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Giving. Giving back. Paying it forward. Concepts to live by and through modeling and stories — how we raise our children. But — in corporate America, there is a spectrum of decision making and priorities in regard to “giving” and support. In many cases, corporations give with an eye to helping their corporate missions and sometimes for advancing the roles of their specific businesses — such as products, or services that are relevant to the needs of a variety of charities.

When Marty Goetz was growing up in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio in the 1950s, his life was steeped in Jewish culture.

In the age of Twitter, Facebook and mobile devices, news can spread quicker than it can be substantiated. In most cases, news outlets are quick to substantiate or discredit rumors and random tweets, but sometimes things slip through the cracks. Such was the case with Monday’s Joel Osteen hoax.

One Christian was killed and at least 21 were injured by Muslim rioters during a violent assault on mourners attending a funeral at St. Mark’s Coptic Cathedral in Cairo on Sunday. The attack was the third day of anti-Christian violence in Egypt which has claimed five Christian lives.