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Susan G. Komen Mouthpiece Resigns

Posted 05.03.2012

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By MARK HRYWNA, The NonProfit Times Another key executive at Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s national headquarters is leaving the organization afte...

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Ten Reasons I Will Not Be Buying A Pink Fishing Rod

Lori Day | Posted 04.17.2012

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The flashing lights in the pink reel do not attract fish. They might or might not attract men, but that is not why I fish.

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Corporations Supporting ALEC Are Risking Damage to Their Brands

Dave Johnson | Posted 04.17.2012

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Some companies are learning that supporting hyper-partisan groups can backfire when their customers find out about it.

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Susan G. Komen Foundation Awards Grants To Planned Parenthood

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 04.13.2012

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The Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure will fund at least 17 Planned Parenthood affiliates in 2012. The number of grants is about the same numb...

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Several Executives Leave Komen After Controversy

AP | JAMIE STENGLE | Posted 03.23.2012

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DALLAS -- At least five high-ranking executives with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast cancer charity have resigned in the aftermath of the organ...

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Why Komen Controversy Pushed Cancer Charities To Step It Up

Posted 03.23.2012

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By Patrick Sullivan, The NonProfit Times In what could be considered an incredible coincidence, during the first three weeks of February the Avon F...

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The Great American Ovary Debate: 2012's Super Wedge Issue

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.21.2012

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Conservative groups in particular found power and leverage with so-called wedge issues such as abortion and gay marriage in the past. With contraception, however, they've awoken the sleeping giant voting majority who don't want their ovaries to be debated.

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More Top Komen Executives Resign Amid Reports Of Internal Troubles

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 03.20.2012

Two top executives at Susan G. Komen for the Cure have announced their resignation, amid reports that the breast cancer charity is struggling to raise...

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Social Media and the Power of Women's Wallets

Paige Bradley Frost | Posted 05.13.2012

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The pen -- or in this case, the keyboard -- must be paired with a sharp economic sword.

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What Do Women Really Want? Try Asking.

K. Sujata | Posted 05.07.2012

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Women should be adequately represented in every discussion and decision that directly impacts us. How can governing bodies, businesses, or a Sunday talk show produce good decisions or honest reporting without asking women for their opinions?

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Komen To Donors: Should We Apologize?

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 02.23.2012

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After Susan G. Komen for the Cure's controversial decision several weeks ago to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, and the subsequent reversal of that...

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The Dangers of Being Female

Marianne Mollmann | Posted 04.22.2012

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This month was big on bad news for women.

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A Better Form of Capitalism: Consumer Behavior Matters

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 04.18.2012

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Three recent examples of corporations or organizations behaving badly, and the immediate, negative backlash among their respective consumers and supporters, demonstrate the power possessed by "We the People" when we are socially conscious and take immediate action.

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Confused About Breast Cancer? I'm Not

Fran Visco | Posted 04.15.2012

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Are we talking about the breast cancer issues that really matter?

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For Komen To Survive, Brinker Family Must Give Up Control

Jeffrey Campagna | Posted 04.16.2012

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Handel was only a symptom. The real problem at Komen is the board and CEO that hired her in the first place.

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Who are the Next Victims of Despicable Disregard?

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 04.16.2012

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How is it that so many of us understand the level of financial support most grown children require to gain a foothold on the economic ladder these days -- yet states like Florida find new ways to deprive those who don't even have parents to provide such support?

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It's Time to Re-Think Pink

Lois Alter Mark | Posted 04.15.2012

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The comfort of "pink" has softened the disease and given it a warm, fuzzy feel that any woman with breast cancer will tell you is just plain wrong.

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The Important Work of Planned Parenthood

Jennifer Hamady | Posted 04.14.2012

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Villainizing the entire organization is a mistake. It ignores, and dismisses, the services Planned Parenthood provides that we all -- regardless of our political views -- can agree are important.

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Why Is Women's Health Fair Game for Political Football?

K. Sujata | Posted 04.14.2012

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As a funder and peer to Komen, I think their policy used a hacksaw when it should have used a scalpel. And as a result, they put their funding decisions in the hands of special interests instead of health-care specialists.

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Komen Vs. Planned Parenthood Fallout May Make Cancer Group Work Harder

philanthropy.com | Posted 02.12.2012

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The controversy surrounding the decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to withdraw grants to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the re...

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Have We Really Come Down to a Boys Against the Girls Fight?

Hilary Rosen | Posted 04.10.2012

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This public debate on whether or not the Obama administration's sensible policy on covering birth control has turned into a boys against the girls fight. And the boys are out of touch and out of line.

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WATCH: Planned Parenthood Hones In On Black Women In Wake Of Komen Shake Up

Posted 02.09.2012

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As the dust settles on last week's Susan G. Komen funding shakeup, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is directing their focus onto the n...

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Halftime in Pink America

William O'Rourke | Posted 04.09.2012

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It's been another bad week for the GOP, because of yet more Hail Marys: the Susan G. Komen for the Cure pink ribbon flap, defunding Planned Parenthood, and, consequently, the women of America reacting and Komen's decision eventually reversed.

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Komen's Corporate Partners Respond, Cautiously

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 02.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Susan G. Komen for the Cure has gone through the biggest public relations crisis of its 30-year history during the past week. The breast...

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From M.I.A. to Susan G. Komen: How to Be Outraged in America

Mark Morford | Posted 04.09.2012

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What flavor of revolt and indignation do you prefer as we dance like drunken angels into the wilds of 2012? Choose wisely, and you can become a full and informed participant in the culture. Choose poorly, and the world is joyless as bible study in Rick Santorum's shame dungeon.

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