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Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.Objective Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common indication for long‐term glucocorticoid (GC) treatment. Bone‐protective and gastroprotective medications are recommended for those at high risk of adverse events from GCs, but no trials have evaluated their effectiveness in PMR.
Helen Twohig +5 more
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From Stories to Evidence: How Mining Data Can Promote Innovation in the Nonprofit Sector [PDF]
Technology Innovation Management Review, 2012 Being a director at a nonprofit organization often means making guesses instead of properly informed decisions. One source of the “information fog” is fragmented funding.
Susan Phillips, Michael Lenczner
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Measuring performance of non-profit organisations: evidence from large charities
, 2016 How to measure performance in charitable organisations continues to excite interest among academics and practitioners. Despite the intellectual interest, little consensus has emerged as to what are the best measures of performance in charities.
A. Boateng, R. Akamavi, G. Ndoro
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Bringing the Provinces Back In: Creating a Federated Canadian Charities Council [PDF]
Canadian charities need a new regulatory system. Currently, charities are regulated primarily at the federal level by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
Adam Aptowitzer
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, 2016 We might worry that Peter Singer’s argument from “Famine, Affluence, and Morality” is unconvincing to non-consequentialists who accept moral constraints against imposing significant risks of harm on individuals.
Pummer, Theron
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research evidence is mixed on the consequences of ability grouping policies, but most research has found an overrepresentation of disadvantaged social demographics in low‐ability groups. However, researchers have neglected to explain why ability grouping policies vary between countries.
Monica Reichenberg +2 more
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The promotion of children's health and wellbeing: the contributions of England's charity sector
BMC Research Notes, 2010 Background Sports and arts based services for children have positive impacts on their mental and physical health. The charity sector provides such services, often set up in response to local communities expressing a need.
Persaud Albert +2 more
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Journal of Social Policy, 2016 This paper provides new empirical evidence about English and Welsh charities operating internationally. It answers basic questions unaddressed in existing work: how many charities work overseas, and how has this number changed over time?
D. Clifford
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Managing reputation for ‘good works’ while undertaking commercial activities: Communication best practice guidelines for charities [PDF]
, 2010 Charities and not-for-profit organisations have traditionally eschewed commercial operations in favour of direct fund-raising from supporters. Competitive pressures, however, are driving charities to take on ‘dual citizenship’ through activity in both ...
Watson, Tom, White, Anna Marie
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Can boarding schools help looked after and vulnerable children improve academic attainment?
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract The education of children in statutory care, or at the edge of care, is a serious concern for governments and policymakers. How to promote educational opportunities for these children can involve challenging and often contentious proposals. In this paper, we study one proposal put into practice in England: the provision to children who are in ...
David Murphy +2 more
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