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Unstuck in the Middle
By Jay Matthews FOR MANY AMERICAN PARENTS, MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS BECOME SOMETHING TO DREAD. They hear that even the fancy private middle schools that charge $20,000 a year will be one of two things: a lockdown prison or an anything-goes playpen. Educators have mostly given…
Author: The Washington Post
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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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Kennedy Addresses School Reform at the Center for American Progress
Kennedy Discusses Benefits of Expanded Learning Time and the Massachusetts Model Washington, D.C. Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy discussed the critical importance of improving student performance and closing the achievement gaps for all students through expanding time for learning and enrichment at the Center for…
Author: American Chronicle
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Donating, With Care
Now More Cautious, Some Are Keeping Philanthropy Closer to Home Donating, With Care Now More Cautious, Some Are Keeping Philanthropy Closer to Home By Kathleen Day Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, November 19, 2006; F01 Americans give generously, but that charitable spirit recently has been…
Author: Washington Post
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CAP heralds an older, louder, stronger Northern Ireland
Contact: Joanne McKeirnan Help the Aged Northern Ireland Tel: 028 9072 8648Mobile: 07816 317 774Email: joanne.mckeirnan@hta.org.uk For immediate release: 3 October 2006 CAP heralds an older, louder, strongerNorthern Ireland Today (Tuesday 3 October 2006), four major Northern Ireland organisations join forces with the launch of…
Author: Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP)
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John R. Healy, CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, to Step Down in September 2007
HAMILTON, Bermuda The Atlantic Philanthropies announced today that its chief executive officer, John R. Healy, will step down in September 2007. Mr Healy, who was appointed CEO for a five-year term in September 2001, has agreed to extend his term for an additional year before…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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ICI Sees 72% Increase in Immigration Queries & Launches New Information Guides On The Rights of Immigrants in Ireland
PRESS RELEASE The Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) today announced that some4,500 people sought information and support from the organisation’s Information Service in the 12 months to the end of July 2005. This represented a massive 72% increase on the numbers availing of the organisation’s…
Author: Immigration Council of Ireland
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Nonprofits Adopting a For-Profit Model
By MILLIE MUNSHI NEW YORK — Dan Cardinali is running his nonprofit organization like a business. Communities In Schools, a national dropout prevent program, went through a painful process last year similar to a cooperate reorganization that included program cuts and layoffs. Working with a…
Author: The New York Times