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Chuck Feeney has given most of his vast fortune to charities while steering clear of the limelight. Irish people should follow his lead, writes Colin McCrea, who is a vice-president of his organisation. Unseen and unheard - and that's just the way he wanted it…

First-year study finds poor are served, many students leave, those who stay are satisfied Overall, Baltimore's charter schools are serving just as many poor and minority students as other public schools in the city, but they have fewer students with disabilities. They have not turned…

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…

UQ helps Vietnam with health records Published: 18 July 2006 UQ's School of Population Health will receive more than $4 million to work with Vietnamese government and medical bodies and universities to strengthen vital health data collection and plan for future health needs. UQ health…

WASHINGTON, July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced a $15 million collaboration with The Atlantic Philanthropies to improve the health and quality of life for older Americans at the community level. "This collaboration, led by the Administration on Aging (AoA) and involving…

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…

Noreen Shanfelter Director, Media and Public Relations 215.665.7778 nshanfelter@bbbsa.org (PHILADELPHIA, PA. January 19, 2005). Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has received a $1.29 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to fund the first major impact study ever done on school-based mentoring. The comprehensive, independent…