Results List
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Large Foundations Fall Short in Supporting Vulnerable Groups
Source: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
Washington, D.C. - The nation's largest foundations only gave $1 out of $3 to benefit the economically and socially disadvantaged, according to the Criteria for Philanthropy at Its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaker Impact, released yesterday by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.…
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America's Promise Alliance releases Grad Nation toolkit
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
Original Source Education The America's Promise Alliance has released a toolkit designed to help communities prepare their high school students for college, work, and life. Funded by the Bank of America, Bill & Melinda Gates, and State Farm Companies foundations, Grad Nation (100 pages, PDF) includes evidence-based…
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Gates Foundation Awards $100 Million to Help Women Prevent HIV Infection
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
Original Source The International Partnership for Microbicides in Silver Spring, Maryland, has announced a $100 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in support of its work to develop microbicides that give women in developing countries the power to protect themselves against HIV…
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Seven "International Trailblazers" To Be Awarded at MIPDOC 2009
Source: MIPDOC
Paris, 26 February 2009 MIPDOC, the international showcase for documentary screenings has named seven directors, selected for their creativity, innovation and personal vision in the world of documentary making, to receive International Trailblazer awards at MIPDOC 2009. This year's event runs from 28-29 March, at…
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Transgender People Tell Their Stories
Source: Mamba Online
A groundbreaking DVD of short digital stories created by transgender and gender non-conforming people in South Africa will be released this weekend. The TRANSformations DVD explores the lives and experiences of the participants and their resilience in the face of considerable adversity. The project is a collaboration…
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Elderly Emerge as a New Class of Workers -- and the Jobless
Source: The Wall Street Journal
by CLARE ANSBERRY AKRON, Ohio -- Mary Appleby, 76 years old, lost her job in January as a cashier at a courthouse cafeteria here. She is now looking for minimum-wage work. Mary Bennett, 80, began filling out applications for fast-food restaurants and convenience stores after…
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Invest in families to keep kids in school
Source: The Carrboro Citizen
Original Source By Chris Fitzsimon Speaker Joe Hackney presided at a news conference with fellow House Democrats Tuesday to announce that the lawmakers were renewing their commitment made two years ago to improve the state’s high school graduation rate, though Hackney acknowledged that it’s not…
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Honours list could bolster links with US
Source: Irish Times
OPINION: While the British honour leading Irish Americans, the Irish government is missing an opportunity, writes NIALL O'DOWD. Original Source by NIALL O'DOWD WILLIAM J FLYNN, former chairman of Mutual of America was recently asked by the British government to accept an honorary Commander of…
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Op-Ed: Our Greatest National Shame
Source: The New York Times
Original Source By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, Op-Ed Columnist So maybe I was wrong. I used to consider health care our greatest national shame, considering that we spend twice as much on medical care as many European nations, yet American children are twice as likely to die before…
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Chicago City Council Passes Resolution Supporting the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child
Source: Northwestern University News
CHICAGO --- Sandra Babcock, associate clinical professor at the Center for International Human Rights (CIHR) at Northwestern University School of Law, will be available to talk about the City of Chicago's historic adoption today, Wednesday, Feb. 11, of a resolution in support of the United…
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