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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) states its mission as:
The NAACP insures the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority groups and...
Biographical Highlights
John Muir is most often remembered as the father of the United States National Park system and founder of one of the country's largest environmental...
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Motive is defined in Encyclopedia Britannica as "something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act."
Giving is defined as "to make a present...
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The Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) is a statewide membership organization that has served the nonprofit sector in the state...
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The Mayflower Compact, a document signed aboard the ship Mayflower in 1620, set forth principles of tolerance and liberty for the government...
Biographical Highlights
Martin Luther King, Jr. came of age during a time when Jim Crow laws reigned supreme, a time when “separate but equal” was the accepted doctrine (Cornell University Law), a time when things...
Biographical Highlights
Best known as the founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, Juliette Gordon Low outgrew the trappings of an upper-class society life to create an organization for young...
Biographical Highlights
Julia Lathrop was an advocate for the mentally ill, immigrants, equal rights for women, social reform and child welfare. She was appointed to the Illinois Board of Charities (1893-1901) where her...
Written by Jon Roberts with some content from an earlier edition by Erica Curry
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A philanthropic foundation is defined by the Council on Foundations as "an entity that supports charitable activities by making grants to unrelated...
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Will Keith ("W.K.") Kellogg (1860-1951) was a poorly paid, hardworking employee of the world-renowned Battle Creek Sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan for twenty-six...