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5 Problematic Invasive Plants You Need To Rip Out Of Your Garden

Certain invasive plants are beautiful but can wreck wetlands, destroy forests, and even negatively affect your water supply.

13 Dishes That Aren't Actually Mexican

So you're totally convinced that your dinner last night was an original Mexican recipe? Think again.

6 Easy Ways to Get Free Museum Admission

Often, the whole family can visit museums for free.

15 Insane Orange County Choppers Artifacts You Can Bid On And Own

You can be the proud owner of a piece of Orange County Choppers history for just pennies on the dollar.

50 Fun Night-Out Ideas For $10 Or Less

If you're like most people, frugal living isn't merely a cash-savings tool but a necessity. Here's 50 fun night-out ideas that won't break the bank.

Why do people visit museums

Why do people visit museums? To discover the past, learn about old cultures, admire art created by masters of th past and to enrich their lives.

Know Your Family Foundation Life Cycle

Editor’s note: This content is authored by Mary Phillips at GMA, where she leads GMA Foundations’ consulting practice. GMA is a content partner of NCFP and the piece appears with permissionBy nature, family philanthropy is a deeply meaningful and evolving endeavor. Families are notoriously unique in their approaches to giving together, yet there are common stages and transitions that all family foundations experience. The foundation…

Walton Family Foundation: We Must Rethink Online Learning

A "sobering" study of virtual charters leads to funding reforms, write Marc Sternberg and Marc Holley of the Walton Family Foundation.

Majority of Family Foundations Small, Young in Age, Study Finds

A National Center for Family Philanthropy survey found that 1 in 5 family foundations created since 1990 pay out more than 10 percent....

11 Simple Yet Powerful Habits of a Healthy Family

Never underestimate the power of a strong household foundation! You can start with small things you do every day. Here's how you can form a happy and healthy family.

How Family Lawyers Help Create Stronger Marriages

Learn how a family law attorney can help couples create a solid foundation for their marriage.

How one family living with cancer got to experience their dream vacation

Thanks to the Karen Wellington Foundation, cancer survivor Chris Regruth and his family made memories to last a lifetime at Lake Tahoe.

Can You Guess What’s In Serena Williams’ Target Shopping Cart?

Next time you make a Target run, you just might run into Serena Williams while you're there.

3 Career Lessons We Can Learn From Serena Williams

This weekend, Serena Williams was fined $17,000 during a controversial outburst. After calls from the umpire that Williams felt were unfair, she received code violations for calling him a “liar” and a “thief.” Although CNN Sports, Time Magazine, and People published pieces about equality in tennis, there’s another important lesson here: What do you do …

Remembering Robin Williams: His Life Should Continue to Inspire Us

By Paul Gionfriddo, President/CEO Robin Williams’ tragic and untimely death after a decades-long battle against bipolar disorder reminds us that mental illnesses are all-too-often serious and life-threatening chronic diseases. Mental illnesses—especially serious ones—rob us of our health and well-being. They present daily challenges that can sometimes overwhelm us. No one is immune to them. And no matter how many resources they have or how successful they…

It's not your typical Williams-Sonoma

How to keep technology from interfering with family bonds

Much as their elders say “it’s these kids nowadays,” it is clear that parents are just as culpable as their children when it comes to having obsessive relationships with their phones, tablets, MP3 players, and computers. According to research company eMarketer, US adults spend 12 hours and 5 minutes a day with various media (and that includes multitasking, such as when using your a phone while watching television). Meanwhile, children ages 8 to 18 spend 10 hours and 45 minutes a day plugged…