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The search for meaning
Retirees seek fulfillment — and pay — by pursuing renewed interests by Tanika White When he started at Maryland State College in 1962, Daniel Maddox envisioned a career working with young people, preferably in physical education. But as often happens, life got in the way,…
Author: Chicago Tribune
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Letters to the Editor re: "Protect Our Kids from Preschool" (WSJ)
Original Article Source Joint Pre-K Now/Pew letter to the editor, submitted but not yet published Protect our kids from preschool (August 22, 2008) misrepresents decades of research on the lasting benefits of quality pre-k-research that has been accepted by academics and policy makers across the…
Author: Wall Street Journal
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Most Influential US-Irish Business Leaders 2008
Original Source Public Services, Politics & Philanthropy Chuck Feeney Atlantic Philanthropies Chuck Feeney is the wealthiest Irish American of his lifetime. Brought up in a working-class neighborhood in New Jersey, Feeney displayed a flair for entrepreneurship from a young age. Finding himself in France after…
Author: Business & Finance (Ireland)
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Hon Hai's Billionaire Chairman to Give 90% of Wealth to Charity
Original Source By Janet Ong July 24 (Bloomberg) — Terry Gou, Taiwan’s third-wealthiest businessman and chairman of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., has pledged to donate 90 percent of his wealth to charity, the billionaire’s aide said. The tycoon, estimated by Forbes magazine with $6…
Author: Bloomberg.com
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Webinar: How Funders Can Choose to Manage Advocacy Campaigns
Webinar Link On Tuesday, July 15, 2008, over eighty foundation officers and other interested parties participated in a Webinar discussion on the different management styles that funders can employ when supporting an advocacy campaign. The Webinar was presented by the Forum of Regional Associations of…
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Reform of Health Care Has New Ally; National Coalition to Put $40 Million; Behind Advocacy
By GUY BOULTON An array of unions and liberal activist groups in Wisconsin have joined a national coalition that plans to spend $40 million to push for health care reform, particularly universal coverage, in the coming election. The Health Care for America Now coalition, a…
Author: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Higher Levels Of Blood Protein Fetuin-A Linked To Diabetes
Original Source A study published in the July 9 issue of JAMA finds an association between higher than normal levels of the protein fetuin-A and an increased risk of developing diabetes. Fetuin-A is one of several blood proteins that is produced in the liver and…
Author: Medical News Today
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Another Letter from South Africa: A Young Man’s Journey Out of Poverty Lifts Others Along the Way
Themba Mngomezulu stood on a hillside on his family’s land, in Ingwavuma, in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, not far from the border of Swaziland, and told us his story. Not far away, his grandmother sat on a straw mat on the floor of her one-room…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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With Obama's election, nonprofits aim for a seat at the table
by Mark Hrywna Steve Gunderson has a prediction: Someone from the foundation world will be in Barack Obama’s administration. “There are an awful of my colleagues who have been in government before who are interested in returning,” said Gunderson, president and CEO of the Council…
Author: The NonProfit Times
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Oakland middle schools get $15 million
Original Source Seven middle schools in Oakland’s neediest areas will receive $15 million for an initiative to give students the extra help they need to graduate from high school and lead healthy lives, The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international foundation, announced Monday. The grant will allow…
Author: InsideBayArea.com
