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Taking Account of Race as a Philanthropic Imperative
Foundations must take account of race in all of their work in order to get beyond racism, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies President and CEO, in this speech at the Waldemar Nielsen Issue Forums in Philanthropy, Georgetown Public Policy Institute in Washington. You might…
Resource type: Speech
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First Focus book launch: "Big Ideas for Children"
Source: First Focus
First Focus is pleased to invite you to the official advocates' launch of our new publication, Big Ideas for Children: Investing in Our Nation's Future. In recent years, children have been an afterthought in federal policymaking rather than the priority. As we elect a new…
Resource type: News
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Consensus on Learning Time Builds
Source: Education Week
by Catherine Gewertz Under enormous pressure to prepare students for a successful future-and fearful that standard school hours don't offer enough time to do so-educators, policymakers, and community activists are adding more learning time to children's lives. This issue is hot right now, said Bela…
Resource type: News
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SA officials gear up for HIV tests
Source: Independent Online
Johannesburg - South African government officials and celebrities will take part in voluntary HIV counselling and testing session at the Germiston Civic Centre on Friday, the Ekurhuleni municipality said. This was in line with the launch of "Knowing My HIV Status Kuyaphilisa (Keeps Me Alive)"…
Resource type: News
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A push to extend years in elementary school
Source: Los Angeles Times
by Mitchell Landsberg Armando Sosa's elementary school is just a quick scramble up a steep dirt path and over a crosswalk from his home in Ramona Gardens, an Eastside housing project known for its crime and violence. If he's late, he can hear the school…
Resource type: News
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Older people reap benefits of lifelong learning
Source: Sunday Business Post (Ireland)
Don't Stop me Now A Study on the Lifelong Learning Needs of Older People, carried out by Aontas, the Irish National Adult Learning Organisation, has revealed some interesting findings. The research, to be published in full later this year, involved focus group sessions and surveys…
Resource type: News
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The Summer Gap
Source: The Washington Post
Poor children should not return to school already behind. A NEW SCHOOL YEAR is beginning, and students are returning to classrooms with stories of how they spent the summer. Many will talk of taking trips to historic places, having fun at summer camps or learning…
Resource type: News
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Amalgamation plan opposed by agencies
Source: The Irish Times
by DEAGLáN de BRéADÚN GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS to amalgamate the Equality Authority, Equality Tribunal and Irish Human Rights Commission are being opposed by a broad-based campaign of community and voluntary organisations. An initial meeting organised in Dublin by the National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) on…
Resource type: News
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Durban academic at forefront of fight against HIV
Source: The Mercury (South Africa)
PASSION, empathy and extensive research have put a Durban academic at the forefront of the fight against the HIV/Aids infection among young children in South Africa. Prof Anna Coutsoudis, a leading expert in mother-to-child transmission of the HI virus, has proved together with her colleagues…
Resource type: News
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Black Caucus highlights disparages and suggests philanthropic solutions
Source: The Royal Gazette (Bermuda)
Original Source By Robyn Skinner The community's health can be gauged by how black men and boys are doing and philanthropic organisations need to understand why there are still barriers to helping them. That's why last week a group of leaders in their fields met…
Resource type: News