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Encore --- In Search of a Purpose: Marc Freedman thinks 'encore careers' can help baby boomers -- and the country
With retirement for many Americans now expected to stretch out 20 or 30 years, the question arises: How best to fill that time? Perhaps the answer is an “encore career.” That’s the hope of Marc Freedman, founder and chief executive officer of Civic Ventures, a…
Author: Wall Street Journal
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How Long Should Gifts Just Grow?
As nonprofit institutions have seen donations and investments grow spectacularly in recent years, the urge to keep the money rolling in is being supplemented by a new pressure: make it flow out faster. Politicians, consultants, watchdog groups and even some philanthropists say that foundations, universities,…
Author: New York Times
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Meet the man who gives the most
Few people outside of the philanthropic world know who he is, but Chuck Feeney gives more to Australia than any local business player – and he thinks this is wrong. It is difficult to tell James Packer, Rupert Murdoch, Frank Lowy and Richard Pratt that…
Author: Australian Financial Review
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Event Marks Opening Of New UCL Cancer Institute, UK
A state-of-the-art new premises accommodating hundreds of cancer research scientists will officially open at UCL (University College London). The UCL Cancer Institute, housed in the £40 million Paul O’Gorman building, is situated at the heart of one of the largest and most prolific biomedical facilities…
Author: Medical News Today
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Families 'locked in poverty cycle'
Better education levels and more economic resources mean we have an awesome responsibility to ensure that children of all backgrounds benefit from “the rising tide”, President Mary McAleese said yesterday. She paid tribute to the work of staff at a Galway-based family research centre established…
Author: Irish Times
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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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A Time to Serve
As the Constitutional Convention of 1787 came to a close, after three and a half months of deliberation, a lady asked Dr. Franklin, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” “A republic,” replied the Doctor, “if you can keep it.” –…
Author: Time Magazine
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Human Rights for Lesbians and Gays in the New South Africa: Still Much Work to Do
Zoliswa Nkonyana, Zizakele Sigasa, and Salome Masooa helped me to understand the critical importance of Atlantic’s work to support the rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgendered and intersex people in South Africa. Sadly, these young women were not among the many South Africans I…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Three NGOs licensed to open rep. offices in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge Three foreign non-governmental organisations, which have been involved in aid providing programmes in Vietnam for years, have been licensed to extend their operation and open representative offices in the country. President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Vu Xuan Hong…
Author: VietNam Net
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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