Results List
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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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The Debate Continues: NCRP Report Should Spur Reflection About Social Justice, Not Attacks
Source: The Council on Foundations
Original Source By: Gara LaMarche The recent report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), “ Philanthropy at its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaking Impact,” has stirred up a storm among foundations not seen since, well…the last time foundations were called upon to be more…
Resource type: News
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SAHRC: Govt failing in healthcare provision
Source: Mail & Guardian
by QUDSIYA KARRIM Government is responsible for the failures in South Africa’s public healthcare system, and needs to address them so that every citizen’s right to access healthcare services is realised, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on Thursday. CEO Tseliso Thipanyane said…
Resource type: News
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Says 'Thank you' to the Mentoring Network's Volunteers and Supporters
Source: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Big Brothers Big Sisters will take time to recognize and thank its mentors and donors during National Volunteer Week 2009 (April 19-25) as record numbers of volunteer inquiries are creating an increased demand for money to mentor more children. Big Brothers Big…
Resource type: News
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Studies Show that Students Aren't the Only Ones Who Benefit from School-based Tutoring
Source: Experience Corps
WASHINGTON - Tutors over 55 who help young students on a regular basis experience positive physical and mental health outcomes, according to studies released by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The tutors studied were members of…
Resource type: News
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Happy 30th Birthday Alliance for Justice!
Source: Alliance for Justice Blog
Hundreds of supporters gathered today to celebrate 30 years in which Alliance for Justice has been leading the fight for a more equitable society on behalf of a broad constituency of environmental, consumer, civil and women’s rights, children’s, senior citizens’ and other groups. The Vision…
Resource type: News
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Watchdog Group Calls for More Funding to Benefit Society
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
Original Source A new report from the Washington, D.C.-based National Committee for Responsive Philanthropyargues that foundations and other grantmaking institutions are not delivering as much social benefit as they could. To help foundations and others do more, NCRP has released a set of measurable guidelines that…
Resource type: News
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Large Foundations Fall Short in Supporting Vulnerable Groups
Source: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
Washington, D.C. - The nation's largest foundations only gave $1 out of $3 to benefit the economically and socially disadvantaged, according to the Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaker Impact, released yesterday by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.…
Resource type: News
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More Than Half of American Families Skimped on Medical Care in Past Year, Survey Finds
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
Original Source As economic conditions continue to worsen, the public is increasingly worried about the affordability and availability of care, so much so that more than half of American families postponed or skipped treatments due to cost in the past year, a new Kaiser Family…
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The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Embrace of a Social Justice Approach to Grantmaking
The story behind The Atlantic Philanthropies’ embrace of social justice is recounted in this speech by Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, at the Ford Foundation Convening on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace in February 2009 in Cairo, Egypt. It is bracing…
Resource type: Speech