Sssh.com October Charity: Jackson Laboratory

LOS ANGELES—Sssh.com, the erotica and sexuality website designed and maintained for women by women, has announced that Jackson Laboratory is the organization voted by Sssh.com subscribers to be the October recipient in its philanthropic donation program. Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit organization that focuses on mammalian genetics research to advance human health. Its mission is to discover the genetic basis for preventing, treating and curing human disease, and to enable research for the global biomedical community. Jackson employs more that 1,400 employees in Bar Harbor, Maine, and Sacramento, California that conduct genetic research, provide scientific services and genetic resources to laboratories around the world and educate students of all ages through courses, internships and other programs. Sssh.com ensures that each organization is chosen based on a commitment to excellence, accomplishment of stated goals and ratio of funds distribution (direct application to the cause vs. administrative expense). The list of potential beneficiaries includes social, medical and environmental charities that get little attention and deserve much more. Some are large associations known for touching lives in positive ways; others are small, cutting-edge research foundations determined to cure debilitating diseases; still others are cultural and community outreach programs devoted to enriching lives. Sssh.com members select each month’s beneficiary, giving women a voice in ensuring dollars go where they will do the most good. Each month’s beneficiary will be announced at the beginning of the following month. Organizations and foundations that would like to be included may email editor@sssh.com. Previous winners include Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). For more on sssh.com, click here.