Results List
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Lethally Deficient: Direct Appeals in Texas Death Penalty Cases
Source: Texas Defender Service
The system in Texas for providing representation for indigent defendants appealing their death penalty convictions is broken and in dire need of reform, according to this report from the Texas Defender Service. Researchers based their conclusion on an examination of six years of direct death penalty appeals, which…
Resource type: Research Report
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Stepping Into the Fight: Legal Advocacy for Funders and Nonprofits
Legal advocacy – also known as advocacy through the courts – uses the judicial system to advance social change goals. This is often done through bringing forward a legal case in court that focuses on improving a situation for a particular group of disadvantaged people.…
Resource type: Research Report
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Northern Ireland (United Kingdom): Implementing Joined-up Governance for a Common Purpose
Source: OECD Public Governance Reviews
An assessment conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) of Northern Ireland’s public reform agenda credits the Atlantic Philanthropies with helping the government in its ongoing efforts to to transform and reform its public services to better meet the needs of its citizens.…
Resource type: Research Report
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Making a Difference in the Lives of People with Disabilities: Capturing the Learning from Funding on the Island of Ireland
Source: Morrow Gilchrist Associates
The Atlantic Philanthropies’ investments on behalf of people with disabilities living on the island of Ireland helped advance their rights and achieve community inclusion and participation, according to this evaluation by Morrow Gilchrist Associates. Atlantic’s strategy was informed by the need to implement and interpret…
Resource type: Research Report
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The Development of Palliative Care in the U.S.
Source: Sean Morrison
This short report provides a synopsis of the development of palliative care in the U.S. over the last 50 years. It includes a description of its beginnings in the early 1970s, influenced by hospice care in the United Kingdom; the impact of the 1982 Medicare…
Resource type: Research Report
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Making a Difference: Capturing the Learning from The Atlantic Philanthropies Human Rights Program in Ireland
Source: Brian Harvey
When Atlantic began its human rights work in Ireland in 2004, it faced strong resistance at the governmental and judicial levels to the idea of setting down such rights in legislation. Still, the foundation saw signs that suggested that the right kinds of investments —…
Resource type: Research Report
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Promoting Civic Engagement in Later Life Through the Touchstone Programme
Source: Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, NUI Galway
Touchstone is a program of the Active Ageing Partnership of Ireland, developed in partnership with the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology at NUI Galway, designed to expand opportunities for older adults to become more engaged in their communities. This publication summarizes results of the program, including what was learned about what influences…
Resource type: Research Report
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Children’s Rights Alliance: Report Card 2016
Source: Children’s Rights Alliance
This eighth and latest Report Card gives the Irish Government an overall ‘C’ grade on its progress on the implementation of commitments to children under the Programme for Government 2011-2016. The assessment was done by an independent panel of experts. This is the fourth consecutive…
Resource type: Research Report
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My Brother’s Keeper 2016 Progress Report
Source: The White House
On the first anniversary of the My Brother’s Keeper initiative, President Barack Obama greets Gerard Contee during a mentee lunch in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Feb. 27, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) This is the latest progress report…
Resource type: Research Report
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Enhancing Funders’ and Advocates’ Effectiveness: The Processes Shaping Collaborative Advocacy for Health System Accountability in South Africa
Source: The Foundation Review
This Foundation Review article, authored by by Barbara Klugman and Waasila Jassat, examines five Atlantic-supported advocacy efforts designed to improve access to quality health care for all South Africans and reduce health inequities across the country. Atlantic supported five organizations that, individually and sometimes collaboratively, advocated to improve the quality…
Resource type: Research Report
