Results List
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The Atlantic Philanthropies: Northern Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
[caption id="attachment_80715" align="alignright" width="450"] Jean Brown (left) and Renee Crawford, longtime leaders of Suffolk Lenadoon Interface Group, have worked together for over 20 years to forge a better life for their community. Photo: Richard Wade[/caption] This book tells the story of how The Atlantic Philanthropies’ investment…
Resource type: Research Report
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Audacious Philanthropy
Source: Harvard Business Review
"Audacious philanthropy" can save lives. One example is The Atlantic Philanthropies' push for a helmet law in Viet Nam.
Resource type: News
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€6.6bn Later ... Atlantic Philanthropies Holds Final Irish Board Meeting
Source: The Irish Times
Taoiseach praises organisation for its contribution to NI peace, education, healthcare By Colm Keena [caption id="attachment_80045" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A file image of Charles F. ‘Chuck’ Feeney, founder of Atlantic Philanthropies, before he was conferred an Honorary Degree jointly by the Universities of Ireland North and South…
Resource type: News
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The International Dimension of the Palliative Medicine Fellowship Programme
Source: Max Watson
How can fellowships in palliative care improve end of life care in rural communities? This report describes the experience of working with a fellow from Nepal as part of a global palliative care fellowship designed to create palliative care leaders with both the academic and…
Resource type: Case Study
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From Alpha to Omega: Choices and Challenges of Limited Life Philanthropy
Source: The Center for Effective Philanthropy
By Joanne Florino Many thanks to the Center for Effective Philanthropy for a thoughtfully structured and informative research report on the why and how of limited life foundations. Any foundation donor and/or board considering an option other than perpetuity will be well served by a…
Resource type: News
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Advancing Children’s Rights Through Advocacy in Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Between 2004 and 2012, Atlantic invested $28 million to support the work of groups in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland advocating for policies and programs meant to advance the rights of children. As discussed in this summary, the work had three key objectives:…
Resource type: Research Report
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More On Time, Value, and Time Limits
Source: Intrepid Philanthropist
By Tony Proscio A while ago, we collected some thoughts from careful observers of philanthropy — people who either make decisions about how to use charitable wealth or advise those who do — on the value of time-limited giving. Specifically, we asked: Under what conditions…
Resource type: News
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Indigenous Leader to Direct Prestigious Social Equity Program
Source: The University of Melbourne
[caption id="attachment_79793" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Mr Glanville's appointment was announced following Wominjeka, a Welcome to Country conducted early in the 2017 academic year.[/caption] Jason Glanville has been appointed as the foundation Program Director for the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity. The Atlantic Philanthropies launched the Atlantic Fellows…
Resource type: News
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Why More and More Philanthropies Are Choosing to Put Themselves Out of Business
Source: Fast Company
The limited-life foundation–where big donors pledge to spend all their money in a certain short period of time–offers the potential for a bigger immediate impact at the expense of longevity.
Resource type: News
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Health and Wellbeing: Active Ageing for Older Adults in Ireland
Source: The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
Evidence from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing People aged 54 and older in Ireland continue to make substantial contributions to their families and the communities in which they live, according to the third report of results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).…
Resource type: Research Report
