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As the official sponsor of birthdays, the American Cancer Societymarks the 37th Great American Smokeout on November 15 by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. An estimated one billion people worldwide will die during the 21st century because of tobacco use, according to The Tobacco Atlas, published by the…

Yesterday, over 300 health and safety experts and mining and metals executives brought the ICMM 2012 Health and Safety Conference in Santiago, Chile, to a close . 

A mother. A sister. A daughter. For every three women, one will develop some type of cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. To combat this sobering statistic and to continue its steadfast mission to support research of cancers affecting women, The Mary Kay Foundation^SMawarded grants to 13 respected doctors and medical scientists. Each grant provides crucial funding in the amount of $100,000 for a total of $1.3 million.

Would you like the exciting opportunity to volunteer and work side by side in the heat of Ghana, whilst supporting the orphanage in ways that could create change for the better? We are seeking an individual who has experience in administration and coordination, and who has a passion for helping the…

Dowry or bride price is one of the major violations of women and girl's rights in South Sudan. Women and girls feel that this practice is now a form of "selling and buying" due to extreme abuse and exploitation for quick enrichment. Bride price is considered as the legal contract by which the husband and his family have power over the bride for the rest of her life. The bride price varies from one region to another. Among the Dinka and other Nilotic tribes, dowry is…

Changents, a great website for social action, is unfortunately no more.  Some feedback we received on it can be found here: Change%20Agent.pdf

"Walmart founder Sam Walton said, 'If we work together, we'll lower the cost of living for everyone...we'll give the world an opportunity to see what it's like to save and have a better life'. Sam's words helped to shape a purpose for Walmart and have guided us in delivering everyday low prices to our customers, as well as in supporting the aspirations of communities to realise a 'better life' through community giving, sustainability initiatives, our employment practices and the empowerment…

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization, is again teaming up with Nestlé Waters North America to announce the launch of the second annual Recycle-Bowl youth recycling competition.

In its inaugural year, more than 1,200 elementary, middle- and high-schools around the country, representing more than 500,000 students, participated in a fun, interactive way to learn about waste reduction and environmental responsibility…

In response to recent wildfires in the western U.S., Sanofi’s humanitarian aid partner Direct Relief activated its emergency response to more than 13 community-based nonprofit health clinics in Colorado. The fires have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced more than 30,000 people in Colorado alone to evacuate in the last few weeks.

Because Sanofi's participation in Direct Relief’s U.S. Disaster Relief Preparedness Program, the organization was able to immediately release…

The idea of a “random act of kindness” first became popular a few years ago.  A prime example is a motorist at a toll both paying for the stranger’s car in back of him.  Giving insurance to the poor is a very similar concept.  By contacting one of the organizations listed at www.policiesforthepoor.com and making a donation so they can purchase insurance for their clients, you are helping a stranger, but in a much more…

Cross post from 3BLMedia

The conference, which has been ranked as one of the world's leading executive events, convened close to 60 of the foremost global CEOs to discuss the theme "Next Generation Community Engagement: A Transformative Business Opportunity" and focused on changing the business model to one that simultaneously pursues strategies that create value for a company and address pressing…