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Rich man? No, a poor man
Original Source By Susan Daly The great philanthropist Andrew Carnegie once said that inheriting a fortune was a curse. Cast one eye over the troubled offspring of assorted rock stars, billionaires and celebrities and Carnegie’s words ring true today. Now a new generation of Daddy…
Author: The Irish Independent
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Refugees Out in Cold After Funds Dry Up
19 Jun 2008 By Natasha Prince Several of the Caledon Square group of refugees were back on the streets on Wednesday night, geared up to sleep in the rain outside the Cape Town magistrate’s court after the Treatment Action Campaign ran out of funds to…
Author: Cape Argus (Cape Town)
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Companies See Volunteering As a Benefit
By Vinnee Tong NEW YORK–Colleen Bramhall’s friends used to think she’d sold out by going to work for Accenture as a consultant after college. Now she says they’re jealous. She’s been to Sri Lanka and South Africa as a participant in Accenture Development Partnerships, a…
Author: Associated Press Online
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Charity no longer a cottage industry
The first thing greeting visitors to kiva.org’s home page is a photograph and description of a featured business. It could be a Ugandan cobbler, a Peruvian farmer or a shopkeeper in Tajikistan. Users can make small loans to these entrepreneurs and, during the course of…
Author: Financial Times
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Ireland slow to integrate migrants into schools
AMIE SMYTH, Social Affairs Correspondent IRELAND IS among the least prepared states to help new immigrants enter the school system and do well in their studies, an international study has claimed. The Migration Policy Index, which compares integration policies in 31 countries, concludes that “boom…
Author: Irish Times
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Hate Campaigns Can’t Block Overdue Steps Toward Fair Treatment of Immigrants
Barack Obama’s campaign gave hope to millions of immigrants and their leading advocates. Atlantic has been proud to support and stand with these groups in the long campaign for comprehensive immigration reform. But that hope has been strained of late, and it is time to…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Report - The Strong Field Framework: A Guide and Toolkit for Funders and Nonprofits Committed to Large-Scale Impact
Original Source The Bridgespan Group is an Atlantic grantee, as is the Aspen Institute, one of the examples given in the report. The Bridgespan Group has issued a new report designed to help foundations and nonprofits assess the strengths and needs in fields they seek…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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Commentary: Minority execs ready to step up and lead
Original Source The Bridgespan Group and Teach for America are Atlantic grantees. By John RiceSpecial to CNN Editor’s note: John Rice is founder and CEO of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), a New York-based national nonprofit organization seeking to develop “the next generation of African…
Author: CNN
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Interface kids get their kicks on the pitch
SUFFOLK Lenadoon Interface Group (SLIG) have hosted Northern Ireland’s first ever Interface Soccer tournament at Balmoral High School Playing Fields. Over twenty-five 7-a-side soccer teams from interface areas across Belfast took part in the event and they were joined by local footballing heroes David…
Author: Belfast Telegraph
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Same Sex Marriage: Culture, Law and Advocacy on Three Continents
Achieving full legal equality for gay men and lesbians has never been easy, in any part of the world. Yet in an increasingly globalised media, legal and economic environment, what happens in one country can provide valuable lessons for another. We get an unusual opportunity…
Author: Gara LaMarche
