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In the face of the nation's worst financial crisis since 1932, foundations are bracing to cope with assets that plunged as a result of Wall Street’s decline.  New numbers from New Mexico suggest that foundations should turn to the underutilised strategy of supporting advocacy, organising…

Original Source By Carolyn Peirce An after-school center for at-risk youth in Baltimore hopes to reduce the number of high school dropouts through a $2 million grant to build more centers and improve programs providing students with technology training and support with their academics. The…

This publication focuses on using communications to advance human rights for South Africa’s rural poor. We believe it will be useful for advocates, nonprofit organisations and funders in many countries interested in effectively elevating important human rights issues on the policy agendas of democratic societies.…

Philanthropy should step up and seize the unprecedented opportunities created by the election of President Obama, said Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies, in this speech at the Annual Meeting of Southern California Grantmakers in Los Angeles. When the terrific Sushma Raman –…

Original Source Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered the molecular basis for tamoxifen response in breast cancer cells - and the reason why some women can develop resistance to the treatment, according to a study published in Nature*. Tamoxifen is given to most women for…

by Barry Zuckerman; Megan Sandel; Ellen Lawton; Samantha Morton Doctors, especially those who care for patients on low incomes, are frustrated that their patients' health is adversely affected by social determinants. For those patients with an acute or chronic illness, social determinants undercut the effectiveness…

Keynote speech by Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies, given at the Annual Conference of Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.  This is an extraordinary moment to gather and reflect, as we have planned to do…

by Melinda Tuhus New Haven's immigrant-friendly ID card - which this woman said has led newcomers to learn English faster - got a delayed OK for its second year of funding. The Board of Aldermen's Finance Committee unanimously voted Tuesday night to approve the city's…

Foundations must take account of race in all of their work in order to get beyond racism, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies President and CEO, in this speech at the Waldemar Nielsen Issue Forums in Philanthropy, Georgetown Public Policy Institute in Washington. You might…

The healthcare reform proposals of presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama differ in how many people would be covered and their potential impact on the uninsured, a new report from the Commonwealth Fund finds. The report, The 2008 Presidential Candidates' Health Reform Proposals: Choices…