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Hispanic Girls are Ready to Lead, But are We Ready to Support Them?

Anna Maria Chavez | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Hispanics, Girls, Women, Leadership, Stem, Research, Latinas, Science, Cause, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of America, Women News

Now a new generation of Hispanic girls is poised take up the leadership mantle. The question is whether we -- all of us -- will help get them there.

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94% of Consumers Would Switch Brands to Support a Cause

Auren Kaplan | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Cause Survey, Citizen Consumption, Citizen Consumer, Impact News, Cause, Cause Marketing, Brands, Holiday and Causes, Business, Cone Inc Study, Advertising, Cause Integration, Charity, Impact News

If you're like the vast majority of people out there, you are a citizen consumer - you just might not know it yet. Citizen consumers are empowered i...

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Occupy Wall Street: Is It a Good Strategy?

Phil Cooke, Ph.D. | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Ows, Occupy Wall Street, Movement, Political, Cause, Protest, Politics, Politics News

Whatever you think about the Occupy Wall Street movement, it's instructive to take a look at their strategy. Today, anyone who needs to engage the la...

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CicLAvia: The Streets Are Alive With the Sounds of Liberty

Aaron Paley | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Downtown, Social, Health, L.A., Environment, Ciclavia, Los Angeles, Bicycling, Community, Open Streets, Cause, Ciclovia, Impact, Los Angeles News

The second rendition of CicLAvia is this Sunday, April 10. You can expect to see thousands of your fellow Angelenos enjoying their city in a way that just isn't possible the rest of the year.

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2011: Year of the Citizen Consumer

Auren Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Better World Books, Citizen Consumer, Citizen Consumption, PRWeek Barkley Cause Survey, Pepsi Refresh, TOMS Shoes, Men and Causes, Cause Marketing, Business, Cause, Goodpurpose Study, Advertising, Millennial Generation, Cause Integration, Brands, Startingbloc, Impact News

The lines between business and cause are beginning to intersect, and integration of cause and business is now being seen not just as a trend, but as a foundational pillar of good business in the 21st century.

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Energy Companies Win Katrina Greenhouse-Gas Suit After Eight Federal Judges' Recusals

NOLA.com | Mark Schleifstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Court Case, Hurricane Katrina, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases, Federal Court, En Banc, Cause, Lawsuit, Global Warming, Green News

So many members of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals have recused themselves from a rehearing of a lawsuit that charges energy companies with cont...

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The Left-Siders

Simon Sinek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vision, Start With Why, Social Entrepreneurship, Change the World, TED Conference, Make a Difference, Cause Marketing, Visionary, Cause, Impact, Impact News

The world is a bell curve. Class room test scores, employee performance in a company or how many people really, really like you. No matter the popula...

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California Considers Repeal Of 1950's Law To Study Causes And Cures For Gays, Sexual Deviancy

AP | By CATHY BUSSEWITZ | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Psychiatry, Research, Lesbian, Nurture, Deviant, Heterosexuality, Ex-Gay, Gay, Cause, Ex-Gay Movement, California Legislature, Sexuality, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Bisexual, Nature, Sexual Deviancy, Gay Marriage, Sexual Predators, Los Angeles News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California lawmakers narrowly advanced a bill Tuesday that would repeal a state law designed to find the causes and cures of hom...

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When and Why Not to Talk About Everything

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Srini Pillay, Talking, Anger, Reason, Srinivasan Pillay, Living, Action, Cause, Advice, Relationships, Healthy Living News

Talking is a balm for the lonely and afraid, but a poison for those who use it to replace the art of living.

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Africa Water Project Captures Difficulty Of Global Struggle

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: One Billion, Leadership, Human, Al Gore, Water-Borne Diseases, Sickness, Congress, Statistics, Dirty, Chyulu Hills, Meaningful, Dying, Hands, Children, Tank, Steven Solomon, Knight Center for International Media, Matt Damon, Policy, Cause, Agenda, Raise Awareness, Clean, Climate Change, Waste, Survive, Political, Water the Epic Struggle for Wealth Power and Civilization, Global Warming, Project, World, Africa, Parasites, Lines, Money, Toilets, Organizational, Problem, University of Miami, Drinking, 2 Billion, Consciousness, No One Is in Charge, Water, Claudine, Bacteria, Book, Kenya, Green News

Strong leadership is missing. A few members of Congress have been working on the water problem and Matt Damon, the actor, has made it his cause. But the issue is not getting traction.

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The Newest Old Business Trend

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Outdoor, Website, Craig Mathews, Sales, Charity, Songwriter, Brushfire Records, Patagonia, Million, Dollars, Perception, Business, Amen, Membership, Cause, Believers, Income, Executives, Countries, Products, Philanthropy, 1% for the Planet, 1% FTP, Clif Bar, Apparel, Percentage, Albums, Sigg, Marketing, Volcom, Sierra Club, Positive, Old Testament, Brands, Earth, Church, Blue Ribbon Flies, Recruit, Nonprofits, Supplier, Organization, Religion, Corporations, Companies, Bible, Nature, Image, Tithing, Environment, Jack Johnson, Logo, Members, Singer, Fishing, Mba, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Yvon Chouinard, Business News

Tithing -- offering a percentage of income for a cause -- dates back to the Old Testament. And lately its popularity is surging in the business world.

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Could Haiti Become A Terrorist Haven? Only America Can Decide

Simon Sinek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leadership, Haiti Earthquake, Start With Why, Middle East, Terrorism, Haiti, Nation Building, Obama, Cause, Barack Obama, Inspire, World News

The destruction in Haiti is still fresh. All the bodies have not yet been buried. And the final toll has not yet been counted. But when the darkest ...

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New York City On Parade

Nelson Montana | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Traffic, Gay, New Jersey, Cause, New York, Parade, New York News

The simple fact of the matter is, parades are an archaic ritual, which are not only annoying, they're costly.

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The Asian-American Minority Swing Vote

Natasha Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: SB Woo, Asian American, Sharon Chen, 80-20, Superdelegate, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Cause, Bel Leong-Hong, Super Tuesday California, California Delegates, Asian American Vote, Clinton Asian Vote, Minority Voting, Minority Vote, Home News

Hispanics and African Americans dominate debate of the minority vote. But Asian and Pacific Islanders, who comprise the third largest ethnic minority, could prove the decisive swing group come November.

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