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Big Money for Advocacy Is Needed From Foundations
Steve McConnell, former U.S. country director at Atlantic Philanthropies, heads the Civic Participation Action Fund, a new grant-making organization created with a grant from the Atlantic Advocacy Fund. Philanthropy achieved an incredible victory this year when the Supreme Court allowed same-sex marriage. Without essential financing…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Influencing Policy at All Levels of Government
By Gara LaMarche Not too many years ago, it was a hard sell to convince most foundations that involvement in public policy, and particularly the support of advocacy, was an essential element of carrying out their philanthropic mission, whatever that happened to be. Many had…
Author: Insight Magazine
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On ‘The Case for Big Government’
By Gara LaMarche. It’s bold of Jeff Madrick, a journalist who writes about economics in The New York Review of Books and elsewhere, to title this book “The Case for Big Government.” Despite the colossal failures of government in recent years — from the inadequate…
Author: Brennan Center for Justice
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SAGE Announces $1.5 Million in New Funding from The Calamus Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies for New Strategic Plan
Calamus Gives One of the Largest Grants in Its History to SAGE. CORRECTION: Please note the release distributed on Tuesday, December 9th was in error. The Atlantic Philanthropies grant to SAGE was not the Foundation’s first gift to an LGBT organization. Please use the corrected…
Author: SAGE (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders)
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Rising Costs for Nonprofits Overlooked in Healthcare Proposals
Independent Sector is an Atlantic grantee. Nonprofit organizations are upset that Congress and the Obama administration have not addressed their rising healthcare costs in the healthcare reform proposals being floated on Capitol Hill, the New York Times reports. The main bill proposed in the House…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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For baby boomers, retirement likely to include a job
by DOUG BATES If you’re among the first wave of baby boomers thinking of retiring soon, here are a few phrases you might start practicing: “Paper or plastic?” “Welcome to Wal-Mart.” “Want fries with that?” You won’t necessarily be bagging groceries, greeting shoppers or flipping…
Author: Kalamazoo Gazette
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Teaching Kids Whole-Life Skills
At the Arts and Technology Academy in Northeast, sex education is taking a distinctly different tack. Moving far beyond anatomy, educators at the charter school are using what they call an “above the waist” approach to help prevent teen pregnancy. Teacher Willa Reinhard walks around…
Author: Washington Post
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The billionaire who selflessly and quietly gave it all away
by Kristin Romano Charles “Chuck” Feeney has amassed billions of dollars in wealth. However, he doesn’t own an opulent house, a car or a Rolex. He prefers taking cabs, riding the subway, or just walking when he’s in New York. He flies economy, even on…
Author: Irish America
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Family Foundations Consider Issue of Perpetuity vs Limited Life
Most family foundations in the U.S. are set up to exist in perpetuity, but the number of limited-life foundations is increasing. The decision to continue for generations or spend down is an individual one, and there are valid reasons for each approach, according to Susan…
Author: Advisor One
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Elderly Emerge as a New Class of Workers -- and the Jobless
by CLARE ANSBERRY AKRON, Ohio — Mary Appleby, 76 years old, lost her job in January as a cashier at a courthouse cafeteria here. She is now looking for minimum-wage work. Mary Bennett, 80, began filling out applications for fast-food restaurants and convenience stores after…
Author: The Wall Street Journal