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'Uncertainty is the enemy of philanthropy'
Original Source By Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – It’s a challenging year for non-profits as a sluggish economy and rising prices make it more difficult for groups to raise money from cash-strapped families and businesses. Heading into the busiest fundraising time of year, non-profits’…
Author: USA Today
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Vietnam: PM's opinions on some foreign-funded projects
The PM gave permissions on August 26 to the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association to take over foreign-funded projects separately. The MoH will adopt the 24-month Project “Capacity increasing in research and training activities of the Injury Prevention and Policy Research…
Author: Thai News Service
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Fall in asylum seekers' aid
THE number of asylum seekers using legal aid continues to fall, reflecting a drop In the amount of asylum applications, It was announced yesterday. There was a drop of more than 300 in the number of asylum seekers applying for help from the Legal Aid…
Author: Irish Daily Mail
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UN human rights panel raises fears over Irish policies
Original Source JOHN ZAROCOSTAS in Geneva AN INDEPENDENT UN human rights expert panel has raised concerns over some of Ireland’s policies on the treatment of asylum-seekers and imprisonment for civil debt. On a positive note, Ireland was commended by some experts such as Christine Chanet…
Author: The Irish Times
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Not In My Back Yard - A Look At The Undocumented In Ireland
By Aisling Ryan Saint Patrick’s Day brought the usual bowl of Shamrock from Ireland, to the White House this year. But despite the festive mood on March 17, the Irish delegation was focused on developments in the immigration debate, as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepared…
Author: Irish Examiner
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Up Close: Blogging from South Africa
Night and a Day in Queenstown Posted by Gara LaMarche | 18 March 2011, South Africa As Jack has chronicled, we arrived in Queenstown, the final leg of our journey in the Eastern Cape, in the dark, around 7 p.m. This was a problem for two…
Author: Gara LaMarche and Jack Rosenthal
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The Kindness of Strangers
Original Source NEW PHILANTROPISTS: Times are tough, not least for fund-raisers, but the president of the Ireland Funds, Kingsley Aikins, reminds SUSAN MCKAY of the old mantra: Philanthropy is about the three Ts: ‘time, treasure and talent’. Everyone, he says, can afford to give at…
Author: The Irish Times