How does one safely clean Mount Rushmore? That’s just one of the questions the German industrial-cleaning firm Kärcher has grappled with during almost 30 years of donating its services to clean monuments worldwide.
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Where the White House Candidates Stand on the Estate Tax
The White House race and the estate tax
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80 Foundations Win Honors for Outstanding Communications Efforts
At its annual conference in Washington next week, the Council on Foundations will honor winners of its annual awards for creative and strategic communications by foundations and corporate-giving organizations. The Wilmer Shields Rich Awards — named after the council’s first executive director —…
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Companies Underestimate Benefits of Employee Volunteer Programs, Report Says
Companies underestimate benefits of employee volunteer programs, report says
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AARP Announces YouTube Video-Contest Winners
AARP has announced the winners of its U@50 contest, which challenged young people to create a short video of what they expect their lives to be like at age 50. The top five videos earned cash awards, with the best videomaker receiving $5,000. “The aim of this contest was to create a dialogue…
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Behind the Beef Recall: A Charity’s Undercover Effort
Charity’s online video spurs beef recall
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Understanding How Americans Give
Criticism of charity venture shows ignorance about how Americans give
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Environmental Site Seeks to Cut Mailings
For people who received one or more of the 19 billion catalogs mailed in the United States last year, a Web site called Catalog Choice now offers a way to request that their names be taken off particular catalogs’ mailing lists. The site, started in October, has already attracted more than 500,000…
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