MarketWatch |
This is what millennials really want for Christmas
MarketWatch In 2014, the site had 140,000 education-related accounts that raised $17.5 million, a 280% increase from the year before. It’s among the site’s most popular categories, David Hahn, the … LoanGifting, which launched on Oct. 30, 2015, differs from such … |
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European nations say concerned by Rwanda’s human rights record
Reuters “We have continuing concerns in the areas of freedom of expression and freedom of media, civil society development, freedom of association and other areas related to political rights,” the European heads of mission in Rwanda said in an open letter … |
Reporter Newspapers |
Lawyer: OK for city councilman to hold school director job
Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven City Councilman Bates Mattison’s other job as executive director of the Brookhaven Innovation Academy creates no ethical conflicts as long as he stays out of any BIA-related council discussions and votes, according to a legal opinion ordered … |
Washington PostWhy donors demand immediate elections after unrest in developing countriesWashington PostWhy is it that during periods of transition, donors place so much emphasis on quick elections, prioritizing election support over other forms of dem…
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Fitch Affirms International Finance Facility for Immunisation at ‘AA’; Outlook …
Reuters Over the medium term, a breach by IFFIm of its gearing ratio limit related to rising debt or reduced net present value of pledges following an increase in the credit risk of recipient countries or donors could trigger a rating downgrade. KEY … |
Financial Post |
Financial Post’s Charities of the Year report card 2015: The top 25 worthy of …
Financial Post Bruce MacDonald, chief executive of Imagine Canada, a national organization that supports charities, told us that he disagrees with the focus that donors (and the Financial Post) put on something like running a lean, low-overhead charity. And he took … |
San Francisco Business Times (blog) |
Stanford University posts very strong 2015 financial results
San Francisco Business Times (blog) Operating revenue jumped 10 percent — or $453 million — to $5 billion. Hospital-related assets increased 11 percent — or $522 million — to $5.1 billion. Sponsored research, much of it from the federal National Institutes of Health and the U.S … |
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UIL Gears Up to Hold New Statewide Robotics Competition
Texas Tribune “There is a clear need to prepare today’s students for the jobs of tomorrow, many of which are STEM-related,” UIL Executive Director Charles Breithaupt said Thursday in a news release. … A complete list of Tribune donors and sponsors can be viewed here. |
Health Affairs (blog) |
It’s Time For Fairness In Organ Distribution
Health Affairs (blog) Furthermore, UNOS demonstrated that current disparities in organ distribution are not related to the success of organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in recruiting organ donors, an objection often raised by opponents of reform. Another objection UNOS … |
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Rubio Nets Another Major GOP Donor’s Endorsement
National Journal As a prime example, Rubio will point to his brother, who served in the Army from 1968 through 1971, and has been waiting on dental work for a service-related injury.” (AP). Rubio’s prepared remarks: “But today, like many thousands of other veterans … |