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Recovering Unclaimed Benefits for Older Adults in the United States and Northern Ireland
Buddy Beckley of Baldwin County, Alabama. Photo: NCOA At age 66, Buddy Beckley of Baldwin County, Alabama, was in a desperate financial situation. He faced being locked out of his home – a trailer – because he owed back rent. After paying for Medicare premiums…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Troubles Linked to Mental Illness
Source: Irish Times
People affected by traumatic episodes in the Northern Ireland Troubles are showing signs of mental illness decades after the events, a new study has revealed.A helicopter flies over the British army watchtower in Crossmaglen which became a symbol of the Troubles. Photograph: John Giles/PA WireResearchers…
Resource type: News
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Four Successful Innovators Earn UCSF’s Highest Honor
Source: University of California, San Francisco
By Leland Kim on April 3, 2012Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, will bestow the University’s highest honor to four internationally renowned innovators and leaders for outstanding contributions in areas associated with UCSF’s mission to advance health worldwide.She will present the UCSF Medal at the 2012 Founder’s Day banquet to…
Resource type: News
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Average of Five Students Arrested Per Day at City Schools Last Fall
Source: Gotham Schools
Students and advocates rally at police headquarters after the release of data on arrests and police incidents at city schools. Photo: Gotham SchoolsBy Rachel CromidasPolice officers arrested more students and handed out more tickets in schools as the school year got underway, according to new…
Resource type: News
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Early Years Media Initiative for Children: Playing the Same Game
Early Years, an Atlantic grantee, is a non-profit organisation that promotes high quality childcare for children aged 0 - 12 and their families. As part of its work, Early Years and the Peace Initiatives Institute created a programme aimed at children aged 3-4 years old…
Resource type: Video
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Name Human Rights Advocate Martin O’Brien Senior Vice President for Programmes
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Atlantic Philanthropies have announced the appointment of Martin O’Brien, a renowned human rights activist, as Senior Vice President for Programmes, effective immediately. O’Brien has served as Atlantic's Country Director for Northern Ireland since 2010 and Director of its global Reconciliation & Human Rights Programme…
Resource type: News
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A bridge across the River Foyle
Source: TES Connect
By Meabh RitchieReligious feeling runs high on the two sides of Derry, but Northern Ireland’s Sharing Education Programme sees Catholic and Protestant pupils working together, reports Meabh Ritchie It may be early summer, but sheets of rain are slicing the landscape in two and colliding…
Resource type: News
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Philanthropy On Trial
Source: Council on Foundations
The Defendant: Philanthropy at large. The Charge: Not fulfilling its mission of advancing the common good.The Sentence if Found Guilty: Loss of specialized tax status.Culminating the conference was Philanthropy on Trial, a courtroom "mockudrama" that sought to answer the question: Is philanthropy meeting its mission of…
Resource type: News
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The billionaire who selflessly and quietly gave it all away
Source: Irish America
by Kristin RomanoCharles “Chuck” Feeney has amassed billions of dollars in wealth. However, he doesn’t own an opulent house, a car or a Rolex. He prefers taking cabs, riding the subway, or just walking when he’s in New York. He flies economy, even on international…
Resource type: News
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Celebrating Irishness: Charles ‘Chuck’ Feeney
Source: The Silver Voice
Charles Feeney was born to a working class family in New Jersey, USA in the early 1930′s. His father’s mother hailed from near Kinawley, in Co Fermanagh, from where she emigrated to the USA.In the 1960′s he co-founded Duty Free Shoppers, which sold luxury goods…
Resource type: News