10Apr/18

Charities and non-profits must lessen reliance on aging, affluent … – GlobeNewswire (press release)


GlobeNewswire (press release)

Charities and non-profits must lessen reliance on aging, affluent …
GlobeNewswire (press release)
OTTAWA, April 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The long-term viability of Canada’s charitable sector depends on higher donation rates among younger and new Canadians, according to a study released today by the Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) in partnership

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10Apr/18

Organ donation campaigners have the time of their lives in South Africa – Grimsby Telegraph


Grimsby Telegraph

Organ donation campaigners have the time of their lives in South Africa
Grimsby Telegraph
Two teenage boys won the trip of a lifetime to South Africa, for their campaign to raise awareness of organ donation, as part of Humberside Police’s Lifestyle initiative. The boys, Ben McCarthy and his friend Tyler Reeve, who both attend Healing School

10Apr/18

Summary and Conclusions: Roundtable on Protection in Yemen – Amman, Jordan 5‐6 March 2018 – ReliefWeb


ReliefWeb

Summary and Conclusions: Roundtable on Protection in Yemen – Amman, Jordan 5‐6 March 2018
ReliefWeb
On 5 and 6 March 2018 in Amman, Jordan, the Protection Cluster Yemen hosted a roundtable meeting on protection in Yemen. Participation comprised UN, humanitarian actors in protection, donors and diplomatic representatives with the objective to

10Apr/18

Liberals face backlash over ban on blood donations by sexually active gay men – CBC.ca


CBC.ca

Liberals face backlash over ban on blood donations by sexually active gay men
CBC.ca
The Liberal government is facing a new push to end a ban on blood donations by sexually active gay and bisexual men — a policy that Justin Trudeau’s own election platform called discriminatory. An electronic petition recently filed with the House of

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10Apr/18

ACT government ignores call to act on election spending loophole – The Canberra Times


The Canberra Times

ACT government ignores call to act on election spending loophole
The Canberra Times
The government will also examine NSW’s ban on property developers with a view to introducing a similar ban in the territory. While that ban was an election commitment from both Labor and The Greens, it remains unclear what specific definition would be