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Atlantic Philanthropies Announce Support for The New Bermuda Community Foundation
New Foundation Will Continue Growth of the Island’s Philanthropic Sector, Support Advances in Racial Justice, Democracy and Health January 30th, 2014 (Hamilton, Bermuda) – The Atlantic Philanthropies announced their support today for the Bermuda Community Foundation, a new public charity dedicated to grantmaking for nonprofit…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Purpose Prize Winners: Changing The World After 60
By Richard Eisenberg Maybe you recall these Crosby Stills and Nash lyrics, as I do: We can change the worldRearrange the worldIt’s dying — to get better Let me tell you about seven inspiring older Americans — six women and one man — who are,…
Author: Forbes
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As Population Ages, Hospital Nurses Increasingly Finding their NICHE
By Chris Lund People over the age of 65 are expected to grow from 13.3% of the US population today to 20.3% by 2030, and those over the age of 85 are projected to increase from 5.7 million in 2011 to 8.9 million people in…
Author: ElderBranch
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Once Again a Senior, and Now What Are We Looking Forward To?
By Terry Kaelber Wednesday, August 21, is National Senior Citizens Day. Remember being a senior in high school or college? Figuring out what to do with our lives – identifying what was next – wasn’t easy. But there were resources available to help us understand…
Author: Terry Kaelber, Community Experience Partnership
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Chuck Feeney donates €15 million to fight child poverty
In keeping with Atlantic Founding Chairman Charles F. Feeney’s Giving While Living approach to philanthropy, Atlantic will conclude its grantmaking by 2016 with the objective of addressing big urgent problems– with maximum impact – in a limited timeframe. This article looks at an example of…
Author: The Irish Times
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Meet the 2012 Purpose Prize Winners
By Marc Freedman If you’re looking for inspiration, here are five stories that reveal the power of social innovation – and the capacity of individuals in their encore careers. I’m proud to introduce this year’s $100,000 Purpose Prize winners. Each of them identified a significant,…
Author: Encore.org
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Nursing and Dental Faculty and Students Engage in Oakland School-Based Clinics
Karen Duderstadt with students at James Madison Middle School (photo by Elisabeth Fall) By Martha Ross Two eighth-graders come running into the health clinic at James Madison Middle School in East Oakland. The boys have an emergency of sorts. They want to know if they can borrow…
Author: UCSF Science of Caring
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30 Years of Giving While Living: Our Final Chapter
Giving While Living To devote one’s wealth to making a difference sooner rather than later. “Thanks to our outstanding grantees, there have been thousands of success stories.” 30 years Building opportunity and making lasting changes. “At the heart of our work are the values of…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Citizens Advice Provides New Home for A2B’s Ground-Breaking Internet Service
A2B Chair John Keanie (left) hands over the reins to A2B’s groundbreaking web-based services to Derek Alcorn, Chief Executive, Citizens Advice (Northern Ireland). Today marks the hand-over to Citizens Advice (Northern Ireland) of a ground-breaking, 5 year development project that has helped pump £50m into…
Author: Citizens Advice
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School discipline: Ringing a bell for reform
By Judith Kaye There are many lessons I took with me from my treasured 15 years as chief judge of the state of New York, principally that there is an “after-life”—meaning, after mandatory retirement from the court at age 70. Always there is opportunity to…
Author: New York Amsterdam News