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An untapped wealth of talent
Original Source By Linda Hersey WESTBROOK: Maine has a silent army of civic leaders and volunteers poised and ready to be activated to improve the quality of life for all residents. They are retirees men and women who’ve had fulfilling careers and are embarking on…
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Island to observe Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Saturday
Original Source by Owain Johnston-Barnes Abuse of seniors will not be tolerated in Bermuda, the Minister of Culture and Social Rehabilitation vowed yesterday. Dale Butler was speaking in advance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, this Sunday, and he also praised the work of the…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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Charter Schools' Big Experiment
New Orleans’s Post-Katrina Test May Offer Lessons for Ailing Systems Original Source By Jay Mathews Washington Post Staff Writer NEW ORLEANS The storm that swamped this city three years ago also effectively swept away a public school system with a dismal record and faint prospects…
Author: The Washington Post
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Philanthropy in a time of recession - will anything give?
ANALYSIS: Despite the economy’s darkening shadow, Irish people must keep tackling social inequities, writes Jackie Harrison OVER THE last few weeks, a number of people have asked me whether the current downturn in the economy will sound the death knell for philanthropy in Ireland, which…
Author: Irish Times
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Greedy geezers? Try wellspring of talent
Community colleges court baby boomers searching for new career training Original Source By MARC PARRY, Staff writer TROY — For Hope Melton, a public health professional, retirement felt like falling off a cliff. The 67-year-old from Saratoga Springs thought of pursuing a Ph.D., but that…
Author: Times Union
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Joint Appeal by Civil Society in South Africa to the UN & UNHCR
It is now more than 3 weeks since widespread xenophobic terror against foreign nationals has erupted in provinces across South Africa. To date, over 20,000 people in the Western Cape have been displaced, some are staying in community halls and local shelters, but many have…
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Government to invest extra 400m in third-level research
Original Source THE GOVERNMENT is to announce an unprecedented €400 million in funding for research activity in third-level colleges, writes SEáN FLYNN, Education Editor The Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, and the Minister for Education, Batt O’Keeffe, are expected to announce details of the funding under the…
Author: The Irish Times
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Ageism: As young as you feel
Original Source By Barbara Harding The upcoming ‘Say No To Ageism’ week from 19 to 23 May is an initiative that seeks to promote a new awareness of the stereotyping of older employees in the workplace. It also aims to support practical action by organisations…
Author: Irish Independent
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Caring when it counts
Original Source by Barbara Harding DEATH is a frightening subject that few of us like to think about, never mind discuss, but it comes to us all eventually and often in an unexpected manner. Ensuring our environment offers us grace, dignity and respect in our…
Author: Irish Independent (Supplement)
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Philanthropy 2.0
Original Source A year ago, Jean and Steve Case’s teenage daughter asked a question that inspired her parents to reassess their entire approach to philanthropy. Steve, one of the cofounders of AOL, had taken her- one of his five children-to mingle with Bill Clinton and…
Author: Worth Magazine