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    The New York Times Dabbles in Philanthropy

    NonProfit Quarterly Sep 8, 2017

    Nonprofits and for-profits alike are still searching for a strong business model for investigative journalism. Generally speaking, as current models remain in flux as they evolve with their environments, walking…

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    The Dyslexia Giving Pledge

    Medium Sep 8, 2017

    This is for successful dyslexic adults, whether you’ve been successful in one of the areas that dyslexics tend to find their calling — as an entrepreneur, architect, scientist, engineer, in the creative…

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    Scientists Seek Public’s Help Mapping The Human Microbiome

    Forbes Sep 7, 2017

    Have you ever wished you were a scientist? Have you ever imagined yourself making a contribution to the scientific, technological and medical innovations that are taking place as the world…

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    Highest Moral Profits For Donating Blood

    Raw Dialectic Sep 6, 2017

    .757 lives are saved by EACH blood donation?? This was among the most conservative estimates I found. Others cited closer to 3 lives saved per blood donation. Given the facts…

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    How Your Brain Puts the Brakes on Giving

    Greater Good Magazine Sep 5, 2017

    Just as our brains have mechanisms in place that support generosity, studies in neuroscience have found ways that our brains rein in our generous tendencies. Here are five that stand…

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    Philanthropy Work Motivates Us to Be More So We Can Do More

    Medium Sep 5, 2017

    People chose to give of their time, money, skills, and more to causes that are important to them. It could be that they have experienced something that has moved their…

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    Why Health Professionals Should Cultivate Gratitude

    Greater Good Magazine Sep 5, 2017

    Even at 90 years old and 84 pounds, Ms. Z still had quite a presence. As her doctor, I admired the quiet strength she packed into her tiny frame. I…

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    Hurricane Harvey Still Needs Your Help

    Teach for America Sep 5, 2017

    Hurricane Harvey has brought catastrophic amounts of rain and flooding to coastal Texas, inundating and devastating the city of Houston, causing deaths and sending thousands of people to shelters. The…

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    How to Know if a Philanthropy is Legitimate

    Mickey Berlianshik Sep 1, 2017

    Check out reliable websites Fantastic resources to verify the legitimacy of certain philanthropies are a few sites that keep records of real charities and ones that are more questionable. Probably…

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    How to be selfless by being selfish

    Gary Vaynerchuk Sep 1, 2017

    I think so many people who want to be a philanthropist or an artist, or someone in public service might actually be better off taking that job in finance for the first…

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    Unique tissue samples ‘ready to teach’ about pediatric leukemia

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Aug 30, 2017

    Seattle shines in the summer. Sightseers come for good food, pleasant weather and the great outdoors. When the Hornish family arrived in Seattle eight years ago, they were prepared for…

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    Bringing a leukemia treatment back to life with precision medicine

    Fred Hutch Aug 30, 2017

    Researchers at Fred Hutch and around the world are zooming in on a specific group of patients who could benefit from a leukemia drug, called gemtuzumab ozogamicin (Mylotarg), that was…

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