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Charitable Relations
Philanthropy adapts to the Obama era. Original Source by Lauren Foster Last November, two weeks after Barack Obama was elected president, Gara LaMarche took to the podium at the annual meeting of Southern California Grantmakers. The president and chief executive of The Atlantic Philanthropies was…
Author: The American Prospect
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Tough Times Require Change Throughout Philanthropy
Original Source by Gara LaMarche Americans are all too familiar with the ups and downs of the tech, housing, and stock-market bubbles. Now we are learning that there has been a “nonprofit bubble,” too. The nonprofit world grew rapidly as a result of generous giving…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Barack and the guru of Belfield
Obama’s economics expert is in UCD researching pre-schoolers Original Source By Kim Bielenberg He is the economics guru who could help to shape the future of America — and he is currently carrying out research on pre-school children in Dublin. As he plans to solve…
Author: Irish Independent
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Influential Northern Ireland Rights Activist Wins Woman of the Year Award
Inez McCormack, the well known local trade union, women’s and human rights activist, has collected the prestigious Irish Tatler Women of the Year Award 2008 (NI category). Nominations for the accolade were made by readers of the Irish Tatler magazine and a judging panel, chaired…
Author: Irish Tatler
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Human rights body says 24% cut makes it unworkable
by Carol Coulter The Human Rights Commission has sought an urgent meeting with the Department of Justice to discuss the cut of 24 per cent in its budget, which it said will leave it completely unable to perform its functions. In a statement following a…
Author: Irish Times
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Landmark ruling allows non-EU spouses to stay
Original Source By Dearbhail McDonald, Legal Editor THOUSANDS of foreign wives and husbands of EU citizens based in Ireland who were facing deportation are to gain residency rights here following a landmark European ruling. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) found Irish laws which required…
Author: Irish Independent
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Grey areas undermine tax reform of unwedded bliss
Original Source By Fionnan Sheahan COHABITING couples are the fastest growing family type in the country. According to the last Census, the total number of cohabiting couples was 121,800 in 2006 up from 77,600 in 2002. They represented 11.6pc of all family units in 2006…
Author: The Irish Independent
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Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity FAQ
If you have questions about the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity program, hopefully they’ve been answered below. Why did Atlantic and its partners launch the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity? What is anti-black racism? Why does it matter? What is the Atlantic Fellows for Racial…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity: Leading the Way to a More Just Future
Photo: Getty Images Dismantling anti-black racism to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies for all The Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity is one of an interconnected set of fellowship programs – the Atlantic Fellows – launched by The Atlantic Philanthropies as part of the…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Investment to Build New Generation of Leaders
Fellowship program, driven by $US50 million grant, will drive change from grass roots up to redress social disadvantage By Andrew Trounson, University of Melbourne A seismic US$50 million investment in societal change in Australia and New Zealand by US-based Atlantic Philanthropies will create a new…
Author: Pursuit
