Results List
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Fund Our Schools Not Prisons March!
On March 30th, 2011 the Campaign for Nonviolent Schools staged a march in response to Gov. Corbett’s budget and to push the Campaign’s new platform forward. 2,000 people came to show what Philadelphian’s prioritize: safe and supportive public schools for our communities. The Campaign for…
Resource type: Video
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Cover Texas Now Rally at Capitol
Engage Texas organised the 30 March 2011 “Cover Texas Now!” rally highlighted in this video, provided courtesy of Austin News KXAN. Chanting “3.2 just won’t do,” a crowd of health care advocates rallied on the steps of the Texas State Capitol, hoping to catch lawmakers heading…
Resource type: Video
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National Youth Summit Opening
On February 26, 2011, the Department of Education hosted a national youth summit to empower students and listen to what they had to say about education. This video was a recap of the youth listening tour that visited 9 cities across the country preceding the…
Resource type: Video
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Ireland’s First Centre of Expertise in Geriatric Care
Doctors, researchers and clinical staff at the Centre on Excellence in Ageing at St. James’s Hospital in Dublin are well on their way to changing the care of older people in Ireland. Only two years old, the Centre, led by Dr. Rose Anne Kenny, is…
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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CRE 30th Anniversary Gala Video Honouring Fran Barrett
Community Resource Exchange honuored Fran Barrett at their 30th Anniversary Gala on 16 March 16 2011. Prior to joining the Atlantic Philanthropies in 2010 as Director of Capacity Building, Ms. Barrett served as the Executive Director of Community Resource Exchange (CRE). About CRE: For over…
Resource type: Video
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Fund Our Schools, Not Prisons!
On March 30th, 2011, the Campaign for Nonviolent Schools will mobilize a march to fund our schools, not prisons. We extend this call to everyone invested in public education in our city; students, parents, workers and anyone who wants the best for their communities.. The…
Resource type: Video
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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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Civil Partnership Commencement Order Signing
Interviews with Dermot Ahern TD, Minister for Justice and Law Reform, Kieran Rose, Chair and Co-founder of GLEN, Christopher Robson, Board Member and Co-founder of GLEN, Muriel Walls, Solicitor and Family Law Expert, Dr. Fergus Ryan, Head, Department of Law DIT. The signing of the…
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