Word: nonprofitable
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...Rond?nia. Moreover, the dozen or so clearings were cut in less than a week, a coordinated assault that bespeaks organization and planning. Antonio Alves, one of the settlers, says he came here because he was told the land did not belong to anyone. In fact, it belongs to a nonprofit organization that has not been able to produce clear title to the land; ibama officials guess that the settlers were tipped to this opportunity by a local politician...
...report, which was issued by Zero to Three, a nonprofit child development organization, in conjunction with the nonprofit Civitas, and Brio, the toy maker, is based on interviews with 3,000 adults, including 1,066 parents of children under the age of six. Sixty-one percent of all respondents felt regular spanking was an acceptable form of punishment. Even more surprising, thirty-seven percent of parents of young children believe it?s acceptable to spank children younger than two. And as a corollary befitting the old adage "spare the rod, spoil the child," fifty-six percent believe a 6-month...
...Instead, Roussel-UCLAF, which holds the pill's 20-year-old patent, granted sole American distribution rights to the Population Council, a nonprofit organization specializing in reproductive issues, with the understanding the group would conduct clinical trials and find a manufacturer for the drug. And after six years of research and more than a few last-minute panic attacks from would-be manufacturing companies, the moment has arrived. The Population Council concluded a hugely successful drug trial in which 92 percent of the participants achieved successful medical abortions - the remaining 8 percent required surgical intervention to complete the procedure. Within...
...Instead, Roussel-UCLAF, the patent holder of the 20-year-old pill, granted sole American distribution rights to the Population Council, a nonprofit organization specializing in reproductive issues, with the understanding that the group would conduct clinical trials and find a manufacturer for the drug. After six years of research and more than a few last-minute panic attacks from would-be manufacturing companies, the moment of reckoning has arrived: The Population Council has concluded a hugely successful drug trial in which 92 percent of the participants achieved a "favorable" outcome and a marketing group, Banco Laboratories, and manufacturer...
...nonprofit venture perfectly blends Brown's unusual mix of skills. At 27, she left a career handling multimillion-dollar paintings at Christie's auction house to get a master's degree in social work. Five years later, after working as a therapist, Brown founded Room to Grow by organizing collection drives and persuading baby-product makers like Crayola and Fisher-Price to donate goods. "Asking for donations, convincing someone of your point of view--I learned all that at Christie's," says Brown, 34. She also learned how to think big: she's planning an October benefit at Christie...