish Holidays, Impact News

The memories I cherish of celebrating Purim as a child have nothing to do with dressing up like a superhero or eating homemade hamentashen. The moment...

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'Everyone Gives,' Donation Website, Makes Charity Multiply

Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Doug Frye, Video, Colliers International, The Tony Blair Faith Foundation, Donation, Charity, Tony Blair, Everyone Gives, Viral, Pay It Forward, Impact News

A new donation site is giving way to viral generosity -- while also yielding more bang for your charitable buck. Everyone Gives enables people arou...

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Waiter Gets Surprise Scholarship From Restaurant

Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Rathskeller Restaurant and Bar, Donation, Charity, Surprise, Connecticut, Janet Antilla, Stefano Baldamus, Scholarship, Super Bowl, Video, Good News News

Every year, the Rathskeller Restaurant and Bar in Southbury, Conn., donates the money it makes during the Super Bowl to charity. This year, they de...

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Who's Most Likely To Donate To Wikipedia?

Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Wikipedia, India, Video, Donate, Donation, Charity, Germany, Egypt, France, Nonprofit, United States, Japan, Wikimedia Foundation, Impact News

We've all seen it: the appeal for donations from Jimmy Wales at the top of a Wikipedia page. So just who exactly contributes to the online editable en...

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Former Second Mile Board Member Sues Charity For Donations

Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Lance Shaner, Video, Board Member, Donation, David Woodle, Jerry Sandusky Scandal, Penn-State-Scandal, Jerry Sandusky, Second Mile, Recreation Center, Lawsuit, Impact News

A former board member of the Second Mile charity associated with Jerry Sandusky is now suing the organization. Lance Shaner and his wife are suing...

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UK Military Wives Chorus Tops Charts, Gives Proceeds To Charity

Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Video, Donation, Wherever You Are, Charity, Paul Mealor, Gareth Malone, Military Wives, Sam Stephenson, Royal British Legion, Military Wives Choir, Christmas Single, Ssafa, Impact News

One group of everyday women proves you don't need celebrity members or highly-trained voices to win a top spot on the singles chart. Military Wive...

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Florida Strip Club-Turned Church Gets Big Donation

Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Eglise Assemblee Evangelique De Christ, Church, Video, Donation, Todd Mullins, Florida, Strip Club, Christ Fellowship, Pierre Dumont, Impact News

One strip-club-turned-church in Boynton Beach, Fla., received some divine intervention. After Eglise Assemblee Evangelique de Christ church bought...

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Diamond Ring Found In Salvation Army Kettle

Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Donation, Diamond Ring Donated to Salvation Army Kettle, Miami News, Pinecrest, Christmas, Red Kettle, Jewelry, Salvation Army, Miami News

Despite the alleged hijacking of a Christmas turkey truck, some South Floridians are doing good this holiday season. Yesterday, the South Miami Salvat...

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Which Charity Received Amy Winehouse Foundation's First Donation?

AP | HILARY FOX and NICKI FINLAY | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Nonprofit, Amy Winehouse Foundation, Donation, Charity, Amy Winehouse, Video, Impact News

LONDON — Amy Winehouse's father says meeting the first children to be helped by the foundation set up in his late daughter's name has been both ...

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I am Thankful and Please Help A School in Haiti

Grace Li | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Education in Haiti, Haiti School Project, Helping Haiti, Donate to Haiti, Holidays, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Thankful, Haiti, Donation, Impact News

It's Thanksgiving. Today, I'm thankful for... My little brother, who seems to be growing up much too fast and yet is still just a child, because he...

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80-Year-Old Man Accidentally Gives Away $13,000 To Goodwill

Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Video, Donating Clothes, Donation, $13, Charity, Donating Suits, Moline, Illinois, Goodwill, 000 Donation, Impact, Impact News

When an Illinois man donated a few old suits to Goodwill, he didn't bother checking the pockets for loose change or receipts. But when he got home, th...

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Vets Give Ohio Kids Chance To 'Pledge' Properly

AP | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Pledge of Allegiance, Video, Patriotism, Commander Gerald Ward, Donation, Ohio, American Flag Donation, Ohio School, American Flag, Veterans, Impact News

By Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Veterans groups have bought 1,200 American flags for a major Ohio school district that now requires the Pledge ...

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The Psychology Of Donation

Art Markman, Ph.D. | Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: Magical Thinking, Donation, Year-End Giving, Giving, Charity, Ilana Ritov, Brain Science, Healthy Living News

The choice to give money to charity becomes a personal one. We use those donations to help protect ourselves from thought that dangerous things could happen to us.

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Walton Family Foundation Gifts Teach for America $49.5 Million

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Walton Family Foundation, Vouchers, Teach for America, Good News, Wal-Mart, Tfa, Philanthropy, Education, Donation, Privatization, School Choice, $50 Million, Teachers, Education Reform, $49.5 Million, Education News

NEW YORK -- The Walton Family Foundation announced a $49.5 million grant Wednesday to help double the size of Teach for America's national teaching co...

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Philanthropists of Tomorrow Start With the Work We Do With Our Kids Today

Jim Gibbons | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Donation, Goodwill Industries, Giving Back, Donors, Charitable Giving, Goodwill, Goodwill Industries International, Clothing Drive, Back-to-School, Family Circle, Jim Gibbons, Lee Slattery, Impact News

From toddler through teenager, encouraging regular charitable giving is a great way to instill awareness of a greater good. Kids get tremendous satisfaction in being able to say they helped someone.

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Thrifting Is Good

Jim Gibbons | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Donation, Jenna Isaacson, Thrift Shopping, Goodwill Industries, Envrionment, Second Hand, Goodwill, Goodwill Industries International, Jim Gibbons, All Thrifty States, Impact News

Purchasing items from thrift and second-hand stores keeps those items from landfills, lessening waste in our communities. In Goodwill's case, this equates to more than 2 billion pounds of goods from landfills each year.

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An Epidemic Of Apathy Toward World Affairs

Adora Svitak | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Awareness, Charity, World Affairs, Do Good, Prius, Donation, Activism, Shallow, Apathy, Charitable, Adora Svitak, World Issues, Current Affairs, Impact, Superficial, Adora, Impact News

We try to live in a bubble of Priuses and occasional donations, shopping trips to buy sustainably made $40 shorts with our friends, conversations about school events and neighborhood redecorations.

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Calif. Student Sends Thousands Of Books To Liberia, Gets School Named After Her

Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Textbooks, School Supplies, Donation, Liberia, Sacramento, Casey Robbins, Mira Loma High School, Philanthropy, Charity, Video, Education News

This past President's Break, high schooler Casey Robbins went to Liberia. The purpose of her trip: to visit the school that was named after her. Robb...

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Condoms in the Foyer

Alyson Renaldo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV Prevention, Safe Sex, Impact, Donation, Condoms, Guyana, Undercover Condoms, Sex, Impact News

"I'm sure everyone has heard this line before, but the condoms aren't mine." Those at Undercover Condoms online donate 12,000 condoms for a safe-sex initiative in Guyana, South America.

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Last Minute V-Day Gifts

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Love Letter, Gift Basket, Donation, Iconic, Jimmy Jane, Pleasure, Present, Vibrating Ring, V-Day, Collage Cupcakes, Valentine's Day, Relationships, Clubevibe, Contour, Style News

You're now officially feeling the heat -- not from the red hot, passionate romance you've been stoking, but that annual pressure to come up with the best Valentine's Day present ever.

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