Brantford Expositor |
Stem cell donor sought for Paris woman
Brantford Expositor In a stem cell transplant, a patient’s diseased bone marrow is replaced with healthy stem cells from a donor. Transplants are used to treat blood-related diseases, such as leukemia, aplastic anemia and inherited immune system, and metabolic disorders. |
NPR |
Another Campaign Donor Gets A Top Ambassadorship, But That’s Par For The Course
NPR “It’s a very different system. It’s easy to say that the U.S. system appoints ambassadors using criteria not related to merit or suitability,” Westamacott told this reporter in 2013 when he was still ambassador to the U.S. But, he added, “Often, it … |
Appalachian State UniversityFuture Engineer Camp donors fund summer camp for youthsAppalachian State UniversityMichael McNally, director of the NCCET, said these camps expose students to a range of skills that will be relevant to careers related to mat…
CTV News |
PCs topped political fundraising table in final year of union and corporate donations
CTV News A loophole in Ontario’s campaign finance legislation, now closed, enabled the Progressive Conservatives to fundraise $12.6 million last year — nearly double what the governing Liberals collected. The Liberals’ decision not to take advantage of the … |
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‘Support for foodbank has just been amazing’
Leek Post & Times “After such a busy time our stocks were running down as, during December, we receive so many Christmas related goods and donations of stock items tend to decrease as a result. “This meant that our stock at the end of the month was approximately equal … |
Center For American Progress |
Rick Perry’s Dirty Industry Donors and What They Could Mean for the Department of Energy
Center For American Progress … water and defunding vital clean energy research and development. His close ties to dirty industry donors could hamper his ability to advance the department’s mission to “ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy … ‘Learning Curve’ as Rick Perry Pursues a Job He Initially MisunderstoodNew York Times Trump team prepares dramatic cutsThe Hill |
EVENTS & DEVELOPMENT OFFICERChronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)Manage the production of event-related communications, including sponsor packets, donation letters, invitations, program book, PowerPoint presentations, etc. Provide analysis to as…
Donors, drugmakers offer $500 million to control global epidemicsThe Seattle TimesThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is among the first, and largest, donors to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, which will develop and stockpile v…
Edmonton Examiner |
Structural issues at the core of Alberta’s low rate of organ donation, researcher says
Edmonton Examiner This, she said, would mean a well-structured system for donors, including doctors and nurses in every hospital trained in the issues related to organ donation, rather than having a few specialists located in select hospitals who would need to be called … |
Military.com2017 Is Crucial Year for Coast Guard Museum FundraisingMilitary.comAfter spending the past year cultivating donors and hashing out concerns related to the downtown site, the National Coast Guard Museum Association is hoping to raise at leas…