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Unitus Microfinance Partner Grameen Koota Improves the Lives of 100,000 of India's Working Poor (Popularity: )
http://www.unitus.com
Grameen Koota, a Unitus microfinance institution partner in India, today announced that it is now providing life-changing financial services to more than 100,000 of India's working poor. Grameen Koota is bringing economic opportunity to a huge underserved market: 800 million of India's 1 billion people living on less than $2 a day. Grameen Koota's accomplishment is especially noteworthy because fewer than 2 percent of microfinance institutions in the world reach ...

Diabetes Linked to Higher Parkinson's Risk (Popularity: )
http://www.diabetes.org
People who have type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop Parkinson's disease as they age, though researchers are uncertain what accounts for the link between the two diseases, according to a new study being published in the April issue of Diabetes Care. The study, by researchers in Finland, is the first large prospective study to find type 2 diabetes to be a risk factor for Parkinson's disease, a movement ...

Spring Break - A Perfect Time to Apply for Scholarships; Online Scholarships Easier Than Ever for Tech-Savvy Students (Popularity: )
http://www.afsascholarship.org
What are your plans for Spring Break -- playful, i.e. fun in the sun, or practical, i.e. looking for ways to afford ever-rising higher education costs? Why not both?! Spring break is a great time for students to let loose and still have time to apply for scholarship monies to help finance their higher education. We are taught that money is earned, not freely given and although mostly true, scholarships ...

Newport Creative Communications to Partner with Convio to Help Nonprofits Optimize Fundraising and Marketing (Popularity: )
http://www.newportcreative.com
Newport Creative Communications today announced a strategic partnership with Convio, Inc., that will help charitable organizations become more effective at fundraising and developing sustainable support bases. The new partnership brings together Newport Creative's strength in fundraising and marketing counsel with Convio's advanced online tools for more effective fundraising and management of constituent relationships. "Newport Creative Communications strives to provide a multi-channel approach to fundraising in order to meet the needs ...

"Know Your Rights" Seminar Presented By Nasaba At Tri-State Trade Association Meeting In Memphis, Tennessee (Popularity: )
http://www.na-saba.org
On Sunday, February 25, 2007, members of the North American South Asian Bar Association (NASABA) and the IndusBar of Georgia presented a "Know Your Rights" seminar at an educational meeting hosted by the Tri-State Trade Association (TSTA) in Memphis, Tennessee. The speakers, all of whom are South Asian attorneys, discussed the laws and regulations surrounding the sale of cold medicines, from different perspectives to convenience storeowners and employees. The speakers ...

The International Center for Journalists Launches Groundbreaking Global Business Journalism Program in China (Popularity: )
http://www.icfj.org
The International Center for Journalists and Tsinghua University in Beijing will launch China's first Global Business Journalism Program in September 2007. The initiative includes a two-year master's degree program and workshops for professional journalists from around the country. The program will train students how to cover the fast-changing world of global business, economics and finance at one of the country's most prestigious universities. The goal is to create a cadre ...

National Minority Health Month Foundation Calls for Routine HIV Testing (Popularity: )
http://www.testforlife.org
In observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Gary Puckrein, PhD, executive director of the National Minority Health Month Foundation, today released the following statement: "As we recognize National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, it is my hope that all members of the African American community will support and encourage routine HIV testing. Routine HIV testing is the only way we will be able to bring the HIV/AIDS epidemic under control, ...

Red Cross Honors Raytheon CEO With Top Award (Popularity: )
http://www.redcross.org
American Red Cross Chairman, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, recently presented the prestigious Red Cross Circle of Humanitarian Award to Raytheon CEO William H. Swanson in recognition of Raytheon’s outstanding and long-term commitment to disaster relief work and the mission of the Red Cross. This award recognizes companies and individuals whose contributions provide life-saving support through Red Cross programs. Raytheon is a founding member of the Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP) and commits ...

Senator John Warner and Congressman Frank Wolf Join Forces to Introduce Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Legislation in 110th Congress (Popularity: )
http://www.hallowedground.org
Bipartisan legislation was introduced in the Senate and in the House during the opening days of the 110th Congress that, if passed, would designate the 175-mile corridor encompassing many historic lands in four states along U.S. Route 15, including Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, a National Heritage Area. Senator John Warner, R-VA, introduced the "Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Act" (S.289) in the Senate with principal co-sponsor ...

Accenture Scholarships to Help Junior College, Community College Students Advance to Four-Year Institutions and Earn Summer Internships (Popularity: )
http://www.accenture.com
As part of its corporate citizenship program, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will offer scholarships to junior and community college students seeking four-year degrees. In addition to the scholarship funds, recipients at the junior-year undergraduate level may be eligible for summer internships at Accenture. The Accenture Junior and Community College Scholarship Fund will support students entering bachelor's degree programs related to high technology and business. These scholarships are part of the company's ...