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AAFP FOUNDATION RECEIVES $2.9 MILLION GRANT TO FOCUS ON ENSURING HIGH-QUALITY GERIATRIC CARE
Source: States News Service
The following information was released by the American Academy of Family Physicians: Family physicians and America's seniors stand to benefit from a $2.9 million grant recently awarded by The Atlantic Philanthropies to the AAFP Foundation. The three-year grant is to help the Academy develop and…
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An elusive billionaire gives away his good fortune
Source: Los Angeles Times
Chuck Feeney, who nudges others to give while living, plans to donate $8 billion by 2016. Just don't put his name on anything. By Margot Roosevelt One by one, speakers rose to toast the elderly gent with baggy pants and a shy, gaptoothed smile. "Of…
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Fritz Schwarz to Head The Atlantic Philanthropies Board; Two New Board Members Named
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
New York, July 3, 2008The Board of Directors of The Atlantic Philanthropies has elected Frederick Fritz A. O. Schwarz, Jr., as chairman and appointed two new board members. The two new board members are Cecilia Munoz, Vice President of the National Council of LaRaza, based…
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Gaining a Voice After School
Source: Education Week
Why After-School Programs Are a Powerful Resource for English-Language Learners By Claudia Weisburd At the age of 14, Miguel, a recent immigrant from Mexico, is struggling to acclimate to a new school, language, and culture while also dealing with the social and developmental challenges of…
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Discovering Second Acts In Sustained Working Lives
Source: Discovering Second Acts In Sustained Working Lives
By MARCI ALBOHER Marc Freedman has become the voice of aging baby boomers who are eschewing retirement for what he calls "encore careers," long periods of meaningful and sustaining work later in life. Mr. Freedman, who was one of the founders of Experience Corps, now…
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Teenage Birth Rate Rises for First Time Since '91
Source: New York Times
The birth rate among teenagers 15 to 19 in the United States rose 3 percent in 2006, according to a report issued Wednesday, the first such increase since 1991. The finding surprised scholars and fueled a debate about whether the Bush administration's abstinence-only sexual education…
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How Long Should Gifts Just Grow?
Source: New York Times
As nonprofit institutions have seen donations and investments grow spectacularly in recent years, the urge to keep the money rolling in is being supplemented by a new pressure: make it flow out faster. Politicians, consultants, watchdog groups and even some philanthropists say that foundations, universities,…
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Speak Up for Health Coverage for Kids in the U.S.: Join the National Voice for Children
Source: Gara LaMarche
I’m visiting Atlantic’s programmes in Viet Nam right now, and a few days ago a provincial health official proudly told a group of us that the Government recently made health care free for all of the nine million Vietnamese children under the age of six.…
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After a Century of Operations, a Charity Starts Its Growth Spurt
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Proponents of a move to rapidly expand successful nonprofit programs - or "take them to scale" - tend to have in mind relatively new charities started by ambitious social entrepreneurs. Yet few large nonprofit groups are growing as fast these days as Big Brothers Big…
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Nonprofit Groups Lag in Recruiting Older Workers, Report Says
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Nonprofit groups lag significantly behind government agencies and businesses in their efforts to keep and recruit older workers, a new report concludes - and that could jeopardize their ability to fill a growing number of job vacancies. "Many nonprofit leaders, boards, and funders show little…
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