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Minister for Older People Launches ‘Living with Dementia’ – A Psychological and Social Research Programme in Dementia Care
The Living with Dementia programme seeks to impact on policy development and contribute to the design of best practice models for those affected by dementia. Dublin, Thursday, April 29th, 2010 – ‘Living with Dementia’ is a psychological and social research programme in dementia care that…
Author: School of Social Work and Social Policy
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Study Finds Young Hispanics Face Obstacles to Integration
By Sam Roberts. A snapshot of Hispanic youngsters — the fastest-growing group in the United States by age and ethnicity — concludes that the obstacles and inequalities they face today “may hinder the broader integration of Latinos into U.S. society if left unattended.” If those…
Author: The New York Times
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Bring Odd Bedfellows Together to Promote Social Change, Foundations Urged
By Caroline Preston. Gara LaMarche, president of Atlantic Philanthropies, began a session on social-justice philanthropy here today with a light-hearted nod to what he called the “not uncontroversial” nature of the term social justice. The conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck recently likened social justice to…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Grant Makers Urged to Take Activist Role
By Caroline Preston. Foundations are not institutions set apart from society and its problems, and grant makers can and should be involved in the fight for a more just and equitable world, Gara LaMarche, president of Atlantic Philanthropies, and Benjamin Jealous, head of the NAACP,…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Young Grant Makers Urged to Make Bigger and Riskier Grants
By Caroline Preston. Nonprofit groups say it takes them 25 to 30 hours to apply for a grant. Yet most of the grants being awarded are probably $15,000 or less. That’s much of what’s wrong with philanthropy today, Bill Somerville, founder of Philanthropic Ventures…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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“A Day in the Life” A national cross-disability and mental health public event
There was over-whelming support for the national cross-disability and mental health public event “A Day in the Life”, which took place in Dublin city centre on Monday 19th April 2010. It is the first time that 16 key organisations from across the disability and mental…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Politicians should cherish our most important asset
In the run-up to the forthcoming Westminster elections, Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive of Early Years – the organisation for young children, launches her organisation’s manifesto, outlining the key issues for the early years sector and calls for a continued investment in services for young children.…
Author: Early Years Organization
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Foundation launching seniors' volunteer program
By Rachel Bernstein. The Baltimore Community Foundation has received more than $1.5 million to start a new program that encourages senior citizens to volunteer in neighborhood improvement. The three-year program will start later this spring and aims to recruit 1,200 volunteers to contribute in six…
Author: MSN Money Central
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When charity balls were rich with giving
By Ronan McGreevy. The party’s over for the charity ball scene, which has been severely curtailed by the downturn IT WAS A gala ball that became the last waltz for the Celtic Tiger. The effects of the credit crunch, which have had devastating implications for…
Author: Irish Times
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Health reform challenge in Australia: Repairing the fundamentals and building on stronger foundations
Australia’s Prime Minister praises biomedical research at the University of Queensland as an example of what can be achieved when government, universities and philanthropy work together in partnership. It is good to be back home; it’s good to be back in Brisbane; good to be…
Author: Prime Minister of Australia
