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Spreading the wealth
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…
Author: Sunday Business Post
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Pioneering Trinity course produces first graduates
The first students of a pioneering university course for people with intellectual disabilities complete their studies tomorrow. The 19 Trinity College students, who will be awarded certificates in contemporary living when they formally graduate in December, plan now to work in various areas including office…
Author: Irish Times
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Families Wrestle With Closing Foundations
By Sally Beatty Wealthy families are setting up new philanthropic foundations in increasing numbers, but they are also shutting them down at an accelerating pace. Some of the biggest names in philanthropy are backing the idea of setting a time limit on their giving: The…
Author: Wall Street Journal
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How Will We Reach the 'Tipping Point' in a New Movement for Older Americans?
At the beginning of every nonprofit movement – whether it succeeds or fails – the founders probably feel like Odysseus. No matter how much momentum you start with, and how many battles you win in creating an idea and whipping up enthusiasm for it, actually…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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South Africa: Migrants Abused by Officials and Farmers
South Africa: Migrants Abused by Officials and Farmers (Johannesburg, February 28, 2007) South African officials involved in the arrest and deportation of undocumented migrant workers often assault and extort money from them, and commercial farmers employing them routinely violate their basic labor rights, Human Rights…
Author: Human Rights Watch
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US NGOs Fund Nearly $1.5Mln for Health Sector in Central Vietnam
Health: US NGOs Fund Nearly $1.5Mln for Health Sector in Central Vietnam Vietnam News Brief Service (c) 2006 Toan Viet Limited Company. All rights reserved. The US non-governmental organizations of East Meets West and Atlantic Philanthropies have recently funded nearly $1.5 million for eye care…
Author: Vietnam News Brief Service
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Atlantic Philanthropies is on its way to spending itself out of existence
By Arthur Beesley John Healy seems more like a university professor than a man who has been in command of a Bermuda-based financial colossus with assets in excess of $4 billion (€3.12 billion). What is more, he is charged with giving all that money away…
Author: The Irish Times
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Not In My Back Yard - A Look At The Undocumented In Ireland
By Aisling Ryan Saint Patrick’s Day brought the usual bowl of Shamrock from Ireland, to the White House this year. But despite the festive mood on March 17, the Irish delegation was focused on developments in the immigration debate, as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepared…
Author: Irish Examiner
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ASP Receives $4.5 Million Grant to Support Second Phase of T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program
Atlantic Philanthropies (USA) extends funding to offer awards through 2010 Press Release Contact:Irene S. Sonu Telephone: (202) 861-6900 Email: isonu@im.org The Association of Specialty Professors (ASP) is pleased to announce that it has received a renewal grant of $4.5 million from the Atlantic Philanthropies (USA),…
Author: Association of Specialty Professors (ASP)
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Simmons College Receives $1.8 Million to Ready New Generation of Vietnamese Librarians for Leadership Roles
Simmons to help developing nation rebuild its information and education systems BOSTON, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Simmons College has received $1.8 million to prepare a new generation of Vietnamese librarians for key leadership positions to run some of the country’s largest university libraries and help…
Author: PRNewswire
