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Gary Bass Featured in Philanthropy News Digest on the Support of Nonprofit Advocacy
Original Source 5 Questions for… Gary Bass, Founder and Executive Director, OMB Watch Founded in 1983 with the goal of lifting the veil of secrecy then shrouding the White House Office of Management and Budget, OMB Watch is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization that…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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The Biggest X Factor in Retiring Is When
by Emily Brandon Paulette Geller thought she had her retirement all figured out. Geller, 64, planned to work until 66 or 67 to boost her Social Security check. Then, after successful foot surgery last year, she was in the hospital being wheeled to her car…
Author: U.S. News & World Report
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NCOA Receives a Major Grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to Enroll Limited Income Beneficiaries in Medicare Part D
Contact: Scott Parkin (202) 479-6975 Scott.Parkin@ncoa.org WASHINGTON, DC, January 25, 2006 The National Council on the Aging (NCOA) has received a $7.9 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to bolster its work enrolling Medicare-eligible seniors and people with disabilities who have limited incomes and resources…
Author: National Council on the Aging
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Redesigning Hospitals, With Grieving Family Members in Mind
Awaiting devastating news of a loved one in a hospital is harrowing for family members. The Design & Dignity Programme is creating comfortable, homey spaces in the wards to soften the experience. In 2011, the Mater Hospital received a grant to physically enhance the spaces…
Author: Fast Company
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Job Posting: Executive Director, Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)
Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) is an Atlantic grantee through the Population Health programme. Position Description Search for the Executive Director Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) Oakland, CA Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (“MEDICC”), a highly regarded non-profit organization working to enhance cooperation among the US,…
Author: Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group
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The Strengthening of Atlantic’s Social Justice Mission: What It Means for Our Funding
I’ve just returned from Denver, Colorado, where the annual conference of the Council on Foundations ended Tuesday. A significant theme of the conference this year, which Atlantic helped to organise, was what foundations can do to advance social justice. I was honoured to moderate a…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Long-term care threatens to sap seniors' savings
AARP is an Atlantic grantee. by Bob Moos Kay Paggi has been the bearer of bad news more times than she cares to remember. The senior-care coordinator has helped hundreds of Dallas families find long-term care for frail parents. Almost always, they think Medicare will…
Author: The Dallas Morning News
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Why on Earth Would a Foundation Try to Get Rid of All of Its Money?
The aspect of The Atlantic Philanthropies in which people have the most interest is not that we are one of the largest foundations in the world – in fact, the largest private funder in the countries in which we operate, outside of the U.S. –…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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GSA: Long-Term Care Workers Struggle with Elderly Population Boom
Original Source As America’s aging population increases, so does its need for long-term care, and the workers who provide these services often lack the support they need–particularly in the area of pay and work relationships. These concerns are center stage in “Better Jobs Better Care:…
Author: Gerontological Society of America
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Citizen Schools: An After-Hours Adventure
Professionals Mentoring Middle-Grades Students Boston Not long ago, an 8th grader from a hardscrabble neighborhood in this city decided on an ambitious career path: She would become a doctor. Many adults encouraged her, but when she spoke with a knowledgeable source, a Harvard University medical…
Author: Education Week