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Harvard Stops Free-Tuition Program For Students Pledging To Go Into Public Law

AP | RUSSELL CONTRERAS | Posted 12.03.2009 | Home

Read More: Boston, Law, Tuition, Larry Summers, Economy, Non-Profits, Harvard, Law School, Student Loans, Recession, Government, Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard Law, Public Law, Endowment, Cambridge, Home News

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University's law school will stop offering a year of free tuition to students who go into public service law after gr...

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Let's Get Serious About America's Hunger Crisis

Gordon Campbell | Posted 11.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Hunger, Food Stamp Program, Charity, Food Stamps, Nonprofits, Non-Profits, United Way, Food, New York News
Gordon Campbell

Forty-nine million Americans do not have dependable access to adequate food. That's nearly 15 percent who struggle to get enough to eat, up from 11 percent a year earlier.

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Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum and PEACEJAM on Global Healing

Lys Anzia | Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact

Read More: Women, Globalgiving, Charity, Grassroots, Non-Profits, Peace, Philanthropy, Guatemala, Imapact News, Volunteering, Causes, Activism, Service, Nobel Laureate, Giving, Spirituality, Impact News
Lys Anzia

"During my most difficult moments and complex situations I have been able to dream of a more beautiful future," Menchu Tum says with conviction.

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Health Care Reform And Mental Health Services

Lissa Coffey | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Health Care Reform, Non-Profits, Mental Health, Chadd, Health Care, Children's Health, Living News
Lissa Coffey

CHADD is a national, non-profit organization with local, volunteer chapters. Our chapter held monthly meetings, providing a forum for parents to network with each other and share experiences and resources.

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Pet Abandonment Up, Adoption Down

Sheila Lirio Marcelo | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Cats, Pets, Abandonment, Aspca, Non-Profits, Pet, Pet Care, Nhspca, Animals, Recession, Dogs, Adoption, Animal Shelter, Economy, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Living News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo

For all the joy pets bring into our lives, they can be very expensive I want to share ways to save money and keep your four-legged family members.

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Focus on Results

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Girl Scouts, Focus, Peter Drucker, Foundation, Non-Profits, For-Profit, Frances Hesselbein, Mentality, Results, Living News
Marshall Goldsmith

Here are a few suggestions for those looking to make their institution more focused on results.

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Seven Ways Technology Can Change the World

Akhtar Badshah | Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact

Read More: Competition, Ngo, Contest, Windows 7, Microsoft, Non-Profits, Nonprofits, Software, Technology, Impact News
Akhtar Badshah

To celebrate the launch of Windows 7 tomorrow, Microsoft is launching a new online competition: 7 Ways to Change the World. We'll choose the best and give you, and a nonprofit, the resources to implement change.

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The Future Starts Now!

Darell Hammond | Posted 10.20.2009 | Technology

Read More: Non-Profits, Leadership, Community, Technology, Civic Engagement, Online Community, Technology News
Darell Hammond

In my world at KaBOOM!, it starts with a playground.  In the non-profit and philanthropic world, the future starts now. As part of the non-prof...

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Prison Programs Take Innovative Approach To Reducing Recidivism

Halle Tecco | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Government, Law, Crime, Recidivism, Criminal Justice System, Prison, The Giving Life, Non-Profits, Criminal Justice, Pranks, Living News
Halle Tecco

Here's a question to the country with the highest incarceration rate in the world: how do we turn tax-consuming inmates into tax paying, law-abiding citizens?

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The Privatization of Our Children

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: California, Child Welfare, Child Abuse, Rural America, Children, Non-Profits, Privatization, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Children's Health, Living News
Daniel Heimpel

The question must be floated: can we as a society be engaged in privatizing our children?

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The Road Ahead for New York City Nonprofits

Gordon Campbell | Posted 11.28.2009 | New York

Read More: United Way, Economic Crisis, Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofits, Non-Profits, United Way of NYC, Gordon Campbell, New York City, Philanthropy, Food Bank for New York City, New York News
Gordon Campbell

The jobless rate is at a 16-year high and we are seeing an ever-increasing demand for basic human services nonprofits provide as families lose their health care or their homes.

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An Inspiring Trip to New York City

Michael Kaiser | Posted 11.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Dance Theatre of Harlem, Lark Play Development Center, Martha Graham Center, New York City Opera, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Philanthrophy, Publicolor, Arts, Non-Profits, New York News
Michael Kaiser

The line between sickness and health in the arts is a slim one. Arts organizations always grow to the point that they are uncomfortable financially.

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Navigating the Non-Profitsphere

Halle Tecco | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Charity Organizations, Non-Profit Foundations, Non-Profit Donation, Charity, Funding Non-Profits, Non-Profits, Donating to Charity, Charity Navigator, Donating to Non-Profits, Living News
Halle Tecco

So where does your gift have the most impact? How do you find that group of people working to fix that issue you most care about? Here are some great tools for navigating the non-profitsphere.

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Microfinance A Microsuccess

GOOD | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Non-Profits, Microcredit, Microfinance, Charity, The Giving Life, Living News

Microlending, as you may know, is the practice of giving very small loans to poor people in developing countries so they can, in theory, start busines...

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Bill Cosby on Harlem Village Academies: I'm Jumping (Video)

Tiki Barber | Posted 11.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Education, Msnbc, Harlem Village Academies, Charter Schools, New York City, Bill Cosby, Non-Profits, Education Reform, Tiki Barber, Deborah Kenny, New York News
Tiki Barber

Cosby talked exuberantly about Harlem Village Academies as a model for the nation on MSNBC.

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Lynda Resnick: 1% For The Planet Lives The Message

Lynda Resnick's Blog | Lynda Resnick | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Non-Profits, 1% for the Planet, Lynda Resnick, Terry Kellog, Business News

Why are we here? A big question. Businesses should be profitable for their stakeholders and their employee, but in these desperate times, business mus...

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Is Now the Right Time to Join a Nonprofit? Debating Ideas with Seth Godin

Rick Smith | Posted 09.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Non-Profits, Nonprofits, Monster, Business News
Rick Smith

When you're young, your objective is to learn as much as possible, and thus build up your perceived potential in the marketplace.

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Is Reality TV Hurting the Integrity of Community Service?

Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 08.23.2009 | Living

Read More: NYC Prep, Harvard, College Admissions, Community Service, Reality TV, Perseverance, Non-Profits, High School, Carolyn Rubenstein, The Giving Life, Living News
Carolyn Rubenstein

I watch [NYC Prep] purely for the entertainment value it offers, but I've become upset with how the series devalues community service; it's used merely as a pawn to ensure entry into an elite school.

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Brad Pitt's Foundation Seeks Stimulus Funds

Ted Johnson | Posted 08.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Non-Profits, Brad Pitt, Brad Pitt's 'Make It Right' Project, Rebuilding New Orleans, Make It Right, Living News
Ted Johnson

Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation is among a consortium applying for federal stimulus money that could expand his effort to rebuild homes in New Orleans.

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Why the Arts Don't Pay for Themselves

Michael Kaiser | Posted 08.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Non-Profits, Arts, Not for Profits, Funding Non-Profits, Arts Funding, Kennedy Center, Entertainment News
Michael Kaiser

When people say the arts are irrelevant, I have to disagree; the arts are simply too expensive.

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10 Charities You Should Know About

realsimple.com | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Philanthropy, Donate, Charity, Service, Volunteer, Non-Profits, Donations, Giving, Volunteerism, Charities, The Giving Life, Living News

Each of these organizations has substantially increased its revenue, programs, and services in the last year, according to the nonprofit research grou...

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A Personal Call To Service

Craig Newmark | Posted 08.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Philanthropy, Charity, Service, Volunteer, Craigslist, The Giving Life, Non Profits, Living News
Craig Newmark

Okay, I've been pushing the Administration Summer of Service/United We Serve thing, particularly AllForGood.org, which is pretty much the "craigslist ...

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Albany Fallout: Non-Profits

Fran Barrett | Posted 08.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Non-Profits, Albany, Democrats, David Patterson, Meltdown, Republicans, New York News
Fran Barrett

So those of you who work in, or are on the board of, or even have friends who are connected to a nonprofit, let me offer you a few tips to nonprofits seeking member item funding.

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What the Service Movement Can Learn From Tehran

Nancy Lublin | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Governor Schwarzenegger, Do Something, Change, Michelle Obama, Twitter, Volunteering, Featured Contributor, Service, Allforgood, Non-Profits, Nancy Lublin, Home Page, Volunteer Match, Living News
Nancy Lublin

In the age of Twitter and Facebook, do we need conferences to exchange best practices? Will we need organizations or will we simply have movements?

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Celebrating Art For Its Own Sake (in Chelsea, of all places)

Jonathan Melber | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Maurizio Cattelan, Art Fairs, Art, Cecilia Alemani, Non-Profits, Contemporary Art, Arts Organizations, Art Galleries, Chelsea, X-Initiative, New York News
Jonathan Melber

Over 1800 people flooded the old Dia Art Foundation building for in Chelsea the opening of No Soul For Sale. It is a sort of anti-art-fair fair.

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