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Ireland's Future Prosperity Linked to a Thriving Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Population
Source: Gay and Lesbian Equality Network
Summary: Ireland's future economic prosperity depends on how the Government and Irish society plans for diversity and attracts and retains some of the world's leading talent, it was stated at the launch by An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern TD of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network…
Resource type: News
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ITNAmerica Awarded $3.45 Million Grant for National Development
Source: ITNAmerica
ITNAmerica Awarded $3.45 Million Grant for National Development. 90 Bridge Street Westbrook, Maine 04092. Westbrook- ITNAmerica, the national non-profit organization with a mission to support the replication of Greater Portland's Independent Transportation Network® (ITN), will receive a $3.45 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to…
Resource type: News
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A Baseline Study on the Provision of Hospice/Specialist Palliative Care Services in Ireland
Source: The Irish Hospice Foundation
This baseline study found a wide regional divergence in the range of services and care options available to people in the Republic of Ireland and also revealed a significant shortfall in government funding as well as a consequent lack of progress in the development of…
Resource type: Research Report
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Integrated schools offer way forward
Source: Irish Times
Northern Ireland remains a deeply divided society in several major respects, most notably in its educational system Excerpt: In 2002-2003, 94 per cent of Protestant children attended what are in effect Protestant schools, whether they were state-controlled or voluntary, while the equivalent figure for Catholic…
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NCOA Receives a Major Grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to Enroll Limited Income Beneficiaries in Medicare Part D
Source: National Council on the Aging
Contact: Scott Parkin (202) 479-6975 Scott.Parkin@ncoa.orgWASHINGTON, DC, January 25, 2006 The National Council on the Aging (NCOA) has received a $7.9 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to bolster its work enrolling Medicare-eligible seniors and people with disabilities who have limited incomes and resources in…
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Chuck and Me
Source: Irish Times
Former DCU president Danny O'Hare on Chuck Feeney, the Irish university's greatest benefactor Excerpt: One of the people who can deservedly pat themselves on the back for what DCU accomplished in its first 25 years is a man who is the least likely to actually…
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Crumbling walls, damp bedrooms: poverty in Celtic Tiger Ireland
Source: Irish Times
Excerpt: A €15 million initiative funded by Irish-American philanthropist Chuck Feeney aims to help one of Ireland's most deprived areas by integrating public and private efforts to improve people's lives. Kitty Holland reports click here for more: http://www.ireland.com/today.htm (subscription required)
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Our Rights, Our Future: Human Rights-Based Approaches in Ireland
Source: International Human Rights Network
Amnesty International (Irish Section) commissioned the International Human Rights Network to provide this framework document that would outline the internationally agreed core minimum principles for human rights based approaches, and examine them in an Irish context. Amnesty International anticipates that this document will be of…
Resource type: Research Report
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What is Strategic Learning
Source: The Evaluation Exchange
and How Do You Develop an Organizational Culture that Encourages It? The Evaluation Exchange Volume XI, No. 2, Summer 2005 Issue Topic: Evaluation Methodology Ask the Expert John A. Healy, Director of Strategic Learning and Evaluation at The Atlantic Philanthropies, shares ways to position learning…
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Higher Achievement Program Named Winner of The Washington Post 2005 Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management
Source: Center for Nonprofit Advancement
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT Rick Rose, Director of Communications EMAIL rickr@nonprofitadvancement.org SUBJECT Higher Achievement Program Named Winner of The Washington Post 2005 Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management Washington, D.C. - The Center for Nonprofit Advancement, formerly the Washington Council of Agencies, announced today that Higher…
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