Results List
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We the Citizens: Speak Up for Ireland
We the Citizens is an independent national initiative aimed at showing how Ireland could benefit from citizens coming together in new forms of public decision-making. The objective is to help to renew democracy and to contribute towards the restoration of trust in public life, at this…
Resource type: Video
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Transforming the Lives of At-Risk Youth
The Brotherhood/Sisterhood of Bermuda is more than an organisation – it is a way of life. The programme is an emerging, grassroots initiative that provides youth with the opportunity to explore their ideas, identity and future among peers, with the support and guidance from elders.…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions (PRTLI)
The University College Dublin Foundation Limited received PRTLI grants, described below, from The Atlantic Philanthropies and Higher Education Authority for support for the Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology and the Molecular Medicine Centre. Taking a big risk in grantmaking has paid off hugely for Ireland and…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Improving Health Care for Poor Rural Communities
Dr. Thembelihle Phakathi is a rarity, a 24-year-old doctor from rural South Africa, who cares for children in rural communities. Harkening back to her childhood in Ingwavuma, she explains: “We did not even have a health clinic, just a mobile van that visited once a…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Collaborating on Transportation for Older Adults Across Geographies
In October, Atlantic funded a U.S. study tour for representatives from Bermudian and Irish charitable organisations intended to expose them to creative transportation solutions for older adults. In addition to addressing transportation needs, the study tour also addressed effective strategies for building and maintaining collaborations…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Geared Up to Spend Down: Foundation Sunsetting
Gearing Up to Spend Down: Observations on Foundation Sunsetting In an event held on 27 January 2011 at The Atlantic Philanthropies in New York, Joel Fleishman, Professor of Law and Public Policy at Duke University, and Tony Proscio, a long-time philanthropic analyst and author, discussed their…
Resource type: Video
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The Local Impact of Global Philanthropy
Source: Gara LaMarche
Gara LaMarche, President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, participated on a panel of The Settlement Summit: Inclusion, Innovation, Impact. He shared his thoughts and six suggestions on the responsibility of American foundations when working abroad, which are also applicable to grantmaking in other places…
Resource type: Speech
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“A Spend-out Approach to Philanthropy”
Source: Colin McCrea
Colin McCrea addresses the challenges and rewards of Atlantic’s approach to philanthropy at the Institute of Philanthropy’s recent conference in London. All of us involved in philanthropy would like to see more people giving more money in a more thoughtful way. There is no…
Resource type: Speech
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The Corner Office, Non-Profit Edition: A Practitioner’s Thoughts on Social Justice Management
Source: Gara LaMarche
Social justice management should be both more humane and tougher, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, in this speech at the Yale School of Management. I was at first flattered when I heard that students here at the Yale School of Management…
Resource type: Speech
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Northern Ireland Has Much More to Accomplish in Human Rights
Source: Martin O'Brien
The Good Friday Agreement represented a critical step forward for human rights in Northern Ireland, but it is essential to focus on what hasn’t yet been accomplished, said Martin O’Brien, Programme Director, Reconciliation & Human Rights Programme at The Atlantic Philanthropies, in this speech at…
Resource type: Speech