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Philanthropist Chuck Feeney dies aged 92
Irish-American philanthropist Chuck Feeney has died at the age of 92. Through Atlantic Philanthropies, Feeney gave almost $9 billion to various causes. Feeney was born in New Jersey in 1931 during the Great Depression of Irish American parents. He was the first in his family…
Author: RTE
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Chuck Feeney: Entrepreneur and philanthropist dies
The Irish-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Chuck Feeney has died at the age of 92. Mr Feeney, through his private foundation the Atlantic Philanthropies, donated more than $8bn (£6.5bn) to causes on five continents. The foundation gave $570m (£465m) to causes in Northern Ireland over four decades.…
Author: BBC
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US philanthropist’s transformative impact on University of Limerick
UL President Professor Kerstin Mey and Dr Chuck Feeney’s son, Patrick Feeney, with one of the signs on the Feeney Way THE main thoroughfare on the University of Limerick campus has been renamed ‘Feeney Way’ to honour the ‘transformative impact’ philanthropist Dr Chuck Feeney has…
Author: Limerick Post
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Announces Full Cohort of Atlantic Fellows
The Atlantic Fellows Program empowers catalytic communities of emerging leaders to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Hundreds of changemakers working to solve pressing inequality issues around the world. NEW YORK, NY — The Atlantic Fellows program made a major step forward this month…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Litigating for Social Change Conference
October 19 – 21, 2016 Belfast, Northern Ireland This international conference will bring together NGOs, community activists, litigators, academics and funders to reflect on how strategic litigation can transform lives and enable people and communities to realise their rights. Register Now A joint project of…
Author: Law Centre NI
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Atlantic's Focus on Dementia Goes Global
For more than two decades Atlantic has invested in programs to strengthen the quality of our lives, with a major emphasis on addressing needs arising from a worldwide population living longer than ever. Part of that work has included support for initiatives to leverage the…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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New Website on Palliative Care
By Deborah Condon The Palliative Hub website provides information about palliative care throughout Ireland. A new website, which aims to provide information about palliative care throughout Ireland, has been launched. The site has been launched to coincide with Palliative Care Week 2015, which runs until…
Author: Irish Health
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Successful Grants: Civil Partnership for Same-Sex Couples
Michael Murphy (left) and Terry O’Sullivan celebrate their civil partnership. Photo: Irish Independent Until 1994, Irish law still criminalized homosexual conduct. When The Atlantic Philanthropies entered the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) field in 2004, there were no other significant private funders in the area and only one…
Author: Alliance Magazine
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Evaluation of family support programmes published
Genio, an Atlantic grantee, has just published a report on the evaluation of family support programmes for people with a disability in Ireland. In 2010, Genio supported four family-focused projects through small grants. The objective of these projects was to build capacity within families to…
Author: Genio
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Immigrants Play Vital Economic Role, Even in Slump
By Donal O’Donovan Inward migration of workers remains crucial for Ireland’s economy regardless of the current downturn, according to new research. The research by economist Jim Power for the Integration Centre, a charity supported by Atlantic Philanthropies and the One Foundation, is the first major…
Author: Independent.ie
