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Statement on the Devastating Effects of the Ryan Budget
The Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) released the following statement regarding U.S. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget resolution. “U.S. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget resolution is not a balanced approach to deficit reduction. In fact, it contains little real deficit…
Author: Center for Public Policy Priorities
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The forgotten parents
Although the civil partnership legislation that came into force on January 1st recognises same-sex couples for matters such as tax, pensions and inheritance, it does not acknowledge they might have children, writes SHEILA WAYMAN. PAULA FAGAN’S partner was working abroad when their eldest, asthmatic son…
Author: Irish Times
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National Geriatric Home Health Care Quality Program Offers New Tools and Discussion Forums Through an Expanded Web Site
June 30 expansion of CHAMP Program web site includes new online community features, best practices, resources, and tools 01 Jul 2009 New York, NY (PRWEB) July 1, 2009 – To improve the quality of home care services for older persons, the Center for Home Care…
Author: Center for Home Care Policy & Research
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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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Successful Grants: Civil Partnership for Same-Sex Couples
Michael Murphy (left) and Terry O’Sullivan celebrate their civil partnership. Photo: Irish Independent Until 1994, Irish law still criminalized homosexual conduct. When The Atlantic Philanthropies entered the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) field in 2004, there were no other significant private funders in the area and only one…
Author: Alliance Magazine
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On Mission Bay’s 10th Anniversary, Hospital Construction Surges Forward
The new UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, shown in this December 2012 photo, continues to take shape across the street from the research campus. Construction of the 289-bed state-of-the-art hospital complex for children, women and cancer patients is moving along swiftly, on schedule and…
Author: UCSF
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President Signs Civil Partnership Bill into Law: A great day for Ireland
Today the 19th of July, the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, signed the Civil Partnership Bill into law. “This is a great day for Ireland. Lesbian and gay people, their parents, families, friends neighbours, colleagues can now look forward to celebrating their civil partnerships in…
Author: Gay and Lesbian Equality Network
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UCSF Children’s Hospital Receives $100 Million Gift To Build New Hospital
UCSF Children’s Hospital has received a $100 million gift to help fund the construction of its new home at the UCSF Mission Bay campus near downtown San Francisco. The gift is a private donation from San Francisco residents Lynne and Marc Benioff, and is both…
Author: UCSF Medical Center
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Philanthropy New York, Foundation Center Report Benchmarks Diversity at New York City Foundations and Nonprofits
While New York City foundations and the nonprofit organizations they support have racially diverse staffs, the diversity decreases at the highest levels of seniority, according to a new report by Philanthropy New York and the Foundation Center. The first study to examine the diversity of…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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Aging and Community: ASA Presents National Forum on Civic Engagement
Original Source The 2009 ASA-NCOA Aging in America Conference devoted a full day on March 16th to a National Forum on Civic Engagement, which presented best practices in civic engagement inspired by the 2006-2007 winter issue of ASA’s journalGenerations, Civic Engagement in Later Life. A…
Author: American Society on Aging