Lisa M. Rose
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Nonprofit organizations are legal or social entities, which provide goods and...
Biographical Highlights
Harriet Tubman was a second-generation slave who dedicated her life to fulfilling her cry to the slaveholders, "Let my people go!" She escaped from slavery, herself,...
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Suffrage is the right or privilege of voting and is frequently incorporated among the rights of citizenship (the duties and privileges of a person...
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In the Hebrew language the closest word to philanthropy is tzedakah. While the word is used interchangeably for charity, tzedakah is seen as a form of social...
Written by DeAirra Goss
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Special Olympics is an international organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become...
Written by Travis D. Tester with some content from an earlier edition
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The mission of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute is to increase understanding of women’s...
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Some of the milestones in his career are as follows: (Remini 2002)
1767 Born in Braintree, Massachusetts, son of John Adams, the
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by Elizabeth Whitacre
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In the most basic definition of the phrase, civic skills can be described as the skills relating to or of a citizen, city, or citizenship. These include the skills required to participate as a responsible...
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Civic virtue is morality or a standard of righteous behavior in relationship to a citizen's involvement in society. An individual may exhibit civic virtue by voting, volunteering,...
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Common good is difficult to define because it can mean different things to different people. These are just a few examples:
Webster's Dictionary defines common good...