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A Conversation with Marc Freedman on “The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife”
On 14 June 2011, The Atlantic Philanthropies held for a discussion with social entrepreneur Marc Freedman, hailed by the New York Times as "the voice of aging baby boomers [seeking] meaningful and sustaining work later in life." He spoke about his new book, The Big Shift: Navigating…
Resource type: Video
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National Consumer Organization Expands its Commitment to Quality Long-Term Care Through New Three-Year Project
Source: CNBC
WASHINGTON, Sept 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care (formerly NCCNHR), also known as the Consumer Voice, announces the launch of a major project, Consumers for Quality Care, No Matter Where, funded through a three-year grant by The…
Resource type: News
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NonProfit Times Announces Influential Top 50 for 2009
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
Original Source The NonProfit Times, a leading business publication covering the nonprofit sector, has released its annual Power and Influence Top 50 list, which this year reflects the growing importance of the national service movement. This year's list also boasts the P&I debut of eighteen…
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PHI Establishes National Policy/Advocacy Office in DC
Source: PHI
Bronx, NY - PHI, a nonprofit working to strengthen eldercare and disability services in the United States, announces that it has opened a national policy/advocacy office in Washington, DC. The opening of the DC-based office caps a year in which the Bronx-based PHI has significantly…
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A boom in 'encore careers'
Source: boston.com
Original Source AmeriCorps, Civic Ventures, and City Year are Atlantic grantees. By Irene Sege When my parents retired, my father taught courses on linguistics and Kosovo and the philosophy of time at a volunteer-run institute for learning in retirement, and my mother picked up pocket…
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Boston University's Institute for Geriatric Social Work Awarded $3.1-million Grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies
Source: Boston University
By Colin Riley (Boston) Boston University's Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW), a national leader in training social workers in competencies related to aging, has received a five-year, $3.1-million extension grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) to continue the institute's trail-blazing efforts to prepare the…
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Eldercare Workforce Alliance to Address the Critical Shortage of Healthcare Workers Capable of Meeting the Needs of Older Adults
Source: Eldercare Workforce Alliance
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) -- a new coalition of 25 leading organizations representing older adults and the eldercare workforce, including family caregivers, healthcare professionals, and direct-care workers -- is holding its founding meeting this week in Washington, D.C. This wide array of national organizations…
Resource type: News
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Boomers clock back in
Source: Bradenton Herald
Online sites help over-50 individuals find work in messy economy by BRIAN NEILL Gene Burnard knows what it's like to be over the age of 50 and looking for work. That's because he's older than 50, himself, and runs an online service that helps retirees…
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Fritz Schwarz to Head The Atlantic Philanthropies Board; Two New Board Members Named
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
New York, July 3, 2008The Board of Directors of The Atlantic Philanthropies has elected Frederick Fritz A. O. Schwarz, Jr., as chairman and appointed two new board members. The two new board members are Cecilia Munoz, Vice President of the National Council of LaRaza, based…
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NCOA Receives a Major Grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to Enroll Limited Income Beneficiaries in Medicare Part D
Source: National Council on the Aging
Contact: Scott Parkin (202) 479-6975 Scott.Parkin@ncoa.orgWASHINGTON, DC, January 25, 2006 The National Council on the Aging (NCOA) has received a $7.9 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to bolster its work enrolling Medicare-eligible seniors and people with disabilities who have limited incomes and resources in…
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