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November 6, 2019

Shirley Davis Says, “Let’s Define CPTSD”

Shirley Davis understands CPTSD! Most people have heard of post-traumatic stress disorder that afflicts many men and women returning from a war zone. It is characterized by flashbacks, unstable mood, and survivor’s remorse. However, many have never heard of a condition that often develops in childhood and changes the course of the child’s life forever, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). For a good definition of CPTSD, we turned to Beauty After Bruises, an organization that […]
November 6, 2019

Ava Kaufman Has the Heart of a 17 Year Old Boy

Ava Kaufman, has the heart of a 17 year old boy. Here’s what she has to share about here journey. Nine years ago I was a perfectly healthy businesswoman and mother, and in great shape. I’d been a jazz dancer for Gloria Gaynor, dancing for years around the globe. I still took class, and was strong and fit. Until I wasn’t. What started as a simple rash was actually a rare auto-immune disease. The disease […]
November 21, 2019

Sandy Hook Receives $50,000 Donation

Sandy Hook Promis Receives $50,000 Donation from the Change Happens Foundation – Newtown, CT. Through a $50,000 charitable donation to Sandy Hook Promise (SHP), a leading school safety organization, the Change Happens Foundation will help train youth and adults in evidence-based Know the Signs violence prevention programs. This philanthropic partnership will bring SHP’s Know the Signs programs — Start With Hello, Say Something, and the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System — into more schools in […]
January 3, 2020

Major Gifts Ramp-Up Celebrates 30 Years Of Raising Money For Charity

Major Gifts Ramp-Up celebrates it’s 30th anniversary in 2020 thanks to the generous donors of National Development Institute (NDI). The Major Gifts Ramp-Up Model has transformed charity based on founder Jimmy LaRose’s belief that when donors, foundations and corporations invest in civil society a child’s health, a student’s dream or a family’s future is made secure. Major Gifts Ramp-Up allows charities to nurture and leverage philanthropy by supplying funders the trust they require to financially […]