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Non-Profit Tracks Pressures of NYC's Economic Crisis on Housing and Home Ownership in the City (Popularity:  )
http://www.cnycn.org
According to the Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Inc. (CNYCN), data collected over a 13-month period reveals that of 4,652 homeowners who sought free mortgage counseling through the CNYCN network, 2,103 (45%), cited loss of income as the main reason for their mortgage delinquency. In addition, of the 1,429 requests for a loan modification by homeowners, only 330 (23%) were completed within the reporting period, July 2008 through August ...
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Nonprofit Alliance for Investor Education Elects New Officers (Popularity: )
http://www.investoreducation.org
Dallas Salisbury is the new president of the Alliance for Investor Education (AIE), a nonprofit consortium of 19 leading U.S. organizations involved in investor education. The other newly elected AIE officers are: Joy Howell, vice president; John Gannon, secretary; and Gloria Talamas, treasurer. Salisbury, who also serves as the president and CEO of the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and chairman of the American Savings Education Council (ASEC), replaces Michael ...
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One Small Step for a Father, One Giant (Historical) Leap for Families (Popularity: )
A fluke or a sign of the times? How ever you look at it, American history will be made next weekend in St. Louis. An organization once known as the National Congress of Mothers will, for the first time ever, install a father as its national president- elect. Since 1897, PTA has seen a long line of accomplished and visionary women national presidents. Charles J. "Chuck" Saylors, a father of ...
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Peers, Colleagues to Recognize Research Leadership in Cancer Detection, Prevention and Treatment (Popularity: )
http://www.aacr.org
Continuing a nearly 50-year-old tradition of honoring outstanding achievement in cancer research, the American Association for Cancer Research currently is accepting nominations for its series of annual awards. Scientists advancing the understanding and eradication of cancer through basic research, clinical care, therapeutics and prevention are eligible. Winners will help the AACR fulfill its mission to promote professional education and communications by delivering a lecture during the AACR’s Centennial Year Annual ...
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Porter Novelli Announces Lead Sponsorship of 'Tweet To ReMIND' Social Media Campaign For U.S. Troops (Popularity: )
http://remind.org
Global public relations agency Porter Novelli today announced its lead sponsorship of Memorial Day social media fund-raising and awareness campaign Tweet to ReMIND, and issued a call for high-profile partner sponsors. The innovative project aims to raise $1.65 million for ReMIND.org, a Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) initiative that provides critical localized resources and support for injured U.S. service members returning from war. The goal represents the 1.65 million who have ...
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Preschool California Issues Statement on Senator Clinton's $10 Billion Universal Pre-Kindergarten Proposal (Popularity: )
http://www.preschoolcalifornia.org
In Miami Beach, Florida, on Monday, May 21, New York Senator and Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton announced her proposal to invest $5 billion in the first year, increasing to $10 billion over a 5-year period, to expand access to effective pre-kindergarten programs for all of America's 4-year-old children. Clinton's plan would establish a federal-state partnership to create or expand states' efforts to increase and improve preschool opportunity. Preschool California ...
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Red Cross Honors Raytheon CEO With Top Award (Popularity: )
http://www.redcross.org
American Red Cross Chairman, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, recently presented the prestigious Red Cross Circle of Humanitarian Award to Raytheon CEO William H. Swanson in recognition of Raytheon’s outstanding and long-term commitment to disaster relief work and the mission of the Red Cross. This award recognizes companies and individuals whose contributions provide life-saving support through Red Cross programs. Raytheon is a founding member of the Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP) and commits ...
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Red Cross Making Preparations as Tropical Storm Ida Heads Toward Gulf Coast (Popularity: )
http://www.redcross.org
The American Red Cross is preparing for Tropical Storm Ida to make landfall along the Gulf Coast, opening shelters in four states.The Red Cross is opening shelters in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. Residents in those states should heed the warnings of local officials, especially if evacuation orders are issued.Although recently downgraded from a hurricane, Tropical Storm Ida is packing 70 mph winds and heavy rain and is expected to ...
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Red Cross Volunteer Judith Haney Urges Members of the Real Estate Appraisal Profession and Real Estate Community to Join Her in Donating to the American Red Cross International Response Fund for Haiti (Popularity: )
http://www.redcross.org
Judith Haney, a certified appraiser and a life-long Red Cross volunteer, urges her fellow real estate appraisers and members of the real estate profession to act now to help Haiti by making donations to the American Red Cross www.redcross.org.Judith Haney states on her website judithhaney.com that donations to the American Red Cross for Haiti relief can be made in the following ways:1. Make an unrestricted donation to the International Response ...
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Reduced Lung Capacity Accelerates With Diabetes (Popularity: )
http://www.diabetes.org
People who have diabetes encounter a faster loss of lung capacity than those who do not have diabetes, a finding that may have implications for the potential use of inhaled insulin, according to a study appearing in the April issue of Diabetes Care. The April issue also contains a consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation emphasizing the need for more aggressive goals in ...
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