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Millions from global Aids fund not forthcoming
by Sally Evans CHARITIES and non-profit organisations (NGO) are in for a rough two years. Economists say organisations that rely on corporate funding will need to brace themselves for a reduction in cash over the next two years at least. This comes a few months…
Author: The Times
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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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Helping States Make Good Choices
Original Source Editorial The rapidly deteriorating economy has confronted states with their toughest budget decisions in years. This month, about 45 states reported budget gaps for the present fiscal year and most expect to struggle with shortfalls over the next two years. The Center on Budget…
Author: New York Times
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Many Foundations Have Lost Almost One-Third of Their Assets, Chronicle Study Finds
Original Source By Noelle Barton and Ian Wilhelm The steep decline in the stock market last year triggered an erosion of foundation wealth, with many grant makers losing nearly one-third of their assets, according to a new Chronicle survey of some of the nation’s largest philanthropies. For…
Author: Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Letter to the Editor: Service continues after MLK holiday
Original Source Judy Vredenburgh, President and CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America; Philadelphia Americans who respond to President-elect Barack Obama’s call to service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day will do so armed with patriotism, idealism and a thirst for change. As the celebrating…
Author: USA Today
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With Assets Declining, Foundations Look to Congress for Help
Original Source In a rare, direct push for legislative help, U.S. foundations have been lobbying for a piece of President-elect Obama’s $1 trillion economic stimulus package to help ease the pain of billions of dollars in recession-related investment losses, Roll Call reports. According to Rasmuson Foundation vice president Jeff…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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House backs children's health bill
Similar legislation was twice vetoed by President George W. Bush, who opposed raising tobacco taxes and argued that expanding the popular program would push more children into government-run health care instead of private plans. In stark contrast, expanding the Children’s Health Insurance Plan…
Author: Reuters
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Opinion: Philanthropy Needs to Promote Real Change in Education
Original Source By Marc S. Tucker We pay more per pupil for our elementary- and secondary-education system than any other industrialized country except Switzerland, yet the United States ranks near the bottom in performance. For the price they pay, Americans should expect the learning equivalent…
Author: Chronicle of Philanthropy
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€300m boost to third-level research to drive job growth
A GOVERNMENT plan to invest €300 million in third-level research will provide facilities for more than 1,400 college researchers in a bid to drive future job creation. The fifth cycle of the Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI) announced by Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe…
Author: Irish Examiner
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What 'Yes, We Can' Should Mean for Our Schools
Original Source By Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin In 1994, we founded KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, by starting one middle school in the South Bronx and one in Houston. Today, KIPP is a growing network of 66 public charter schools serving 17,000 children…
Author: Washington Post (Op-Ed)