Results List
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2013 Annual Letter
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
This letter from Atlantic’s President and CEO, Christopher G. Oechsli, highlights some examples of what Atlantic’s grantmaking has achieved, lessons it has learned, and celebrates Chuck Feeney’s “think big” philosophy which has enabled all the foundation has done.
Resource type: Annual Report
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Caroline’s Story: How Early Literacy Programme Helped Her Children
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
At Storysacks® classes, parents learn how to make reading fun and instil a love of books in their children. Storysacks is a language and literacy development programme facilitated by youngballymun, an organisation that is working to improve learning and physical and mental well-being for children…
Resource type: Video
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Shared Education Improves Learning in Northern Ireland
Sharing education involves two or more schools from different community backgrounds working together to share expertise, classes, facilities and teachers. Northern Ireland is a deeply divided society and the education system reflects the level of separation between Protestant and Catholic communities. More than 90 per…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Striking the Rights Chord: Perspectives on Advancement from Human Rights Organisations in South Africa
Source: Inyathelo: The South African Institute for Advancement
When a major funder exits a field, its absence can sometimes prove extremely challenging to the civil society organisations it has supported. As a limited life foundation, The Atlantic Philanthropies are supporting projects to contribute to a growing body of knowledge that positions nonprofit organisations…
Resource type: Research Report
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A New Story About Later Life: The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Effort to Expand Civic Engagement Among Older Americans
Source: Tony Proscio, Duke Sanford School of Public Policy
A nearly decade-long effort by The Atlantic Philanthropies to promote Civic Engagement of Older Adults — a new field dedicated to developing programmes and policies to provide greater opportunities to work, learn and volunteer after age 60 — yielded six broad lessons, according to this report. The $120 million…
Resource type: Research Report
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Programme to Support Palliative and Hospice Care in the Republic of Ireland: Final Report
Source: Trinity College Dublin
Investment in end-of-life care has made Ireland a world leader in advancing palliative and hospice care but regional inequities persist, according to an evaluation by Professor Mary McCarron and colleagues at Trinity College Dublin. The evaluation examined The Atlantic Philanthropies’ End of Life programme –…
Resource type: Evaluation
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School-Based Health Centers in an Era of Health Care Reform: Building on History
Source: The University of California, San Francisco, Department of Family Health Care Nursing
School-based health centres (SBHCs) play an important role in improving the health and well-being of youth, according to an article in Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care Journal prepared by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, Department of Family Health Care Nursing.…
Resource type: Research Report
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Out of School and “On the Wall”
Source: Columbia University School of Social Work
A Qualitative Look into the Lives of Unemployed Young Black Bermudian Men and the Gender Gap in Educational Attainment Black Bermudian boys are getting kicked out of school at an alarming rate. Reversing this trend will require better community and classroom support for these boys,…
Resource type: Research Report
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Business in the Community’s Time to Read Pupil Mentoring Programme
Source: Queen's University Belfast
A programme in Northern Ireland to improve children’s reading skills showed positive effects in reading outcomes, according to a 2009-2010 evaluation by the Centre for Effective Education, Queen’s University Belfast. The randomised controlled trial examined the Time to Read programme, which targets children in primary…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament
Source: Age Sector Platform
The annual Northern Ireland Pensioners Parliament, launched in 2011, allows older people from across Northern Ireland to have their say on the issues that matter to them. 2013 marks the third year of the Parliament, which is organised by Age Sector Platform. > Learn more…
Resource type: Video