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The ‘Giving While Living’ Superhero
Chuck Feeney is the biggest philanthropist people know nothing about. The reclusive former billionaire not only decided to give away all his wealth in his own lifetime, but also leads a life of disarming simplicity. By N Mahalakshmi Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do…
Author: Outlook Business
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The Truth About Giving Money Away: Make a Difference When It’s Needed Most
This opinion piece by was first published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy as Give Millions While You’re Young: a Plea to the Wealthy. Philanthropy is just a drop in the bucket, but one that can trigger a watershed moment Chuck Feeney started Atlantic Philanthropies when he…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Eight Cities to Receive Funding to Reduce the Number of Uninsured Children
Washington, D.C. – To help implement local outreach efforts to enroll children and families in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the National League of Cities (NLC) today awarded grants and technical assistance to eight cities. The Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and…
Author: National League of Cities
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'Pretty Much a Catastrophe': Anna Deavere Smith and the Disaster of the School-to-Prison Pipeline
MSNBC video: Focusing on the school-to-prison pipeline By Emily Wilson Photo Credit: iofoto / Shutterstock.com In the last 20 years, there has been a shocking rise in the number of schools that embrace zero tolerance policies that regularly leave students suspended, expelled or arrested for the…
Author: AlterNet
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Young People Demand: Where Is My Public Servant?
By Dan Jellinek Public Achievement chief executive Paul Smyth A Northern Ireland-based project helping young people from tough social backgrounds become online political campaigners is looking to expand its model outside the UK, UKAuthority.com has learned. WIMPS – “Where Is My Public Servant?” – was…
Author: UK Authority
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More People Seeking Legal Advice on Housing - FLAC
The figures are contained in FLAC’s annual report. The Free Legal Advice Centre has reported a significant increase in people seeking advice over housing law issues, particularly with regards to the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants. The figures are contained in FLAC’s annual…
Author: RTE News
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The Central Park Five, a Ken Burns Documentary, Now Streaming on PBS.org
VIDEO: Trailer for The Central Park Five. Watch the full 2-hour documentary at PBS.org > The Central Park Five, a film from award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a…
Author: PBS
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Forbes Award: Buffett Cites Chuck Feeney as ‘My Hero’
Warren Buffett and Chuck Feeney (right) at the awards ceremony where the Irish American businessman received a Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award. By Tom Lyons Warren Buffett, the renowned billionaire investor, presented Chuck Feeney, the Irish American businessman and philanthropist, with a Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement…
Author: Irish Times
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Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, the Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates share a common hero, the under-the-radar philanthropist Chuck Feeney. By Dan Alexander Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are the two most iconic philanthropists in the world, having given away tens of billions to much fanfare. But their role model is…
Author: Forbes
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How Did This High School Student Go From Being Suspended 20 Times to Graduating Valedictorian?
https://youtu.be/fM-nO7muBrg High school student Damon Smith had been suspended more than 20 times before entering Ralph Bunche High School in Oakland, an alternative high school for chronically expelled students. After working with Eric Butler, a restorative justice counselor at the school, Damon left behind the…
Author: The Nation
