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SAGE Announces $1.5 Million in New Funding from The Calamus Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies for New Strategic Plan
Calamus Gives One of the Largest Grants in Its History to SAGE. CORRECTION: Please note the release distributed on Tuesday, December 9th was in error. The Atlantic Philanthropies grant to SAGE was not the Foundation’s first gift to an LGBT organization. Please use the corrected…
Author: SAGE (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders)
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Schools sharing across the community in ground-breaking pilot scheme
The Fermanagh Trust Shared Education Programme is an Atlantic grantee. The new term in Fermanagh’s schools has got off to an exciting start, with teachers and pupils involved actively in a range of new shared education projects, under the Fermanagh Trust Shared Education Programme (FTSEP).…
Author: The Fermanagh Herald
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Advocacy by 13 N.C. Nonprofits Brings Statewide Benefits
Washington, D.C. (5/07/2009) – For every dollar that foundations and other funding sources gave to support advocacy, organizing and civic engagement efforts by 13 nonprofit organizations in North Carolina, state residents received $89 in benefits. This is one of the findings in a new report…
Author: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP)
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Voices for America's Children Awarded $3 Million Grant from Atlantic Philanthropies to Elevate Advocacy for Children & Families
Original Source WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Voices for America’s Children today announced it has received a three-year, $3 million grant to strengthen its advocacy on behalf of children and families in the United States. The grant award is from The Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic) and…
Author: EarthTimes (London, UK)
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Growing Up Fast
Will Houston’s charter school expansion revolutionize urban education? Original Source by Jay Mathews It all began with the waiting lists. At Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, long waiting lists are seen as evidence of high standards and prestige. But long waiting lists were the cause of…
Author: Philanthropy Magazine
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Integrated Education: Essential to a Shared Future in Northern Ireland
Last week in Belfast, on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Good Friday peace agreement, I sat down with Tina Merron and Sam Fitzsimmons, who are among the leaders of a bold effort to ensure that Catholics and Protestants in this long-contested region…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Ireland's Growing Prosperity Sparks Increasing Philanthropic Efforts
By Ian Wilhelm In the last 10 years, the Republic of Ireland has earned the nickname the Celtic Tiger for its rapid economic growth. Today, that tiger is changing its stripes — a growing number of Irish entrepreneurs are becoming as passionate about donating money…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
