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Aging and Community: ASA Presents National Forum on Civic Engagement
Original Source The 2009 ASA-NCOA Aging in America Conference devoted a full day on March 16th to a National Forum on Civic Engagement, which presented best practices in civic engagement inspired by the 2006-2007 winter issue of ASA’s journalGenerations, Civic Engagement in Later Life. A…
Author: American Society on Aging
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UCSF Receives $125 Million for New Medical Center at Mission Bay
By Robin Hindery UCSF has received one of the largest gifts in its 145-year history $125 million as the lead funding for a state-of-the-art medical center at the Mission Bay campus. The transformative donation injects a shot of adrenaline into an ambitious project that will…
Author: The University of California, San Francisco
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The Perfect Storm
The intensifying economic crisis slams the world of nonprofit organizations. Original Source By Eyal Press In the days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, sat at his desk in Lower Manhattan and reached out to people…
Author: The Nation
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Cash boost for community schemes
Original Source Over the next three years the money will be invested in accredited community based projects (CBRJ). Criminal Justice Minister Paul Goggins announced the new funding package, which is a joint venture between the NIO and the Atlantic Philanthrophies. “CBRJ schemes have shown that…
Author: BBC News
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Charity workers to get educational aid
Cummings Zuill thought he was going to the headquarters of ACE Ltd. yesterday to attend a diversity workshop. Instead he arrived to find he was being honoured with the establishment in his name of a $2 million education endowment for people in the non-profit sector.…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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The Former Dean of Research at the Forefront of Brain Health Worldwide
Across a diverse career, Professor Emeritus Ian Robertson, the founding director of Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, is most proud of his theory of ‘cognitive reserve’. By Bláithín Wilson, Contributing Writer Ian Robertson. Image: Stephen Paul Paclibar for The University Times From deep-sea fishing and…
Author: The University Times
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Southern Education Foundation Launches Racial Equity Leadership Network
In districts all over the United States, race and class remain among the most reliable predictors of student success in school. Currently, in southern states, more than half of all the students enrolled in public school are from low-income families, with a growing number of…
Author: Southern Education Foundation
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Building for a Better World: Khayelitsha's New Activist Centre
The new Isivivana Centre, a project of the Khayelitsha Youth and Community Centre Trust in South Africa, has its official opening Thursday, October 13. For more on the center, read the post below and see this video. Isivivana built to house organisations campaigning for social…
Author: GroundUp
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TILDA Celebrates Ten Years of Research Into the Challenges of Ageing in Ireland
The study, which has 8,500 participants from across the country, has been internationally recognised for its wide focus of the issues facing older people. By Simon Foy, Senior Editor Photo: Sinéad Baker for The University Times The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, which is based…
Author: The University Times
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New Book Examines Inequality in School Discipline
Inequality in School Discipline: Research and Practice to Reduce Disparities. Editors: Russell J. Skiba, Kavitha Mediratta and M. Karega Rausch. Learn more > Inequality in School Discipline fills a critical void by providing the most current and authoritative information on what is known about disciplinary…
Author: Palgrave Macmillan
