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'Giving while living' trend creating demand for philanthropy advice, says new wealth report
By Cheryl Chapman. More of the world’s rich are opting for ‘giving while living’ strategies, according to the just published World Wealth Report 2010 from Merrill Lynch-Capgemini. It says philanthropists are incorporating their giving strategies into their ongoing wealth accumulation and capital-preservation plans. And the…
Author: Philanthropy UK
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First Lady Announces $50 Million Fund for Nonprofits
By SuYin So. First lady Michelle Obama announced today a match of $45 million and a separate $5 million initiative to support the Social Innovation Fund, a new competitive federal grants program designed to expand high-impact community-based nonprofits. The first lady was joined by grant…
Author: Philanthropy Project (AOL)
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Repairing Our Broken Justice System
By Gara LaMarche. This article appeared in the October 5, 2009 edition of The Nation. Since the levees burst in New Orleans and the interstate bridge collapsed in Minnesota, much has been written and said about the need to repair the nation’s infrastructure, too much…
Author: The Nation
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Red Cross opens R125m complex
Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital is an Atlantic grantee. Cape Town – Cape Town’s Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, the only stand alone, specialist hospital in southern Africa dedicated entirely to children, officially opened its new R125m Operating Theatre Complex on Wednesday. The…
Author: News24.com (South Africa)
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Vermont Legislature Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Original Source By Keith B. RichburgWashington Post Staff Writer NEW YORK, April 7 — Vermont on Tuesday became the fourth state to recognize gay marriage, and theD.C. Council voted to recognize same-sex unions performed in other states. The two actions give same-sex marriage proponents new…
Author: The Washington Post
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UCSF Receives $125 Million for New Medical Center at Mission Bay
By Robin Hindery UCSF has received one of the largest gifts in its 145-year history $125 million as the lead funding for a state-of-the-art medical center at the Mission Bay campus. The transformative donation injects a shot of adrenaline into an ambitious project that will…
Author: The University of California, San Francisco
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SOUTH AFRICA: Lives lost as state coffers run dry
BLOEMFONTEIN, 25 February 2009 (PlusNews) – Last week, regulars at the HIV treatment clinic at Pelonomi hospital, in Bloemfontein, capital of South Africa’s Free State Province, would have told you that the clinic has never been this quiet. Ever since the provincial government stopped initiating…
Author: Plus News
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Eldercare Workforce Alliance to Address the Critical Shortage of Healthcare Workers Capable of Meeting the Needs of Older Adults
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) — a new coalition of 25 leading organizations representing older adults and the eldercare workforce, including family caregivers, healthcare professionals, and direct-care workers — is holding its founding meeting this week in Washington, D.C. This wide array of national organizations…
Author: Eldercare Workforce Alliance
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Bear Market for Charities
A Harlem Education Project That Won Big Corporate Backing Now Faces Cutbacks as Donors Close Their Wallets Original Source By MIKE SPECTOR NEW YORK — Geoffrey Canada has spent decades building a strategy for saving poor children from crime-ridden streets and crumbling public schools. His…
Author: The Wall Street Journal
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Childcare to suffer in tough budget
by Shaun Connolly and Paul O’Brien TAOISEACH Brian Cowen yesterday braced the nation for an austerity budget set to hammer hard-pressed families with a double blow of tax rises and childcare cuts. Mr Cowen warned he had no way of avoiding the “tough” decisions dominating…
Author: Irish Examiner