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Boomers Taking on Second Careers
Source: The New York Times
Original Source By Ana Patricia Ferrey, Inc.com A growing number of baby boomers are shunning retirement by pursuing late-life second careers that combine social goals and extra income, a new study finds. According to a survey of 3,500 Americans aged 44 - 70 by Washington…
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CoRMSA Report Outlines Way Forward Following Xenophobic Attacks
Source: CoRMSA
The recent violence against non-South Africans across the country is not a new phenomenon nor is it likely to end with deaths that shocked South Africa in May. The violence is but the most recent episode in a long history of the exclusion and marginalisation…
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Island to observe Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Saturday
Source: The Royal Gazette
Original Source by Owain Johnston-Barnes Abuse of seniors will not be tolerated in Bermuda, the Minister of Culture and Social Rehabilitation vowed yesterday. Dale Butler was speaking in advance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, this Sunday, and he also praised the work of the…
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Crisis at Soetwater Camp escalates: hunger strikes and attempted suicides
Source: Treatment Action Campaign
08 Jun 2008 Camp must be closed immediately and the City and Province must open facilities in communities, especially the city centre and suburbs, to shelter people. Reintegration efforts are a priority. President must give the United Nations a mandate to assist refugees who wish…
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The Best Poverty-Fighting Bet
Source: Slate
The Google IPO event of the nonprofit world Original Source By Georgia Levenson Keohane If any good comes out of the misguided farm bill passed last month, it will be the recognition that Americans are hungry. Amidst the egregious agricultural subsidies, the bill earmarks billions…
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Filmmakers Against Racism documents xenophobic violence in South Africa
Source: Filmmakers Against Racism
Filmmakers Against Racism web site In May 2008, a group of South African filmmakers and producers joined forces to create documentaries and Public Service Announcements to address the recent xenophobic violence in their country. This organisation is called Filmmakers Against Racism (FAR). From the FAR…
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First Year of Center for Afterschool Excellence Program a Success, Report Finds
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
The first year of the Center for After-School Excellence's certificate program saw a high level of participant satisfaction and a relatively high level of completion, a new report from Policy Studies Associates finds.Launched in 2007, the one-year program enables staff who serve New York City…
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In summer, kids needn't take a vacation from learning
Source: The Indianapolis Star
by Bill Stanczykiewicz Summer slides are supposed to be found on playgrounds and in water parks. But new research warns of a "summer slide" that has life-long negative effects on low-income children and youth. According to the Center for Summer Learning, two-thirds of the academic…
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Philanthropic Partnership: Improving the lives of our Fellow-citizens
Source: Council on Foundations
Link to Video This year's Council on Foundations conference, titled "Philanthropy's Vision: A Leadership Summit," took place May 4-7, 2008 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. At the Monday, May 5 luncheon plenary, "Philanthropic Partnership: Improving the…
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Back to Basics: More charities are seeking - and getting - operating support
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Original Source By Elizabeth Schwinn When Earl Martin Phalen started Building Educated Leaders for Life, a program that prepares Boston inner-city students for college, he found it easy to persuade foundations to pay for tutors and books. But few would give him money for the…
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