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An untapped wealth of talent
Original Source By Linda Hersey WESTBROOK: Maine has a silent army of civic leaders and volunteers poised and ready to be activated to improve the quality of life for all residents. They are retirees men and women who've had fulfilling careers and are embarking on…
Resource type: News
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Letters to the Editor: Philanthropy and Racism
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Original Source To the Editor: Structural-racism training programs have helped hundreds of nonprofit organizations and community foundations, many of which are administered or operated by white people but primarily serve people of color, learn how to orient their theories of change from charity to empowerment…
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'NonProfit Times' Announces Sector's Top 50 for 2008
Source: Philantopic/NonProfit Times
The NonProfit Times, a leading business publication covering the nonprofit sector, has released its eleventh annual Power and Influence Top 50 list.No real surprises, except for the large number of first-timers on the list. Makes perfect sense, actually, given that the sector is in the…
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Seniors' fear of anti-social behaviour highlighted
Source: news-medical.net
Original Source The latest research highlighting older peoples' fear of anti-social behaviour will be presented today (Thursday 29 May) by the Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP) at the Institute of Governance, Queen's University Belfast. Carried out by Queen's PhD student Brendan Sturgeon, the ongoing research examines…
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Philanthropy for social change: a response to Michael Edwards
Source: OpenDemocracy
By Gara LaMarche Michael Edwards, in his openDemocracy essay " Philanthrocapitalism: after the goldrush" (20 March 2008), raises an important and necessary voice of concern about trends in philanthropy that have received too little scrutiny to date - either because, as is often the case…
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Senior citizens body angry as funds cut
Source: Irish Times
THERE WERE angry responses from many of the delegates at the Senior Citizens Parliament's annual conference yesterday on hearing that its funding from the Department of Health and Children has been withdrawn from the end of 2007. The department has funded the group, which represents…
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Marcia Smith Appointed Vice President of The Atlantic Philanthropies
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
New York, March 3, 2008 -- Marcia Smith, an award-winning documentary film maker with extensive foundation and government experience, has been appointed Vice-President of The Atlantic Philanthropies, President and Chief Executive Officer Gara LaMarche announced today. Smith will over see Atlantic's programmes on Disadvantaged Children…
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THE GIVEAWAY MAN; Philanthropist gave away a fortune; but won't forget or forgive a grudge; Wrath of an Irish enigma
Source: The Gold Coast Bulletin
A new book reveals how Mayor Ron Clarke fell out with a wealthy benefactor. Sue Lappeman reports. A NEW book has revealed how Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke blew his friendship with a secretive billionaire American philanthropist who bankrolled the Couran Cove and Runaway Bay…
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Retirement With A Purpose
Source: Forbes Magazine
When Betty Otte retired in the mid-1990s, she was burned out and ready for some well-deserved rest and relaxation. For 10 years, she had worked hard managing more than a dozen weight loss centers in the Orange County, Calif., area, where she was in charge…
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Communities Fighting for Rights in Northern Ireland: You’re Not “On Your Own”
Source: Gara LaMarche
When Gerard McCarten, a butcher from North Belfast, steeled up his courage to testify before the local health authority about the suicide of his son Danny two years ago, the officials he was dealing with got up and opened the windows in the room onto…
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