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21 Feb Procter & Gamble United Way Drive a Success

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Procter & Gamble does more than just serve their consumers; they are dedicated to helping build local communities all around the world.  Procter & Gamble, Co. (P&G), a proud client of Capital Associates is a multinational consumer goods company. Their products range from diapers and baby products to cleaning agents to personal care products and are recognized household names such as Pampers, Gillette, Old Spice, Oral-B and Pantene to name a few. Their largest manufacturing...

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16 Feb Advocacy: Keep the Product, Change the Marketing

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Advocacy needs to change with the political cycle, but the goals don't have to. With the changing political landscape in DC, Democrats in power have undoubtedly adopted an approach that can be termed – the politics of deconstruction. Their strategy in the face of a new administration is to never let the new President and his administration ever find firm footing. From delaying cabinet confirmations to vigorously pursuing the ouster of appointed or already confirmed officials...

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14 Oct Paycheck Protection: It Is All About Politics

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“This is about politics, pure and simple.” That is what Wythe Keever, the eminently capable spokesman for the Pennsylvania State Educators Association said to Capitolwire yesterday about pending Senate action on Senate Bill 501 which provides for “Mary’s Law,” or “paycheck protection,” as many call it. Mr. Keever is absolutely correct. Senate Bill 501 is all about politics. It’s about the free speech rights and political views of each and every one of their members. Every...

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21 Jul Pennsylvania Should Ensure All Students are Trained in Hands-Only CPR

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Over 350,000 sudden cardiac arrests occur without warning each year in the United States, and approximately 88% occur at home. This medical tragedy is compounded by the fact that more than 70% of Americans feel helpless to assist because they were never taught CPR or, if taught, believe their training is outdated. A solution that could save the lives of your family and friends is to ensure all schools teach CPR while students are in...

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23 Jun A Turning Point for Natural Gas Vehicles in Pennsylvania

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“Marcellus Shale” and “natural gas” are household terms now in Pennsylvania. But things were a lot different in Pennsylvania in 2009 than they are now. The Commonwealth, like her peers across the nation, was grappling with a recession that had not yet found bottom. But, unlike many of her peers, Pennsylvania was sitting on top of the Marcellus Shale fairway – one of the most exciting natural gas “plays” in the country. Most Pennsylvanians still...

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03 Jun We Are Worth It.

Posted at 20:29h in Insights
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Imagine your life pre-1966 as an individual with an intellectual disability, then known as “mental retardation” – a negative sounding term for sure. Depending on the level of your intellectual disability, you could find yourself living at home with family or be completely misunderstood as someone unable to control their emotions/actions, be considered harmful to yourself or others and be placed in a state institutional setting - isolated from family and friends and with limited...

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19 Apr PA’s Initiative on Assistive Technology

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Issue Support Case Study – PIAT identified a need to raise awareness of the assistive technology program and the importance of securing additional funding to support its lending library of equipment and the shipping costs incurred as individuals explore their options with different equipment. Following discussion and preparation of a strategic plan to impact the Commonwealth’s budget process for FT 2006-2007, Capital Associates, Inc., together with representatives from PIAT, engaged in an educational campaign to...

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