Results List
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Media Training Workshops with Frank Sharry
Source: FOMACS
In a series of media spokesperson training workshops, Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice, shared his distinctive style of media engagement with NGOs working for immigration reform in the Republic of Ireland. Sharry has extensive experience lobbying in the U.S. for immigration policy reform, and…
Resource type: Case Study
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Media Training Workshops with Frank Sharry
Source: Counterpoints Arts
In a series of media spokesperson training workshops, Frank Sharry, Executive Director of America's Voice, shared his distinctive style of media engagement with NGOs working for immigration reform in the Republic of Ireland. Sharry has extensive experience lobbying in the U.S. for immigration policy reform,…
Resource type: Video
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STAD: Stop Transphobia and Discrimination
Source: Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI)
Transgender people face elevated levels of violence and discrimination in the Republic of Ireland, according to this report from Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI). The Stop Transphobia and Discrimination (STAD) report, the first of its kind, documents 32 hate incidents, of which 15 were designated…
Resource type: Research Report
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Graduating Seniors Testify to Elev8’s Strengths
Source: LISC Chicago
VIDEO: Graduating high school seniors speak to the value of the Chicago Elev8 program they participated in during middle school. By Gordon Walek Terranisha Douglas, left, and Amber Sims, graduating seniors at Perspectives Academy in Auburn Gresham, say the Elev8 programs they experienced in middle…
Resource type: News
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College Graduates Should Consider Options for Health Insurance
Source: Los Angeles Times
Securing healthcare isn't a priority for Chapman senior Devyn Bisson. "I'm way more preoccupied with how I'm going to make money," she said. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)By Lisa ZamoskyDevyn Bisson is a 22-year-old Orange resident about to graduate from Chapman University with a…
Resource type: News
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Catalysing LGBT Equality and Visibility in Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
From 2004-2013, Atlantic funded four organisations working to improve human rights, visibility, and access to services for LGBT people in the Republic of Ireland. This video looks at a few examples of these grantees' successes, including a landmark 2010 civil partnership law, a scheduled public referendum…
Resource type: Video
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Catalysing LGBT Equality and Visibility in Ireland
Source: Dragonfly Partners
From 2004-2013, The Atlantic Philanthropies provided grant funding to support equality and visibility for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the Republic of Ireland. Atlantic focused its funding on four organisations with the objective of improving LGBT people’s access to rights and services.…
Resource type: Research Report
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How ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Initiative Just Might Save Black Boys
Source: The Root
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="660"] Photo: Thinkstock/The Root[/caption] By Tanya E. Coke By linking education and criminal justice, the initiative could finally address the key problems that are holding back young men. On Thursday, President Obama launched My Brother’s Keeper, a joint initiative of government, philanthropy and…
Resource type: News
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The Atlantic Philanthropies in Bermuda: 1992–2013
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Between 1992–2013, Atlantic invested $28.2 million in Bermuda to strengthen nonprofit organisations that promote civil society, build capacity for advocacy and social change, and advance the practice and strategies of philanthropy. This report tells the story of the impact of Atlantic’s, and our grantees’, work…
Resource type: Research Report
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Celebrating Our Common Journey: CEO Update
Source: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
Pride isn't a term we like to associate with philanthropy. Indeed, it's often considered the worst of the seven deadly sins. But I want to share with you my extraordinary sense of pride recently when the Atlantic Philanthropies staff gathered in New York to reflect…
Resource type: News