31Mar/16

Perpetuity or Spend-Down: Does the Notion of Lifespan Matter in Organized Philanthropy? – The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog)


The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog)

Perpetuity or Spend-Down: Does the Notion of Lifespan Matter in Organized Philanthropy?
The Nonprofit Quarterly (blog)
Sunsetting foundations were more donor-centric in certain respects. Among those with a deceased donor, limited life foundations were more likely to say that adhering to the donor’s wishes is very important to foundation effectiveness (there was no

31Mar/16

The Lazarus Phenomenon, Explained: Why Sometimes, the Deceased Are Not Dead, Yet – Smithsonian


Smithsonian

The Lazarus Phenomenon, Explained: Why Sometimes, the Deceased Are Not Dead, Yet
Smithsonian
The dead donor rule, which serves as the ethical standard for organ transplantation, states that “vital organs should only be taken from dead patients and, correlatively, living patients must not be killed by organ retrieval.” For organs to be

31Mar/16

Teacher arrested for sex with student just days after wife booked on similar charge – wivb.com


wivb.com

Teacher arrested for sex with student just days after wife booked on similar charge
wivb.com
About 800 patients are waiting for kidneys in Western New York but only about 50 become available from deceased donors. … According to the District Attorney Chris McCool, “The incidents are separate and unrelated in place and manner of commission.

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31Mar/16

Daniel Hannan MEP: ‘EU referendum is a once-in-a-generation vote’ – video interview – The Guardian


The Guardian

Daniel Hannan MEP: ‘EU referendum is a once-in-a-generation vote’ – video interview
The Guardian
No wonder there’s a tacit acceptance of bad practice if we sign up enough donors ….. Nope, trying to counter an argument by casting negative aspersions on a person’s character using past events which are unrelated to the current argument, is ad hominem.

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