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Higher Achievement Program Named Winner of The Washington Post 2005 Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT Rick Rose, Director of Communications EMAIL rickr@nonprofitadvancement.org SUBJECT Higher Achievement Program Named Winner of The Washington Post 2005 Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management Washington, D.C. – The Center for Nonprofit Advancement, formerly the Washington Council of Agencies, announced today that Higher…
Author: Center for Nonprofit Advancement
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Philanthropist Chuck Feeney's Tale Inspired Bain Capital MD Amit Chandra to Donate Wealth
Amit Chandra. Photo: The Economic Times By Masoom Gupte Last year, Amit Chandra had a high point in his life when he met the ‘James Bond’, of philanthropy. During a trip to San Francisco, the Bain Capital top boss and wife, Archana, met philanthropist Chuck Feeney,…
Author: The Economic Times
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Social Change + Pop Culture = Spitfire’s AndACTION
Kristen Grimm, President, Spitfire Strategies I have three pieces of good news. 1) You can now claim binge-watching is an essential part of your day job, 2) The expert opinion and proof that connecting your issues to pop culture is not only fun but a…
Author: Kristen Grimm
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Next Avenue Names the Most Influential People in Aging
Dr. Atul Gawande is Next Avenue’s Influencer of the Year By Liza Kaufman Hogan Today, Next Avenue released the 2015 Influencers in Aging, its first annual list recognizing 50 inspiring thought leaders, innovators, doctors, authors, advocates, experts, executives and others changing how we age and think about…
Author: Next Avenue
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How ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Initiative Just Might Save Black Boys
Photo: Thinkstock/The Root By Tanya E. Coke By linking education and criminal justice, the initiative could finally address the key problems that are holding back young men. On Thursday, President Obama launched My Brother’s Keeper, a joint initiative of government, philanthropy and business leaders to improve…
Author: The Root
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The Giving Pledge Featured on 60 Minutes
Atlantic’s Founding Chairman, Charles “Chuck” Feeney, is the 59th signatory of the Giving Pledge, a campaign to invite the world’s wealthiest people to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. In this 60 Minutes video segment, Charlie Rose discusses the Pledge’s background with its…
Author: 60 Minutes
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Groups Call For Human Rights Act Amendment
The Centre for Justice in collaboration with Amnesty International Bermuda, the Human Rights Commission,Rainbow Alliance of Bermuda, The Vision Ministry and Two Words and a Comma have produced a booklet calling on the new government to amend the Human Rights Act to include protection from…
Author: Bernews
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Meet the 2012 Purpose Prize Winners
By Marc Freedman If you’re looking for inspiration, here are five stories that reveal the power of social innovation – and the capacity of individuals in their encore careers. I’m proud to introduce this year’s $100,000 Purpose Prize winners. Each of them identified a significant,…
Author: Encore.org
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A Swift and Simple Solution
Most Bermudians are grateful for the fact that we live in a pluralist, democratic society. We elect successive governments with the support of the majority of the people. We hold those governments to account every five years. We boast a whole chapter on fundamental rights…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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We are all to blame for deaths
LAST week, nearly 40 people were killed in a complex cocktail of political, economic and social distress. The fact that there was little leadership making an effort to resolve what was clearly becoming an uncontrollable tragedy waiting to happen, shows the weakness of our government,…
Author: Inyathelo
