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Stephen McConnell Appointed Country Director for the United States at The Atlantic Philanthropies
NEW YORK, NY, 21 August 2012 –The Atlantic Philanthropies have appointed Stephen McConnell to the newly created position of Country Director for the United States, effective immediately. In this position, McConnell will oversee all of Atlantic’s U.S. programmes — including work focused on Ageing, Children &…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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The United States and the World Since 9/11: Less Safe and Less Free
One result of the Bush Administration’s striking combination of ineptitude and contempt for law and government is a growing shelf, on its way to becoming a library, of books that chronicle and analyze the ways in which constitutional rights and international law have been assaulted…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Citing Cost, States Consider End to Death Penalty
by IAN URBINA ANNAPOLIS, Md. — When Gov. Martin O’Malley appeared before the Maryland Senate last week, he made an unconventional argument that is becoming increasingly popular in cash-strapped states: abolish the death penalty to cut costs. Mr. O’Malley, a Democrat and a Roman Catholic who has…
Author: The New York Times
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New Center Helps States, Others Implement, Expand, Improve Participant-Directed Long-Term Care Programs
BOSTON, MA (April 6, 2009) The Boston College Graduate School of Social Work today launched a new technical assistance center that offers states the tools they need to implement a wide variety of participant-directed long-term care programs. The National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services is…
Author: Boston College Graduate School of Social Work
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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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Historic Decision at the United Nations
Human Rights Council Passes First-Ever Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (Geneva) – In a groundbreaking achievement for upholding the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution on human rights violations based…
Author: Human Rights Watch
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Fewer Reported Entering U.S. Illegally
by GINGER THOMPSON The latest arrest figures from the Border Patrol and a report released on Thursday by the Pew Hispanic Center indicate that fewer people are trying to enter the United States illegally and that the number living here without documents has declined. A…
Author: The New York Times
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'Philanthropic Divide' Between States Widens, Report Finds
Original Source The gap between the ten states with the most foundation assets and the ten states with the least continues to widen, a new report from the Helena-based Big Sky Institute for the Advancement of Nonprofits finds. According to the report, The Philanthropic Divide…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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Infant Deaths Decline in U.S.
by GARDINER HARRIS WASHINGTON – Infant deaths in the United States declined 2 percent in 2006, government researchers reported Wednesday, but the rate still remains well above that of most industrialized countries and is one of many indicators suggesting that Americans pay more but get…
Author: The New York Times
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Where I Am Going: Video Campaign to Raise Awareness and Change the Conversation about Stop-And-Frisk
Communities United For Police Reform, an Atlantic grantee, recently launched Where I Am Going, a video series that peeks into the lives of people who’ve experienced NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk policy. These short documentaries gives us a glance into the lives of ordinary New Yorkers — a…
Author: Communities United for Police Reform