Foundations and Social Investment: Making Money Work Harder in Order to Achieve More

This briefing and full report describe the principles and concepts of social investment, using case studies from the UK and the US to explain how social investments have actually happened and worked in practice. It aims at supporting and further stimulate interest by providing foundations with information about social investment and its relevance to their goals and strategies. It reflects on social investment approaches, their pros and cons and critical success factors

New Approaches to Financing Charities and Other Social Enterprises: A Snapshot: May 2003

This paper seeks to record and explain the enormous growth in interest in the provision of loans and investment to charities and other social enterprises. It aims at capturing the UK's position in May 2003, analysing the gaps in the provision of financing, the different types of financing available at the time, and the development of new methods. Includes a bibliography

Approaches to Financing Charitable Work: Tracking Developments: January 2006

This publication refers to approaches of financing charitable work including the provision of loans and the taking of equity in organisations advancing charitable purposes. It focuses on the growing awareness of the needs for capital funding, UK government concern to encourage investment in disadvantaged areas, and increase advocacy from influential organisations and individuals

New Approaches to Funding Not-for-profit Organisations

This report seeks to record and to explain the enormous growth in interest over the last few years in the provision of loans and other investment to non-profit organisations. It argues that this funding development fills a gap in the market. It describes the following new approaches: social investment; the provision of 'patient capital', and an 'investment' or 'venture philanthropy' approach to grant making. The factors driving the growth in use of these approaches are examined and their relevance to fundraising charities considered. Finally, the report discusses how key stakeholders including the government and charitable trusts are adapting to this new environment

Experiences of New Hebrides Housegirls Sheds Light on the History of Colonialism

Studying the experiences of New Hebrides house girls is a powerful way to understand the way colonialism shaped working conditions around the world.York's Knowledge Mobilization Unit provides services and funding for faculty, graduate students, and community organizations seeking to maximize the impact of academic research and expertise on public policy, social programming, and professional practice. It is supported by SSHRC and CIHR grants, and by the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation. [email protected] www.researchimpact.c

In Virto Fertilization: Hope for Childless Couples Breeds Legal Exposure for Physicians

The recent successes with in vitro or extracorporeal fertilization ( IVF ) in both England and the United States have led to increased interest in this new medical technique. For a large number of women, IVF represents the most promising opportunity for reproduction. This breakthrough makes it possible for infertile couples to experience for the first time the joys of natural parenthood that fertile or normal couples take for granted. Pioneers in the field are therefore to be commended for their work. Unfortunately, like other innovative medical services, the IVF procedures also breed legal concerns which will demand resolution in the not-so-distant future. This note will explore these legal concerns and various ethical concerns, set forth the history of the IVF technique, and describe the medical procedure in use today

Campylobacter jejuni Multilocus Sequence Types in Humans, Northwest England, 2003–2004

MLST can be used to describe and analyze the epidemiology of campylobacteriosis in distinct human populations

Early mortality and loss to follow-up in HIV-infected children starting antiretroviral therapy in Southern Africa.

BACKGROUND: Many HIV-infected children in Southern Africa have been started on antiretroviral therapy (ART), but loss to follow up (LTFU) can be substantial. We analyzed mortality in children retained in care and in all children starting ART, taking LTFU into account. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Children who started ART before the age of 16 years in 10 ART programs in South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe were included. Risk factors for death in the first year of ART were identified in Weibull models. A meta-analytic approach was used to estimate cumulative mortality at 1 year. RESULTS: Eight thousand two hundred twenty-five children (median age 49 months, median CD4 cell percent 11.6%) were included; 391 (4.8%) died and 523 (7.0%) were LTFU in the first year. Mortality at 1 year was 4.5% [95% confidence interval (CI): 2.8% to 7.4%] in children remaining in care, but 8.7% (5.4% to 12.1%) at the program level, after taking mortality in children and LTFU into account. Factors associated with mortality in children remaining in care included age [adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 0.37; 95% CI: 0.25 to 0.54 comparing > or =120 months with <18 months], CD4 cell percent (HR: 0.56; 95% CI: 0.39 to 0.78 comparing > or =20% with <10%), and clinical stage (HR: 0.12; 95% CI: 0.03 to 0.45 comparing World Health Organization stage I with III/IV). CONCLUSIONS: In children starting ART and remaining in care in Southern Africa mortality at 1 year is <5% but almost twice as high at the program level, when taking LTFU into account. Age, CD4 percentage, and clinical stage are important predictors of mortality at the individual level