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Fruitlands Museum: The First of Its Kind

October 23, 2015

Established by Clara Endicott Sears in 1914, the Fruitlands Museum is inspired by an experimental utopian community under the leadership of Charles Lane and Bronson Alcott; the community existed on the site in 1843. Today the Fruitlands Museum consists of a sprawling campus with several structures including:

The Fruitlands Farmhouse, the original site of the experimental community established in 1843
The Shaker Museum, the historic museum because it is the first of its kind in the United States as well as the site for the world’s largest archive of Harvard Shaker papers
The Native American Museum, the repository of historical artifacts honoring the cultural history and spiritual presence of the first Americans with emphasis on the New England native culture
The Art Museum, the second-largest collection of 19th century vernacular portraits and Hudson River School landscape paintings aside from the rotating exhibits throughout the year
The Wayside Visitor Center, the venue for exhibitions about the Fruitlands’ environment and landscape as well as education programs

Visit the Fruitlands Museum and see its attractions.

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Equal Justice America: Bridging the Gap Between Law Students and Advocacy Organizations

October 20, 2015

Equal Justice America (EJA), a non-profit corporation founded in 1993, has established itself as a national leader in bridging the gap between law students and advocacy organizations. The partnership established between the two parties continues to strengthen the American legal system in several ways including:

Providing aspiring lawyers with the opportunity to develop their legal skills in real-world settings while also exposing them to the urgent importance of pro bone assistance for the mos...

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Pathways.Org: Empowering Parents, Developing Children

October 16, 2015

Pathways.org provides parents with free resources including tools and technologies for child development purposes. Parents, health professionals, and teachers, among other interested parties, can access these resources in order to maximize children’s motor, sensory and speech development as well as encourage play.

These adult empowerment and child development goals are accomplished in several ways including:

Creating free education materials regarding the importance of early detection and int...

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Faith Family Medical Clinic: Healthcare for the Uninsured

October 13, 2015

In 1999, Dr. David Gaw and Dr. John Lamb saw the need for a family practice medical clinic dedicated to providing primary healthcare services for low-income, usually uninsured, residents in Nashville. After several meetings for potential donors, staff members, and stakeholders, Faith Family Medical Clinic welcomed its first patients on 8 October 2001.

Today, the Faith Family Medical Clinic is a beloved presence in the greater Nashville area especially among its clients – low-income families ...
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Camp Kudzu: Transforming the Lives of Children Living with Diabetes

October 9, 2015

Camp Kudzu, a State of Georgia-based non-profit organization, is considered as the state’s single largest resource for Type 1 diabetes mellitus self-management education, outside of hospitals, clinics and medical centers. Its avowed mission is the empowerment and education of kids and their families living with the chronic degenerative disease via a wide range of year-round programs including summer camps, teen retreats, family weekends, and adventure trips, among others.

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Joslin Diabetes Center: On A Mission Against Diabetes

October 6, 2015

Joslin Diabetes Center is among the United States’ foremost organizations dedicated to the prevention, treatment and cure for diabetes. Its avowed vision is for a world free from the scourge of diabetes and its complications, a vision based on its dedication to excellence as an internationally-recognized diabetes research and development, education and information, and treatment center. Its focus is three-fold in nature – emphasis on what can be done in the present, anticipation for the i...
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Go Ye Fellowship: Sending Missionaries to Spread Gospel

October 2, 2015

In the early 1930s, Andrew and Jennie Mitchell founded Go Ye Fellowship after Matthew 28:19 in Los Angeles, California; it was originally a Sunday school class designed for young married couples. Today, the non-profit, Christian-based organization is a well-known missionary sending agency that supports missionaries in their ministries across several countries on five continents.

All missionaries usually raise support for their ministries from individual donors and organizational churches as we...
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Art21: Using the Power of Digital Media for Contemporary Art

September 29, 2015

Art21, a non-profit organization, has earned a well-deserved reputation for being the preeminent chronicler of contemporary artists and their artwork. Its main chronicling tool: Art21 Art in the Twenty-First Century, a PBS-broadcast television show and Peabody award-winning series.

Its use of digital media in introducing millions of people from all walks of life and in all ages to contemporary artists and their artworks has been hailed as a pioneering approach in the art world. As a result, it...
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MassINC: Mobilizing the Middle Class

September 25, 2015

MassINC believes that the prosperity and progress of societies partly depend on the presence of a robust middle class, a wide spectrum of citizens from first-time voters to retirees. When policy makers and shapers are armed with accurate, objective and relevant information during debates and discussions, a consensus on the wide range of issues affecting the middle class can be resolved.

With these beliefs as the foundation for its principles, MassINC’s work spans three major areas with the m...
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The Keystone Center: Trusted Guide for Overcoming Policy Obstacles

September 22, 2015

Public policy sets the tone for the public and private sector principles and practices that affect every American’s life. The Keystone Policy Center is at the forefront of surmounting the obstacles that beset policy changes in several sectors including agriculture, energy, education, environment, and public health. The independent, non-profit organization also works toward the advancement of actionable and shared solutions to issues besetting these sectors, thus, ensuring that policy change...
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