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N.Y. Mayor Announces New Effort to Expand Volunteerism
Original Source By Robin ShulmanWashington Post Staff Writer NEW YORK–Answering the president’s call to public service, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Monday announced a series of initiatives to make New York City a national leader for volunteerism. The initiatives include appointing a chief service officer…
Author: The Washington Post
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Bear Market for Charities
A Harlem Education Project That Won Big Corporate Backing Now Faces Cutbacks as Donors Close Their Wallets Original Source By MIKE SPECTOR NEW YORK — Geoffrey Canada has spent decades building a strategy for saving poor children from crime-ridden streets and crumbling public schools. His…
Author: The Wall Street Journal
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More Schools Facing Sanctions Under NCLB
Data on adequate yearly progress show that 1 in 5 public schools are in some stage of penalties under the federal law. by David J. Hoff Almost 30,000 schools in the United States failed to make adequate yearly progress under the No Child Left Behind…
Author: Education Week
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Medicines bill clause slammed
by Slindile Khanyile Durban Anyone in South Africa can oppose the registration of new medicines if they feel it would not be in the public interest or the country’s economic interest, or vulnerable groups would not have access to the drugs. This is a consequence…
Author: The Star (South Africa)
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A California financier emerges as one of the nation's most prolific philanthropists
Bernard Osher, called the ‘quiet giver,’ donates large sums to education and the arts. Original Source Reporter Paul Van Slambrouck discusses the character of ‘The Quiet Philanthropist.’ From a distance, the philanthropic world can look much like the for-profit world. The metrics that seem to…
Author: The Christian Science Monitor
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Gary Bass Featured in Philanthropy News Digest on the Support of Nonprofit Advocacy
Original Source 5 Questions for… Gary Bass, Founder and Executive Director, OMB Watch Founded in 1983 with the goal of lifting the veil of secrecy then shrouding the White House Office of Management and Budget, OMB Watch is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization that…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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Philanthropy and Government: Striking the Right Balance
Now that both major parties in the U.S. have presumptive nominees for the Presidency, it seems like a good time to share some thoughts on the relationships between philanthropy and government – relationships that Atlantic has considerable experience with in each of the countries in…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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ITNAmerica Awarded $3.45 Million Grant for National Development
ITNAmerica Awarded $3.45 Million Grant for National Development. 90 Bridge Street Westbrook, Maine 04092. Westbrook- ITNAmerica, the national non-profit organization with a mission to support the replication of Greater Portland’s Independent Transportation Network® (ITN), will receive a $3.45 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to…
Author: ITNAmerica
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A New Force to Make Washington Notice Kids
America’s Promise hosts an $8 million start-up to focus on budget and tax polices. Can it help the youth field ‘speak to Republicans’? Bunch of liberals. That’s how official Washing-ton sees many of the country’s major advocates for disadvantaged and at-risk youth. With Republicans controlling…
Author: Youth Today
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South Africa Journal: Engaged Activism Bends the Arc Toward Hope
I returned this weekend from an extended visit to South Africa, where Atlantic has long been engaged in supporting organisations and leaders working on human rights, reconciliation and health issues. Ordinarily in a column, I try to drill down on some particular aspect of our…
Author: Gara LaMarche