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Whole Cities Awards 10 Newark Fresh, Healthy Food Access Grants To Grow Community Health

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Corporate Matching: Observing the Multiplier Effect

It has long been acknowledged that one of the most powerful ways to get people more engaged in giving programs is to match individual donations with company dollars. So it’s easy to see why roughly 65% (and growing) of Fortune 1000 companies employ a strategy of donation matching. Even better, as employees become more engaged in their giving programs they also become more engaged in the workplace overall. Given that the potential impact is huge, how do you foster even greater engagement? Here are a few suggestions.

Team Sky and Sponsor 21CF Donate Bikes, Gear and More to Los Angeles Boys & Girls Clubs

As Team Sky returned to the U.S. for the 2016 Amgen Tour of California, the team and its sponsor 21st Century Fox donated bikes, helmets, Team Sky shirts and more to the young members of the South Bay Boys & Girls Clubs in Los Angeles. The pro cyclists also spent the afternoon of May 11 guiding the kids from South Bay through a cycling confidence course, helping them get comfortable riding and giving them the tools they need to stay active and healthy. Team Sky has a long history of engaging fans on the issues of health and exercise, and 21CF has spearheaded those efforts during the team's visits to America.

Amgen Scholars Gather in New York

Amgen Scholars hailing from programs across the globe gathered in New York this month for an alumni reunion at Columbia University. There, they got a chance to connect with one another as well as with a few incoming 2016 Amgen Scholars, program leaders and faculty mentors.

"Health Affairs" Founding Editor John K. Iglehart, Named 2016 Recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research

John K. Iglehart has been named the 2016 recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research. The Prize, awarded by The Baxter International Foundation and the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), will be presented on Thursday, June 23, 2016, during the AUPHA Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri.

Teaching Tolerance Offers Strategies to Help Educators Cope with Uncivil Rhetoric in Presidential Campaign

Every four years, teachers across America use the presidential election to engage children in our electoral process and teach them valuable lessons about our democracy, government and the responsibilities of citizenship.

Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Where the rubber meets the road. A cliché for where the hard work takes place, but for Wendy’s franchisee Ed Anderson, it’s truly where he plans to raise $1 million for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Toyota Rewards Academic Excellence in STEM-Related Fields

TORRANCE, Calif. , May 17, 2016 /3BL Media/ – In celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, Toyota is pleased to announce that it awarded scholarships to 22 Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) students for post-secondary education in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Brightening Our Corner Newsletter - May 2016

The Ray C. Anderson Foundation Newsletter is out today, with lots of great news about grants, projects, awards and upcoming events pertaining to #theray, biomimicry, MBAs in Sustainability and much more.

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