Results List
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Ten Years of Learning
Source: Centre for Effective Services
For more than a decade, the Atlantic Philanthropies, sometimes in conjunction with Government and other organisations, has invested over €127 million/£105 million in 30 partner agencies and community groups running 52 prevention and early intervention services and programmes across the island of Ireland. This document…
Resource type: Research Report
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The 2% Death Penalty: How a Minority of Counties Produce Most Death Cases at Enormous Costs to All
Source: Death Penalty Information Center
Only two percent of U.S. counties have been responsible for the majority of cases leading to executions since 1976, according to this report by the Death Penalty Information Center. The disparate and highly clustered use of the death penalty raises serious questions of unequal, costly…
Resource type: Research Report
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Shattered Families: The Perilous Intersection of Immigration Enforcement and the Child Welfare System
Source: Applied Research Center
Deportations and detentions of undocumented immigrants are destroying families, according to a ground breaking report by the Applied Research Center (ARC). The report documents, for the first time, the national scale and scope of this problem. When parents are detained or deported, their children are…
Resource type: Research Report
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Breaking Schools’ Rules
Source: The Council of State Governments Justice Center & Public Policy Research Institute
A Statewide Study on How School Discipline Relates to Students’ Success and Juvenile Justice Involvement Sixty per cent of Texas’ students were suspended or expelled at least once between their seventh- and 12th-grade years, according to this groundbreaking statewide study that tracked the individual records…
Resource type: Research Report
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Exposure to Media Damages Children’s Long-Term Health
Source: Common Sense Media
Meta-analysis shows a strong connection between media exposure and childhood obesity, smoking, and sexual activity in this report published by Common Sense Media. Common Sense Media, a grantee of The Atlantic Philanthropies. SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Today Common Sense Media publishes a study performed by researchers from…
Resource type: Research Report
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Partners in Development of The National Hospital of Pediatrics
The National Hospital of Pediatrics (NHP) is the anchor of paediatric medicine in Viet Nam. It is the preeminent specialty hospital that helps children with serious health problems in the northern and central regions. The hospital in Ha Noi is also the main teaching and…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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George & Grace
Source: Flatbush Pictures
For refugees like George, access to an immigration attorney can be the difference between life and death. After escaping persecution in Uganda, George started a new life in Chicago with help from the National Immigrant Justice Center. Our Work in the United States: A Film Series…
Resource type: Video
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Sustainable Models of Practice and Legacy Effects
Source: Queen's University Belfast
How can grantees sustain the impact of their work — especially after their funding ends? This series of research reports identifies sustainability practices and skills that have enabled Atlantic’s grantees in Northern Ireland to continue their work after the foundation ceased funding their operations. The reports draw on the experiences of organizations…
Resource type: Research Report
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What Ambitious Donors Can Learn From The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Experience Making Big Bets
Source: The Bridgespan Group
This report analyzes 25 of Atlantic’s “big bet” grants—those over $10 million or more to a single organization or focused initiative—and highlights impact and lessons. The report also discusses what worked and some of the challenges the foundation, its grantees and partners faced. Atlantic President…
Resource type: Research Report
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School Discipline Consensus Report
Source: The Council of State Governments Justice Center
The research and data on school discipline practices is clear: Millions of students are removed from their classrooms each year, overwhelmingly for minor misconduct. We can’t allow this trend to continue. Addressing staggeringly high suspension rates is essential to making school a place where students…
Resource type: Research Report