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Houston’s “Lunch Angel” Descends to Show School Meal Programs Right Path

The U.S. school lunch program has been around for almost 70 years now, but some schools still struggle to get it right. That’s where Kenny “Lunch Angel” Thompson comes in. Last year, Thompson, a tutor and mentor at a Ho... FULL STORY >>

Resources: Click 2 Houston

Millionaire couple split over cancer philanthropy

A multi-millionaire who gave away his fortune to set up a cancer charity split up with his wife of 30 years after falling out over his philanthropy. Brian Burnie, a petrochemicals and recruitment entrepreneur, sold off his... FULL STORY >>

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UAE helicopter crash kills four crew on rescue mission near zipline

BBC News : A rescue helicopter has crashed near the world's longest zipline in the UAE, killing its crew. The Agusta 139 helicopter was on a rescue mission at Jebel Jais, a mountain in the Ras al-Khaimah emirate, whe... FULL STORY >>

5 years after Facebook pledge, Newark schools struggle

NEWARK, N.J. — When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s show five years ago this week to announce a $100 million donation to remake education in Newark, it was presented as an effort to make a str... FULL STORY >>

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China powers up electric car market

BBC News : Outside China, few drivers have heard of brands such asHit BYD or Beijing Automobile Works. But they're two of the largest players in the world's biggest market for electric cars. For a decade, the Chine... FULL STORY >>

Her Highness Sheikha Arwa Al Qassimi Joins Board of Sightsavers Following Work With Food for Change and Other Philanthropic Initiatives

UBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sightsavers (http://www.sightsavers.org/ and http://www.sightsavers.net/[middle_east]/sightsavers_middle_east/default.html) is pleased to announce that Her Highness Sh... FULL STORY >>

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Devex and Jean Case Promote the “Social Entrepreneurship Revolution”

A Devex reporter named Adva Saldinger writes about “what the social entrepreneurship revolution needs now.” That word, “revolution,” may seem hyperbolic, but the first source for Saldinger’s piece is Jean Case, co-f... FULL STORY >>

Resources: Rick Cohen