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Philanthropists Set Spending Deadlines
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Original Source By SHELLY BANJO A growing number of philanthropists are adopting spending deadlines and sunset provisions to ensure urgent global needs are addressed in a timely way. By granting the entirety of funds within a certain period of time, these charitable efforts are looking…
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TAC Statement on new cabinet appointments and resources for health
Source: Treatment Action Campaign
The Treatment Action Campaign is an Atlantic grantee. TAC E-Newsletter The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) welcomes the appointment of Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi as the Minister of Health, and the re-appointment of Dr. Molefi Sefularo as the Deputy Minister of Health. Both the Health Minister and…
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The Age We Live In
Source: The Irish Times
Original Source Trinity College Dublin is an Atlantic grantee. CLAIRE O’CONNELL reports on the rationale behind a new study on ageing in the Republic which has just been launched WHAT IS it really like to grow old in Ireland? A major new study, which launched…
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Communities in Schools Mentoring is a golden opportunity
Source: Montgomery Herald
Montgomery Herald Communities in Schools is an Atlantic grantee. by Linda Beaulieu The Golden Opportunity Mentoring Program truly is a golden opportunity for the 83 youngsters in grades four through eight who currently have mentors. CIS records from last school year provide hard evidence of…
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Death Penalty Repeal Fails in Colorado
Source: The New York Times
by KIRK JOHNSON DENVER — An effort to repeal Colorado’s death penalty law stumbled Monday in the State Senate after two hours of sometimes anguished and angry debate, leaving the bill in limbo and supporters scrambling to find votes as the end of the session…
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Court Clears Way for Prosecution of Cases from Apartheid Era in South Africa
Source: New Liberian
The Legal Resources Centre is an Atlantic grantee. A court decision today confirming the obligation of prosecutors in South Africa to investigate cases from the apartheid era, especially those involving persons who have been denied amnesty, will help guarantee justice for victims, the InternationalCenter for…
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Mentally Ill and in Immigration Limbo
Source: The New York Times
The Center for Constitutional Rights is an Atlantic grantee. by NINA BERNSTEIN Twice the immigration judge asked the woman’s name. Twice she gave it: Xiu Ping Jiang. But he chided her, a Chinese New Yorker, for answering his question before the court interpreter had translated…
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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,…
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Educational, Economic Achievement Gaps Correlated, Reports Find
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
Original Source According to two new independently released reports, achievement and high school graduation gaps may be costing the United States trillions of dollars in unrealized gross domestic product and are threatening its ability to compete in the twenty-first century global economy. Prepared for the…
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Obama legal team wants to limit defendants' rights
Source: Huffington Post
The Brennan Center for Justice is an Atlantic grantee. by Mark Sherman The Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court to overrule a 23 year-old decision that stopped police from initiating questions unless a defendant's lawyer is present, the latest stance that has disappointed civil…
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