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Community Colleges Want You
Source: The New York Times
Excerpt: As they begin to hit retirement years, baby boomers are expected to flood community colleges for the credentials and training they will need to reposition themselves for second careers. The nation's 1,200 community colleges see the wave coming. They are scrambling to create new…
Resource type: News
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Online Clearinghouse Sizes Up What Works in Array of Programs
Source: Education Week
Online Clearinghouse Sizes Up What Works in Array of Programs By Debra Viadero The U.S. Department of Education isn't the only organization in Washington with a "what works" Web site. Over the past five years, Child Trends, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research group, has been quietly…
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CAP heralds an older, louder, stronger Northern Ireland
Source: Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP)
Contact: Joanne McKeirnan Help the Aged Northern Ireland Tel: 028 9072 8648Mobile: 07816 317 774Email: joanne.mckeirnan@hta.org.uk For immediate release: 3 October 2006 CAP heralds an older, louder, strongerNorthern Ireland Today (Tuesday 3 October 2006), four major Northern Ireland organisations join forces with the launch of…
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Scheme for vulnerable children to get €36m
Source: The Irish Times
Excerpt: The Government is to co-fund a new €36 million programme aimed at helping disadvantaged and vulnerable children. Minister for Children Brian Lenihan, announced details of the €18 million funding today. The initiative is part of a joint venture with the Atlantic Philanthropies. for full-text…
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US NGOs Fund Nearly $1.5Mln for Health Sector in Central Vietnam
Source: Vietnam News Brief Service
Health: US NGOs Fund Nearly $1.5Mln for Health Sector in Central Vietnam Vietnam News Brief Service (c) 2006 Toan Viet Limited Company. All rights reserved. The US non-governmental organizations of East Meets West and Atlantic Philanthropies have recently funded nearly $1.5 million for eye care…
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Grantmakers In Aging Announces First Grantees for new Hurricane Fund for the Elderly
Source: Grantmakers in Aging
For Immediate Release Contact: Carol A. Farquhar 888.435.3156 Grantmakers In Aging Announces First Grantees for new Hurricane Fund for the Elderly More than half a million dollars support older adult services for the long haul in the Gulf States Region July 28, 2006 --The Hurricane…
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2006 Annual Report
The 2006 Annual Report tells the story of The Atlantic Philanthropies and its “Giving While Living” philosophy. The outstanding work of our grantees is the highlight of this report.
Resource type: Annual Report
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Cities taking the lead to provide quality afterschool programs
Source: Nation's Cities Weekly
Excerpt: The quality of an education system is dependent on far more than just the school system and the hours kids spend in school. That is why NLC, in conjunction with the Afterschool Alliance, hosted the first National City Afterschool Summit bringing together more than…
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2005 Annual Report
This 2005 Report describes The Atlantic Philanthropies’ mission, objectives and scope of work in our four programme areas and seven geographies. There are short features on several grantees.
Resource type: Annual Report
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Nonprofit Consulting Goes Upscale
Source: Youth Today
By Martha Nichols Boston It's a long way from the wood-paneled offices of consulting firms like Bain & Co. to the yard-sale decor of a youth-serving nonprofit. Yet the Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit consulting spinoff of Bain, is trying to connect those worlds. Only six…
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