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Six billion dollar man
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Original Source and Video Broadcast: 30/07/2009 Reporter: Kerry O'Brien Quietly spoken American billionaire Chuck Feeney has flown under the public radar for most of his long and very successful life. Over decades he built an international empire of duty free stores, but in the eighties,…
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Charles Feeney
Source: The Scientist (Life Sciences in Ireland supplement)
Famously private, and equally generous, Chuck Feeney helped transform Irish academic research. Original Source by Cormac Sheridan This coming September, the great and the good of Ireland's government and education sectors will assemble in Dublin as part of a yearlong celebration of the 10th anniversary…
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SA on alert for xenophobic violence
Source: Mail & Guardian Online
Original Source by DONNA BRYSON PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA -- Some of the shack dwellers of Jeffsville recently had an idea: Why not stage a march to demand government housing some had been awaiting for 18 years? Community leader Ernest Tshavhuyo, though, feared an angry march…
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Older job seekers struggle to overcome age barrier
Source: Associated Press Online
The Urban Institute and AARP are Atlantic grantees. by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Like many unemployed older workers, 64-year old Allan Kellum fears his age has made it harder to find a new job. At a recent job fair, Kellum expressed interest in a supervisory role…
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The Crucial Role of Philanthropy in the Republic of Ireland
The Republic of Ireland needs more philanthropists, who in turn can make a lasting difference in their country, said Colin McCrea, Senior Vice President at The Atlantic Philanthropies, in this speech at the Dublin City University Leadership Circle Dinner. Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, President Ferdinand…
Resource type: Speech
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Sharing the Lessons of a Foundation Spend-Out
Source: onPhilanthropy
By: Susan Carey Dempsey The idea of spending down the resources of major philanthropic foundations has enthusiastic advocates, including founders who wish to make a difference in their own lifetimes, and activists who place a higher value on addressing current needs than preserving endowments in…
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White House Creates Office Of Innovation
Source: NPR
This NPR story on the Social Investment Fund features Citizen Schools, an Atlantic grantee. by Pam Fessler Listen at NPR's website [3 min 59 sec] Morning Edition, May 28, 2009 · The Obama administration has created the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic…
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Health, education cited as poverty breaker
Source: The Associated Press State & Local Wire
by JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS Investing up front in early education programs and health care for children would save hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars in the long run and help break the poverty cycle affecting millions of kids, a leading child advocate said Tuesday. Marian Wright…
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Obama to Sign Landmark National-Service Measure on Tuesday
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Original Source By Suzanne Perry The nonprofit world will take a break from its economic woes and celebrate a big political victory on Tuesday when President Obama signs landmark legislation that boosts national service, volunteerism, and innovative social projects. The president, fulfilling a campaign pledge…
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Task to Aid Self-Esteem Lifts Grades for Some
Source: The New York Times
Original Source By BENEDICT CAREY Some seventh graders who were struggling in class did significantly better after performing a series of brief confidence-building writing exercises, and the improvements continued through eighth grade, researchers reported Thursday. The students who benefited most were blacks who were doing…
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