Results List
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When Aims and Objectives Rhyme
How can two foundations collaborate to advance their goals? A new case study, “When Aims and Objectives Rhyme,” by Tony Proscio describes how The Atlantic Philanthropies and The One Foundation built a meaningful partnership by focusing on their common goals to help children, youth and…
Resource type: Video
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Terranisha’s Story: Kids, Advocacy and Elev8
“Everyone on the bus was laughing and celebrating – we had done a great job. And then the gunshots came out of nowhere. I was scared. I just dropped to the floor and stayed there until the bus started moving.” Terranisha Douglas addresses state legislators…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Fly-Over Cornell’s Proposed NYC Tech Campus
An animated aerial view of Cornell’s proposed NYC Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island. If built today, the campus’s 150,000-square-foot core academic building would be the largest net-zero energy building in the eastern United States and among the top four largest such buildings in the United…
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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Promoting Dignity, Equality and Opportunity for All People
In October 2008, days before the U.S. presidential election, the American Constitution Society released “Human Rights at Home: A Domestic Policy Blueprint for the New Administration.” The Blueprint addresses “the gap between the promise and practice” of human rights in the United States and proposes…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Making a Difference in the Lives of At-risk Youth and Their Communities
The local inner city communities of Fatima Mansions and Dolphin House in Rialto in Dublin are among the most disadvantaged in Ireland. For more than three decades, the community has struggled to achieve local government support for the area – culminating in the achievement of…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Providing Equal Access to Justice for All
The Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), acting on behalf of Dr. Lydia Foy, successfully challenged the Irish Government’s refusal to allow transgendered people to alter their birth certificates to accurately reflect their new identities. In a landmark case, the High Court formally declared in February…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Supporting Nursing Home Accreditation
Health care services in the Republic of Ireland suffer from a lack of quality and safety standards. In the nursing home sector, largely unregulated practices often have left vulnerable older people open to neglect and abuse. To address the poor quality and safety standards in…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Defending Workers’ Rights Across Racial Lines
Aside from physical devastation, Hurricane Katrina created opposing demographic trends simultaneously in the Gulf Coast region. New Orleans, which had been majority African American, now has a white majority. Adding to the complexity was the arrival of thousands of immigrants, mainly Spanish-speaking, looking for work.…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Using Long-Range Planning to Fix a Long-Term Problem
The Dublin suburb of Tallaght West is on the Irish Government’s short list of socially and economically disadvantaged areas. Not surprisingly, services for children in this neighbourhood are limited and fragmented. Local preschools can accommodate only 300 of the 1,500 applicants. Policy and practice in…
Resource type: Grantee Story