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More integrated schools needed
Integrated education can help create a new common ground in Northern Ireland politics, writes Professor Bernadette Hayes Excerpt: The goal of integrated schools is to foster an understanding of both traditions; by encouraging children to understand their historical and religious differences, it is claimed that…
Author: Irish Times
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NCOA Receives a Major Grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to Enroll Limited Income Beneficiaries in Medicare Part D
Contact: Scott Parkin (202) 479-6975 Scott.Parkin@ncoa.org WASHINGTON, 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…
Author: National Council on the Aging
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Cork Charity Gets €10m for Elderly
Barry Roche, Southern Correspondent Summary: The Atlantic Philanthropies has awarded a grant to St Patrick’s Hospital Ltd for its Marymount Hospice, which cares for terminally ill patients throughout Cork city and county, in the Republic of Ireland. Click here for more: http://www.ireland.com/ (subscribers only)
Author: Irish Times
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ASP Receives $4.5 Million Grant to Support Second Phase of T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program
Atlantic Philanthropies (USA) extends funding to offer awards through 2010 Press Release Contact:Irene S. Sonu Telephone: (202) 861-6900 Email: isonu@im.org The Association of Specialty Professors (ASP) is pleased to announce that it has received a renewal grant of $4.5 million from the Atlantic Philanthropies (USA),…
Author: Association of Specialty Professors (ASP)
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Awards Child Trends $2.2 Million, Four Year Grant
Grant Will Fund Research-to-Results: Improving Policies and Practices for Youth Development THE ATLANTIC PHILANTHROPIES AWARDS CHILD TRENDS $2.2 MILLION, FOUR–YEAR GRANT Grant Will Fund Research-to-Results: Improving Policies and Practices for Youth Development Washington, DC— Child Trends announced today that it will receive a $2.2 million,…
Author: Child Trends
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Winning the War on Ideas
Lessons from America John R. Healy, former Chief Executive Officer of The Atlantic Philanthropies, says trusts in the United Kingdom can learn important lessons from the methods conservative funders in the United States have used to create effective and strategic philanthropy.
Author: Scope Magazine
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Filling the Void
Introducing the 2006 Social Capitalist Award winners–25 entrepreneurs solving the world’s toughest problems with creativity, ingenuity, and passion. Because they can’t stand a vacuum. The entrepreneurial mind abhors a vacuum. Market failures, unmet demand, even the maddening lure of a blank napkin–all beckon as explicit…
Author: Fast Company
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Same-Sex Couple's Lawsuit a Test of Tolerance in Ireland
Tax Case Seeks Marital Recognition Same-Sex Couple’s Lawsuit a Test of Tolerance in Ireland; Tax Case Seeks Marital Recognition. Excerpt: Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan are trying to get the Irish government to recognize their 2003 marriage in Canada. Their legal challenge is essentially…
Author: Boston Globe
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Wanted: Unsung Heroes
Wanted: Unsung heroes Excerpt: The new Purpose Prize is intended to inspire Americans to use their experience for the greater good as they approach retirement, said prize director Jim Emerman. “Our ideal candidates are unsung heroes who are making a social contribution after midlife and…
Author: Dallas Morning News
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Three R's, Studied With a Fourth: Rigor
After-School Program Gains National Notice Three R’s, Studied With a Fourth: Rigor After-School Program Gains National Notice By Jacqueline L. Salmon Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 1, 2005; DZ01 Excerpt: Higher Achievement is launching an ambitious expansion into Alexandria next summer and then into…
Author: Washington Post
