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More On Time, Value, and Time Limits
By Tony Proscio A while ago, we collected some thoughts from careful observers of philanthropy — people who either make decisions about how to use charitable wealth or advise those who do — on the value of time-limited giving. Specifically, we asked: Under what conditions…
Author: Intrepid Philanthropist
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The Former Dean of Research at the Forefront of Brain Health Worldwide
Across a diverse career, Professor Emeritus Ian Robertson, the founding director of Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, is most proud of his theory of ‘cognitive reserve’. By Bláithín Wilson, Contributing Writer Ian Robertson. Image: Stephen Paul Paclibar for The University Times From deep-sea fishing and…
Author: The University Times
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Childhood Intervention Programme Sees Kids’ IQ Soar
An early childhood intervention programme, involving 200 Dublin families, saw children’s IQ rise by 10 points. Marian Dennis and her son Jamie McClure Dennis. Picture: Conor Healy Photography By Joyce Fegan The trial programme, Preparing for Life, which ran from 2008 to 2015, also had…
Author: Irish Examiner
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Chuck Feeney, the Billionaire Who Wasn't, Pledges $177 Million to Universities to Fight Dementia
By Kerry A. Dolan Chuck Feeney, the cofounder of Duty Free Shoppers, was dubbed “the James Bond of philanthropy” by Forbes in 2012. For years, his charitable entity The Atlantic Philanthropies anonymously gave away tens of millions around the globe. It’s been operating in daylight…
Author: Forbes
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Scanning the Skyline: Lessons From 30 Years of Capital Grantmaking
Buildings have a special allure for philanthropy—their mass, their unambiguous reality, their durability, their promise of sheltering great transformative enterprise—that few other achievements can match. They also conjure a cloud of distinctive risks: the possibility of inadequate maintenance, financial drain, premature obsolescence, the danger that…
Author: Tony Proscio, Duke University Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society
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Doodle Den Is Tackling Inequality After School in Limerick
Conor Neill (6) with his class in the Doodle Den in St Michael’s Infants School in Limerick. Photograph: Brian Gavin/Press 22 By Carl O’Brien A few weeks ago Siobhán Neill took her six-year-old son, Conor, to McDonald’s as a treat. She was about to ask…
Author: The Irish Times
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€8m Boost for Tusla from Atlantic Philanthropies
The Child and Family Agency, Tusla, is to receive over €8 million from charitable foundation Atlantic Philanthropies for an early intervention and prevention programme 26 new support posts will be created by Tusla following €8.3m grant Announcing details of the three-year programme, the agency’s Chairperson Norah…
Author: RTÉ News
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Join the Global Implementation Conference in Dublin This May
The Global Implementation Conference (GIC) is taking place in Dublin in May 2015, the first time it has taken place outside of the United States. Early bird registration is now open until the 27th of March. The Conference will provide a unique opportunity for Europe…
Author: Global Implementation Initiative
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More People Seeking Legal Advice on Housing - FLAC
The figures are contained in FLAC’s annual report. The Free Legal Advice Centre has reported a significant increase in people seeking advice over housing law issues, particularly with regards to the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants. The figures are contained in FLAC’s annual…
Author: RTE News
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Raising Dementia Awareness
By Claire O’Connell Dr Kate Irving, Elevator project lead, Prof Brian MacCraith, President of DCU and and Kathleen Lynch TD at the Dementia Elevator launch. An initiative is “walking the lives” of people with dementia to assess their needs and to increase public awareness of…
Author: Irish Times