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Educating America: Does Bill Gates Need A Tax Write-Off?
Region: United States
It was reported in the mainstream media sources that Bill Gates and his Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have formally entered into a partnership to encourage the youth in this country to get educated and g... more
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Rose Friedman Remembered
Region: New York
Rose Friedman, the widow of Nobel Laureate economist Milton Friedman, has died at the age of 98. An economist in her own right, she was also the sister of the late economist Aaron Director. The Directors emigr... more
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World Elder Abuse Day 2009 Report
Region: IndiaWORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS WEEK Programme Report 13th June to 19th June 2009 Mumbai, India On the occasion of 4th Global World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15th June, Silver Inning Foundation (SIF)... more
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President Clinton's Contribution From Corporate Welfare Recipient Favored By Senator Clinton
Region: New York
The New York Times reported that former President Clinton's foundation received a $100,000 contribution from Syracuse, New York real estate developer Robert J. Congel ("A Donor's Gift Soon Followed Clinton's Help" by Charl... more
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Leona Helmsley -"Queen of Mean"
Region: New YorkIn 1983, real estate tycoons and hoteliers Harry and Leona Helmsley bought the weekend retreat of their dreams. The newly acquired 21 room estate, known as Dunnellen Hall, was situated on 26 sprawling acres in Greenwich, C... more
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Schwab Charitable Pioneers Innovative Microfinance Guarantee Program
Region: United States
Schwab Charitable, one of the country’s largest and fastest growing nonprofits and facilitators of charitable giving with over $2 billion in assets and $350MM in annual grants, announced today the launch of a... more
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Cell Phones Become Increasingly Popular for Environmentalists
Region: United States
The popularity of mobile phones is on the rise among environmental activist groups around the world, says the United Nations. The United Nations Foundation and the Vodafone Group Foundation jointly published a report titl... more
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Social Entrepreneurs : Silently Changing Our World
Region: United States
When I had first heard of the Ashoka Foundation, I had imagined in my mind that it would be the social arm of a traditional Indian business house. With a name linked to the Emperor Ashoka, this was not a very unlikely poss... more
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Satyam Computers : Dawn to Dusk
Region: India
Satyam computers one of the leading software and Business process outsourcing company in the world, and which is listed in the NEW YORK Stock Exchange and also the Top 4th IT Giant in India is currently looking for ways to... more
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Charitable Gifts Increase Despite Credit Crisis
Region: United States
Schwab Charitable, one of the country’s largest and fastest growing national donor-advised funds with 12,000 donors and nearly $2 billion in assets, announced today that grants to charities during the third quarter o... more
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