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Service Movement Creates Opportunities for After-School
Source: Youth Today
The Youth Development Institute (through the Fund for the City of New York) is an Atlantic grantee. by Peter Kleinbard What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility: a recognition on the part of every American that we have duties to…
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Pupils show they have the write stuff
Source: The Sunday Times (London)
Efforts to increase child literacy has experts flocking to Ballymun, writes Gabrielle Monaghan Youngballymun and Barnardos are Atlantic grantees. Across the road from the Virgin Mary Girls' National School, some of Ballymun's last tower blocks stand half-empty. Roddy Doyle may have immortalised them in The…
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Gara LaMarche '76's Job Is To Give Away $4 Billion
Source: Columbia College Today Alumni Magazine May/June 2008
Original Source By Thomas F. Ferguson '74 By the time most people are 50, they have learned to spend less than they earn. Gara LaMarche '76 has had to unlearn that rule in his job as CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, a $4 billion global…
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The Harlem Miracle
Source: The New York Times
Original Source By DAVID BROOKSOp-Ed Columnist The fight against poverty produces great programs but disappointing results. You go visit an inner-city school, job-training program or community youth center and you meet incredible people doing wonderful things. Then you look at the results from the serious…
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Advocacy by 13 N.C. Nonprofits Brings Statewide Benefits
Source: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP)
Washington, D.C. (5/07/2009) - For every dollar that foundations and other funding sources gave to support advocacy, organizing and civic engagement efforts by 13 nonprofit organizations in North Carolina, state residents received $89 in benefits. This is one of the findings in a new report…
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Instead of retiring, seniors are REWIRING
Source: Journal of Business-Spokane
by Mike McLean A job-skills program called Plus 50 that's geared toward retirement-aged people wishing to remain in the work force is achieving early success at Community Colleges of Spokane and has been named as a model training program for other community colleges. CCS's Institute…
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Looking for Heroes? Many of Them Are in the AARP Generation.
Source: The Washington Post
By Abigail Trafford "The president believes it's always the young who lead," said David Axelrod, a top adviser to President Obama, during the president's recent trip to Europe. One of the goals of the trip was to generate more leadership among young people on global…
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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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Big Brothers Big Sisters Says 'Thank you' to the Mentoring Network's Volunteers and Supporters
Source: Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Big Brothers Big Sisters will take time to recognize and thank its mentors and donors during National Volunteer Week 2009 (April 19-25) as record numbers of volunteer inquiries are creating an increased demand for money to mentor more children. Big Brothers Big…
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Community Organizing Never Looked So Good
Source: The New York Times
Original Source The Center for Community Change is an Atlantic grantee. By SARA RIMER CAMBRIDGE, Mass. QUINN RALLINS, 23, graduated magna cum laude last year from Morehouse College with a dual major in international studies and Spanish. This spring, Mr. Rallins is finishing his master’s degree in…
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