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Who’s Behind Arby’s $2M Gift to ‘No Hungry Kid,’ Santa or The Grinch?

Selfish Giving

One thing I hated about Buckets was that KFC/Komen seemed to be thumbing its nose at people by serving some of their worst foods in pink buckets that supported a health cause. They’ve accepted money and product from ConAgra and Tyson , two other food companies often criticized for their health and environmental issues.

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Newsletter: Best Channels for Recruiting Corporate Partners; Golden Halo Winners ; 'Plogging' Arrives in America ???

Selfish Giving

Lifesum is the first health app to allow its users to log and track ‘plogging’ - the Scandinavia fitness trend that combines litter collection with jogging. Environmental charity Greenpeace has been experimenting with the use of virtual reality (VR) to help the organization engage with people and encourage more people to sign up.

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Proven strategies for engaging and retaining volunteers

Candid

Nonprofits also experience high volunteer turnover due to their life cycles, which ebb and flow with local and global crises or social issues such as human rights, health, and environmental concerns, as well as the transient nature of volunteering. For example, in the U.S.

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Groundbreaking Study to Tackle Cancer Disparities among Black Women

NonProfit Quarterly

Similarly, the National Institutes of Health also found that hair straightening chemicals increase uterine cancer risk and that Black women may be more affected due to higher use of products with these chemicals. Recruitment for the study began in October of 2023. where, according to the U.S.

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Using smart tech to reimagine nonprofit work

Candid

As nonprofits frantically recruit new hires, the people and communities these organizations serve suffer even more. Focus on physical health. In 2019, the World Health Organization defined workplace burnout not as an employee problem, but as an organizational culture and leadership problem.

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Gen X Faces Heightened Cancer Risk

NonProfit Quarterly

Corinne Joshu, a cancer epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told ScienceNews that it’s “hard to say how much of this is related to changes in detection and changes in…clinical awareness.” Carcinogens are chemical substances that can increase one’s risk of cancer.

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2024 Blue Avocado Year in Review

Blue Avocado

Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) With the Supreme Court ruling to end affirmative action, author Johnisha Levi explored the relationship between nonprofits and affirmative action and how organizations can remain committed to supporting the health, economic security, and well-being of historically marginalized communities.