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Secret Billionaire -- The Chuck Feeney Story
Source: Irish Independent
Airing Tuesday, RTE1, 10.10pmBy Paul Whitington In these days of rampant cynicism and endless exposés of rapacious businessmen and dodgy bankers, the story of Chuck Feeney is enough to renew your faith in human nature. An Irish-American born in New Jersey during the Great Depression,…
Resource type: News
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Roadmap to Afterschool for All
Source: The After School Alliance
The U.S. federal government must assume more of the costs of afterschool care to reduce the burden on low-income families, according to this report by the Harvard School of Public Health. The study provides a roadmap to ensure that all low-income students benefit from afterschool…
Resource type: Research Report
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$68 million mystery: Who's behind college gifts?
Original Source By JUSTIN POPE AP Education Writer It's the question on everyone's lips in philanthropy: Who is the mysterious donor giving away millions of dollars to at least a dozen colleges across the country? A circle of successful businesswomen? A publicity-shy (or playful)…
Resource type: News
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Why Mature Activism May Save the Planet
Source: AARP Bulletin Today
Original Source AARP and Civic Ventures are Atlantic grantees. By: Rob Gurwitt It was not a promising start. Getting ready to head out for the Utah wilderness, Lee Verner had packed her clothes in a black bag, laid it down on a black chair and…
Resource type: News
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N.Y. Mayor Announces New Effort to Expand Volunteerism
Source: The Washington Post
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…
Resource type: News
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New Center Aids States in Developing Participant-Directed LTC Programs
Source: Long-Term Living
Center supports programs that give participants choice and control over their home and community-based services and supports BOSTON—The Boston College Graduate School of Social Work launched a new technical assistance center that offers states the tools they need to implement a wide variety of participant-directed long-term care…
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New Center Helps States, Others Implement, Expand, Improve Participant-Directed Long-Term Care Programs
Source: Boston College Graduate School of Social Work
BOSTON, MA (April 6, 2009) The Boston College Graduate School of Social Work today launched a new technical assistance center that offers states the tools they need to implement a wide variety of participant-directed long-term care programs. The National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services is…
Resource type: News
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Huffington Site Starts Project to Investigate the Economy
Source: The New York Times
Original Source By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Huffington Post said Sunday that it would bankroll a group of investigative journalists and make the nation’s economy an initial priority for coverage. The Web site is collaborating with The Atlantic Philanthropies and other donors to create the Huffington Post…
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Cradle-to-prison pipeline focus of meeting
Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
by NOEL E. OMAN Dismantling the cradle-to prison pipeline that will leave one in three black males born since 2001 at a lifetime risk of going to prison is the ambitious goal of a meeting to be held next month in Little Rock. The Arkansas…
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Irish radio programme "Today with Pat Kenny" discusses philanthropy and social entrepreneurship
Original Source This morning's Today with Pat Kenny featured Deirdre Mortell of the One Foundation discussing both philanthropy and social entrepreneurship. From RTE Ireland's Radio 1.
Resource type: News