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Generous Gen-Xers are putting their own spin on charitable giving, combining their desire to achieve with their desire to do good. Original Source By SUZANNE MCGEE THE STORY IN PHILANTHROPY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON is becoming all too familiar. Individuals, foundations and corporations are all scaling…

Online sites help over-50 individuals find work in messy economy by BRIAN NEILL Gene Burnard knows what it's like to be over the age of 50 and looking for work. That's because he's older than 50, himself, and runs an online service that helps retirees…

Original Source by Meredith May Several times a year, Heidi Hess and James Rucker of San Francisco go online, PayPal style, and redirect their wealth to their favorite charities. They are tactical philanthropists - part of a growing group of socially conscious givers in the…

SECTION: CAPITOL HILL HEARING TESTIMONY LENGTH: 1726 words Statement of Dr. Diana White Senior Research Associate, Institute on Aging Portland State University Committee on Senate Special Aging July 23, 2008 Good morning Senator Casey, Ranking Member Smith, and members of the Committee; I very much…

By Randi Weiner WEST NYACK - Rockland is one of four counties in New York to get money for a national program designed to help prepare kids for adulthood by improving the quality of youth programs already in place and getting those hundreds of separate…

A new book reveals how Mayor Ron Clarke fell out with a wealthy benefactor. Sue Lappeman reports. A NEW book has revealed how Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke blew his friendship with a secretive billionaire American philanthropist who bankrolled the Couran Cove and Runaway Bay…

Today in New York, the worlds of publishing and philanthropy mark an unusual event:the launch of a biography of Atlantic’s founder, Charles F. Feeney. It’s unusual because Chuck Feeney has spent his whole life avoiding the spotlight, even going to the lengths of originally setting…

By Irene Sege Danielle Cole has worn a diamond engagement ring for five years, since shortly before she and her fiance moved in together. To her surprise, she was pregnant at the time. Otherwise, she and Christopher Feener would probably be long married by now.…

A STRONG majority of people in Ireland believe that non-EU workers here on a work permit should be able to bring their families to live here with them, and that their family members should be allowed to work here, according to polls conducted by Red…

When Atlantic commissioned philanthropy consultant Tony Proscio in 2010, in conjunction with Duke University Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society, to write a series of reports charting the foundation’s final years, it was the largest foundation planning to put all its charitable assets to…