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Bolder Giving: Diane Feeney's Advice on How to Do the Most Good
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Wednesday, May 25, at noon U.S. Eastern timeA Chronicle Live DiscussionDiane Feeney, daughter of Charles Feeney, the quiet billionaire who created Atlantic Philanthropies and has given much of his fortune away, was in her early 20s when her family established their foundation, the French American…
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New Interactive Video Educates Latino Youth About the Program and Includes a Chance to Win a Trip to Washington
Source: National Council of La Raza
Today, NCLR is rolling out a new campaign, the Social Security VideoQuiz, to educate Latino youth about Social Security and what it means for them and their families. Social Security supports workers when they retire or if they become disabled, and if a parent dies,…
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Why Movements Matter
Source: The American Prospect
Paradigm-shifting elections don't shift paradigms if there aren't corresponding social movements for change.By VIVIEN LABATON AND GARA LAMARCHE One thing we now know with certainty, more than two years into Barack Obama's presidency, is that change is an uphill battle. We're already defending hard-won gains on health care…
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Texas Releases a New Report Showing the State’s Business Community’s Opposition to Drastic Cuts to Child Health Safety Nets
Source: The Children's Defense Fund
Austin, TX – Today, Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Texas released a new report, Business Leaders Support Child Health: A Fiscally Responsible Investment for Texas. The document profiles statements made by the state’s leading Chambers of Commerce, prominent business leaders, hospitals and healthcare providers, economists and…
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Zero-Tolerance Policy Creates a School-to-Prison Pipeline
Source: New America Media
Interview by Jacob SimasEDITOR'S NOTE: Schools across the nation are increasingly adopting punitive measures as a way to control and deter violence and other disruptive behaviors. These “zero-tolerance” policies can encompass anything from metal detectors to increased police presence on school campuses to the handing…
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The Power of the People
Source: The Bermudian
The calling of Gavin Smith and the Chewstick movement WRITTEN BY COOPER STEVENSON | PHOTOGRAPHY BY: SCOTT TUCKERChewstick founder Gavin Djata Smith and Carly Lodge There is a corps of Bermudian creatives that, every Saturday night, makes its way into Hamilton to gather on Court Street and…
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How investors can banish social ills by putting money in state-backed bonds
Source: Irish Times
Social impact bonds let you help ex-prisoners or former patients – and maybe see a good return DOES INVESTING in a scheme to keep repeat offenders out of prison sound like a good punt? What about one that would provide a Wii Fit to help…
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Kevin Rudd says Vietnam important partner of Australia
Source: The Saigon Times
By Mong Binh.HCMC - Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said Vietnam was becoming one of Australia’s most important partners in Asia-Pacific given this ASEAN nation’s increasing role in the region and its growth. Rudd was speaking to over 200 people including government and corporate representatives…
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Jury Hung On Fate Of Philanthropy
Source: The Nonprofit Times
By Mark Hrywna. Charged with not fulfilling its mission of advancing the public good, the philanthropy was put on trial Tuesday afternoon during the Council on Foundations’ (CoF) conference closing plenary session. The penalty, if found guilty, was the loss of its tax status. It…
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Forum calls on citizens to help reinvigorate nation
Source: Irish Examiner
A NATIONAL gathering of concerned citizens is to be held in the summer with a view to re-invigorating Ireland’s democratic institutions and restoring trust in public life.We the Citizens, an independent national forum aimed at showing the benefits of public engagement with national decision making,…
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