Word: nonprofitable
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...everyone, however, agrees on what the right course of action is to curb a problem that grows more complicated as families become increasingly international. Some human-rights groups say the Forced Marriage Act may inadvertently discourage women from seeking help. Sumanta Roy, acting director of Imkaan, a nonprofit organization in the U.K. run by Asian refugees that advocates for women and children facing domestic violence, does not think most women who are in forced marriages would seek legal remedy unless they were sure they had access to housing, job training and other social services first. "We're concerned that this...
When the going gets tough, the tough go online-dating. "I just got laid off, and it's the holiday season. The last thing I want right now is to be lonely," laments Kate Miller, 24, who used to work at a nonprofit in New York City. "Along with getting a job, finding a boyfriend is definitely a top priority...
...theft, there's at last one ultra-cheap way to put more presents under the tree. Organizers behind the massive online freebie network known as Freecycle.org say that they have noticed a surge in new users looking for hand-me-downs and raw materials being given away on the nonprofit site, which has more than 6 million members around the globe. "People used to ask others in the network for luxury items," such as laptops and other high-tech gadgets, says Michelle Martinez, a Freecycle volunteer who oversees the local Freecycle chapter in Tucson, Ariz. But those requests have been...
...independent opinion of scientists - two qualities that were rarely in evidence among President George W. Bush's environment appointees - would have been enough to cheer greens. "It represents a 180-degree turnaround for the United States on the environment and energy policy," said Margie Alt, executive director of the nonprofit Environment America...
...holiday banners, Flier prefaced his invitation to the “more conservative holiday celebration” with a pointed reference to the economic climate.And in tune with the season’s giving spirit, the Medical School will also be running a non-perishable food drive for the nonprofit Greater Boston Food Bank. Flier added in the invitation that he intends to leave a box outside his office until Friday for collection purposes.Charged with planning a frugal gathering for 500 expected attendees, Margaret Solon, director of administration, said that she slashed the holiday party budget by a brutal...