Tommy Jessop is an award-winning actor, well known for his role as Terry Boyle in the TV series, ‘Line of Duty. Tommy also has Down’s Syndrome. He is keen to put the privilege of fame to good use and to tell the stories of people with learning disabilities. – “Being in Line of Duty made…
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Why Corporate Philanthropy Is Good For Business
Most companies have something more to give the world than their products. That could be their position to advocate for worthy causes, the expertise of their employees, or the financial resources to help a community project succeed. The Best Workplaces for Giving Back, recently announced by consulting firm Great Place to Work and Fortune, do…
How This CEO Is Knocking Out Cancer By Negotiating Community Engagement
Jennifer Huggins is on a mission to knock out cancer. Huggins is the owner of Kingsway Boxing Club, and is the only female three-star boxing referee in North America. Her knowledge of the sport shapes her work with the Fight To End Cancer, where she negotiates sponsorship deals for cancer research. Source: How This CEO…
Students collect change for cancer research
For the next two weeks, students at Chariho Middle School will be collecting pennies and other spare change for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s national Pennies for Patients campaign. The campaign kick-off took place on Monday at a special assembly led by teachers Margaret Webster and Steve Cormier. “This is our second year of holding…
Build Futures: Non-Profit for Homeless Youth
Build Futures began in 2009 when Founder Kathy Tillotson identified a large gap in services and housing options for homeless youth ages 18 to 24 in Orange County. With a longstanding business background, Kathy developed an approach to addressing this need based on compassion and movement away from the streets and toward self-sufficiency.
Family, friends to remember 7-year-old who battled cancer
Family, friends to remember 7-year-old who battled cancer
Hooters Raises More Than $725,000 in Fight Against Breast Cancer
Hooters today announced it raised more than $725,000 this October by asking America to #GiveAHoot in the fight against breast cancer during its month-long fundraising campaign in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The 2016 Give A Hoot campaign directly benefits the V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation’s leading cancer research funding…
Corporate Giving Awards: PricewaterhouseCoopers
What societal issue do you wish there was more awareness of, and why? Half of today’s teens are financially illiterate, and more than three-quarters of teachers who teach financial literacy indicate a need for more appropriate curriculum resources. At PwC, we have been on a journey to help address the systemic lack of financial education…
How this NorCal man raises $70K each year for charity
What started nearly 40 years ago as a $100 donation to help needy kids in Amador County has now raised more than $1.5 million. Subscribe to KCRA on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1kjRAAn
Pediatric cancer survivor now a THON advocate and Penn State student | Penn State University
As a childhood cancer survivor, Brady Lucas views Penn State’s IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), a fundraiser for pediatric cancer research and treatment, through a different lens than many of his peers. Lucas’s personal experiences with illness at a young age, he says, may also give him a different perspective on health and medicine, two areas…