AARP Invests $60M in the Dementia Discovery Fund to Kick-Start its ‘Disrupt Dementia’ Campaign

With nearly 10 million new cases of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease occurring each year, and no cure, the AARP has launched a new campaign, “Disrupt Dementia.” The campaign aims to help drive new diagnostics and treatments for dementias while providing education, support and hope for patients and family caregivers impacted by the physical, emotional and financial stress of dementia. The centerpiece of the campaign is AARP’s new $60 million investment in the Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), the first and largest venture fund focused on discovering and developing effective new drugs…

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Nissan Foundation awards $730,000 in grants to 29 organizations promoting the value of racial, ethnic and cultural diversity

The Nissan Foundation is awarding $730,000 in grants to 29 nonprofit organizations for its 2018 grant cycle. The nonprofit recipients are located in Southern California, North Central Texas, Middle Tennessee, Central Mississippi, Eastern Michigan and the New York and Atlanta metro areas. Over its 26-year history, the Nissan Foundation has awarded more than $10 million to approximately 120 organizations promoting respect and understanding among cultural and ethnic groups. “The Nissan Foundation has a proud history of recognizing and supporting organizations working to promote the value of racial, ethnic and cultural…

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Free Mental Health Services Expanded for Refugee/Immigrant Support

Give an Hour – the lead organization for the Campaign to Change Direction and national nonprofit providing pro-bono mental health services – announced today that it is opening its network of providers to support those affected by the humanitarian crisis developing at the U.S. border. Give an Hour currently consists of approximately 7,000 mental health professionals, providing free and confidential mental health care to those in need; to-date, they have donated around 250,000 hours of free care, valued at more than $25 million. Since its founding in 2005, the organization…

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Peace Tea® Puts a Refreshing Spin on Summer with Debut of “Choose Peace” Campaign

Over the next three months, 84 percent of teens and young adults (ages 17-24) anticipate performing a random act of kindness for friends, family members or even strangers. Peace Tea wants that kindness to spread even further with its #ChoosePeace summer campaign, encouraging Randomer Random Acts of Kindness. Like Peace Tea, “randomer” stands for being bolder than the rest, the unexpected highlight of an otherwise ordinary day. Got it? Okay, now back to the details. Enter: The Peace Tea{m} – a group of influential personalities who, beginning this week, will…

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Ford Hits CO2 Manufacturing Emissions Reduction Target Eight Years Early

Ford Motor Company has announced, as part of its 19th annual Sustainability Report, it has met its goal to reduce manufacturing emissions – eight years ahead of schedule. In 2010, Ford’s Environmental Quality Office announced a goal – to reduce the company’s carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing operations by 30 percent per vehicle produced by 2025. Ford hit the target twice as fast as expected. The results are dramatic, with a global manufacturing CO2 emissions reduction of more than 3.4 metric tons from 2010 to 2017 – equivalent to greenhouse…

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