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Same-Sex Couple's Lawsuit a Test of Tolerance in Ireland
Tax Case Seeks Marital Recognition Same-Sex Couple’s Lawsuit a Test of Tolerance in Ireland; Tax Case Seeks Marital Recognition. Excerpt: Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan are trying to get the Irish government to recognize their 2003 marriage in Canada. Their legal challenge is essentially…
Author: Boston Globe
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Gay activists allowed as friends of lower court
by Franny Rabkin FOR the first time in history a gay advocacy group has been admitted as a friend of a magistrate’s court — to lead expert evidence in aggravation of sentence for a hate crime case. Earlier this year the government set up a…
Author: Business Day
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Changing the Story: Using the Arts to Advance Social Justice
In the 2008 film Sin Nombre, the audience follows a young Honduran woman named Sayra as she winds her way through Mexico and into the United States in search of a better life. Her trip is lonely and dangerous, and through her eyes Sin Nombre…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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€6.6bn Later ... Atlantic Philanthropies Holds Final Irish Board Meeting
Taoiseach praises organisation for its contribution to NI peace, education, healthcare By Colm Keena A file image of Charles F. ‘Chuck’ Feeney, founder of Atlantic Philanthropies, before he was conferred an Honorary Degree jointly by the Universities of Ireland North and South at a ceremony in…
Author: The Irish Times
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Funder Advocacy Collaboratives: Framing Thoughts
By Jen Bokoff and Cynthia Gibson GrantCraft Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a resource series about funder advocacy collaboratives. The series draws on real-world funder experiences to share strategies about anticipating and overcoming prevalent obstacles to success. See Acknowledgements and Methodology and…
Author: GrantCraft
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Is Government Keeping Its Promises to Children?
The most vulnerable children in our society have been left behind, and the incoming government must make children’s rights an urgent priority. That’s according to the Children’s Rights Alliance, which launched its Report Card 2016 today. The Report Card is the eighth in the series,…
Author: Children's Rights Alliance
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From Social Movement to Social Change: Philanthropy and School Discipline Reform
By David Callahan What role does philanthropy play in social movements? It’s an interesting question, and there’s a long history of funder involvement in different movements—from civil rights in the 1960s to LGBT rights in the past decade. Just last week, I wrote about the role of…
Author: Inside Philanthropy
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Game Changer: The Atlantic Philanthropies
By Nicole Richards Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO of US billionaire Chuck Feeney’s The Atlantic Philanthropies on why philanthropy is a force multiplier, the difference between ‘venture’ and ‘adventure’ philanthropy, and lessons learned from a limited life foundation. “It’s a real honour to talk…
Author: Generosity
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Buildings, Bridges and Big Bets
Chuck Feeney, with Cornell University President Frank Rhodes and Ed Walsh, Limerick president, at Plassey House in 1988. From Elizabeth, N.J., where our founder, Chuck Feeney was born and raised, you can follow the Elizabeth River into New York Bay, all the way across the…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Value Our Elders and Those Who Care for Them: A Message from the White House Conference on Aging
By Ai-jen Poo Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Older Americans Act, which will swiftly be followed by the 50th anniversaries of Medicare and Medicaid, and the 80th anniversary of Social Security. Yesterday, I was honored to join hundreds at the White House Conference…
Author: Huffington Post