There’s more than one way to help society. Money goes a long way, as does volunteering. Licensed mental health counselor, nationally certified eating-disorder specialist, and best-selling author Dr. Gregory Jantz, founder of The Center for Counseling and Health Resources, Inc., shares his expertise and wisdom with the masses as a contributor to The Huffington Post online and as a guest speaker internationally. His topics range from the new tough security checks at National Football League g...

The American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) is a non-profit charitable institution that focuses on providing support to families of children diagnosed with cancer. The organization is also involved in funding research projects that target the prevention of the disease.

The ACCO was established in 1970 by parents of children who had survived cancer. Based in Washington, D.C., the organization’s initial focus was to create awareness in the government and to lobby for more resources to...

In a democratic society, we have been taught since early childhood that nobody is above the law – not even law enforcers. Like anybody else, law enforcers can at times get into situations wherein they would have to defend their actions in the line of duty in front of a court of law. Unfortunately, the cost of enlisting specialized defense counsels can be a bit more than a law enforcement officer can afford.

The Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF) was founded by David Henderson Martin ...

In the highly developed world that we live in today, it can sometimes be unimaginable that human rights violations would still exist. Unfortunately, they do and a good part of the population living in advanced, protected, and highly sophisticated communities and countries can often forget that there are people on this planet who are being subjected to human rights violations every single minute of every day. It is also saddening that some of the supposedly civilized individuals and groups are...

Cástulo de la Rocha has led AltaMed Health Services Corporation as President and CEO since 1977. The nonprofit organization provides quality health and dental care and a range of other services to a primarily Latino population in underserved areas of Los Angeles and Orange Counties in Southern California. Under Cástulo de la Rocha’s direction, the health care provider has grown from one clinic in East L.A. to 44 clinics and senior care centers, and from three paid employ...

Retired U.S. Air Force pilot and former Senior Vice President of Virgin America David Pflieger presently serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Air Pacific Ltd, a Fiji-based carrier that takes great pride in giving back to local community. Mr. Pflieger joined Air Pacific in 2010 and is widely credited with reinvigorating an enterprise that only recently suffered major profit losses. Today, Air Pacific and its subsidiary Pacific Sun stand poised to experience a new era of s...

A family enterprise that has grown to become one of the most successful furniture retailers in the nation, Hank's Fine Furniture opened its first store in Sherwood, Arkansas nearly forty years ago. Stocking a thoughtfully culled selection of merchandise for the home and office, the company’s Founder and current President Hank Browne quickly established himself as a local business leader thanks to his uncompromising standards of excellence regarding product quality and customer service. As t...

A dedicated physician who played an integral role in the neurosurgery and spine surgery programs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston for nearly a decade, Dr. Sagun Tuli recently transitioned into a post as one of the lead surgeons at the Center for Advanced Brain and Spine Surgery in Natick, Massachusetts. Educated at the University of Toronto, Dr. Tuli became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in 2000 after which she returned to her alma mater to serve as an Assistan...

Maintaining an impressive resume of professional accomplishments in pharmacy management and administration, Ellen Scharaga currently acts as Senior Vice President of Operations at OncoMed Pharmaceutical Services, a position she has held since 2009. Awarded a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology from the College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions at St. John’s University in 1982, Ms. Scharaga moved on to serve in high-level posts at Health Infusion, Homedco Infusion, Advanced C...

With roots dating back to the 1890s, Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) of Boston gains support from successful business leaders such as Marco Bitran, Chief Executive Officer of alternative investment platform and technologies firm AI Exchange, Inc. Marco Bitran shares his success with the organization because it addresses the needs and aspirations of the Jewish community in greater Boston and beyond. The 2011 CJP Annual Campaign raised more than $42 million. The funds enabled the group to ...

A seasoned attorney with nearly two decades of applied professional experience, Steven Bangerter currently heads the Oakland, California-based firm Bangerter Sheppard, PC in the capacity of Managing Partner, a role he has maintained since co-founding the company in 2005. Also overseeing Bangerter Sheppard’s offices in Los Angeles and St. George, Utah, he holds an A.V. Preeminent 5.0 rating from Martindale-Hubbell, a distinction only extended to an elite group of lawyers ...

“Sponsoring children in need is breaking the cycle of poverty.” Such is the message of children’s charity Compassion International. This Christian child advocacy ministry has helped more than 1.2 million children in 26 countries, making sure that each child’s needs – may it be spiritual, economic, social, or physical – is provided for.

Compassion International was founded by the Rev. Everett Swanson, as a response to the needs of orphans during 1952’s Korean War. Together with...

Since 2000, entrepreneur and former Katun Chairman David Jorgensen has served as President of the David & Annette Jorgensen Foundation. He has overseen contributions to a number of charitable organizations, including the Hoover Institution, the Pacific Legal Foundation, the Challenge Learning Center, and the Free to Choose Network. Many of these nonprofits share a commitment to promoting the benefits of free enterprise, limited government, and accountability among public officeholders.

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