Results List
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A Time to Serve
Source: Time Magazine
As the Constitutional Convention of 1787 came to a close, after three and a half months of deliberation, a lady asked Dr. Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" "A republic," replied the Doctor, "if you can keep it." -…
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SCHIP Legislation Passed
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Atlantic congratulates its grantees and all others who advocated for the successful passage of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) legislation, which was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on February, 4. SCHIP provides low-cost or free health care for children in families that…
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Democratic groups ready their agendas
Source: Los Angeles Times
Labor, health and other interests want a say. Party members debate whether to take a centrist course. by Janet Hook The nation's capital woke up Wednesday to a political landscape upended by voters clamoring for change, delivering to Democrats more power than they have wielded…
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Obama To Pick Berwick For Chief Of Medicare
Source: NPR
By Julie Rovner.President Obama will nominate health quality guru Dr. Donald Berwick, the head of the Boston-based Institute for Healthcare Improvement, to run Medicare and Medicaid, administration sources confirm. It's been a long time coming. The powerful agency has been without a permanent administrator since…
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Without Federal Reform, Number of Uninsured Could Expand Sharply Over Next Decade, Report Finds
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
The Urban Institute is an Atlantic grantee. If reforms at the federal level are not enacted, the cost of health care for businesses could double and the number of uninsured Americans could reach 65.7 million within a decade, with middle-income families hit hardest, a new…
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Oakland Schools Help Parents Sign Up for Covered California
Source: The California Report
Antonia Briones (left), an Alameda County Social Services Agency eligibility technician, helps Gabino Pablo (right) with Covered California enrollment as the deadline approaches. (Rachel Dornhelm/KQED)The robocall went out this week to every parent of an Oakland public school student:“Hello! This is the Oakland Unified School…
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Influencing Policy at All Levels of Government
Source: Insight Magazine
By Gara LaMarcheNot too many years ago, it was a hard sell to convince most foundations that involvement in public policy, and particularly the support of advocacy, was an essential element of carrying out their philanthropic mission, whatever that happened to be. Many had concerns…
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The Best Poverty-Fighting Bet
Source: Slate
The Google IPO event of the nonprofit world Original Source By Georgia Levenson Keohane If any good comes out of the misguided farm bill passed last month, it will be the recognition that Americans are hungry. Amidst the egregious agricultural subsidies, the bill earmarks billions…
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Statement on the Devastating Effects of the Ryan Budget
Source: Center for Public Policy Priorities
The Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) released the following statement regarding U.S. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's budget resolution."U.S. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's budget resolution is not a balanced approach to deficit reduction. In fact, it contains little real deficit reduction.…
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Cover: The 25 Best Givers
Source: Barron's
With money tight, top philanthropists insist on more bang for the buck. Meet the 25 most effective givers. The KIPP Foundation is an Atlantic grantee. By Suzanne McGee. THE NAME OF THE GAME IN PHILANTHROPY this year is to make your dollars go far --…
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