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More foster carers needed, says HSE
by Conor Kane HUNDREDS of children could be given the chance to lead a normal family life if more people made themselves available as foster carers, according to the Health Service Executive. While 92% of the 5,300 children presently in the state’s care are with…
Author: Irish Examiner
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Atlantic Philanthropies Hires New Children and Youth Director
Donna Lawrence will lead foundation’s Disadvantaged Children & Youth program by John Kelly The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international grant maker with assets of $3.3 billion, has hired Donna Lawrence to oversee its disadvantaged children and youth program, which last year made 50 grants totaling $107…
Author: YouthToday
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Statue of liberty?
By Juliet Lyon It took the US prison population less than 40 years to rise from 300,000 in 1972 to 2.3 million people. America has become the undisputed global leader in the rate at which it imprisons its citizens, easily outdistancing other high incarcerators such…
Author: The Guardian
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Princess Mary opens Chang Institute
Denmark’s Princess Mary has begun her first official engagement in Sydney during her Australian visit. The Australian-born princess was opening a new building for the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. NSW Premier Morris Iemma and Cardinal George Pell were also attending the ceremony. Dressed in…
Author: The West Australian
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There Are No Pockets In A Shroud
By Roy Exum If you were to go to Da Nang General Hospital in Vietnam today, you would be startled over the fact it is painted green a brilliant shamrock green to be more precise in a veiled effort to thank the Irish-American who built…
Author: The Chattanoogan
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An elusive billionaire gives away his good fortune
Chuck Feeney, who nudges others to give while living, plans to donate $8 billion by 2016. Just don’t put his name on anything. By Margot Roosevelt One by one, speakers rose to toast the elderly gent with baggy pants and a shy, gaptoothed smile. “Of…
Author: Los Angeles Times
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$40 Million Health Care Campaign to Launch, Announce New National Ad
Leading Labor Groups, Community Organizations, DC Think Tanks, Online Activists, and Women’s Groups Join Together to Announce Major New Campaign 03 Jul 2008 Simultaneous Launch Events in 52 Cities Including 37 State Capitals. Health Care for America Now, an unprecedented coalition of major organizations including…
Author: Health Care for America Now!
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Fritz Schwarz to Head The Atlantic Philanthropies Board; Two New Board Members Named
New York, July 3, 2008 The Board of Directors of The Atlantic Philanthropies has elected Frederick Fritz A. O. Schwarz, Jr., as chairman and appointed two new board members. The two new board members are Cecilia Munoz, Vice President of the National Council of LaRaza,…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Campaign exceeds goal
By Aaron Munzer President Peggy R. Williams announced last Friday that Ithaca College’s first Capital Campaign has far surpassed its goal after raising $145 million – a sum that jumped after a last-minute gift of $25 million from the Atlantic Philanthropies. The college beat their…
Author: The Ithacan Online
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Ireland's Growing Prosperity Sparks Increasing Philanthropic Efforts
By Ian Wilhelm In the last 10 years, the Republic of Ireland has earned the nickname the Celtic Tiger for its rapid economic growth. Today, that tiger is changing its stripes — a growing number of Irish entrepreneurs are becoming as passionate about donating money…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy