Results List
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Programme Seeks to Aid Disadvantaged Children in Republic of Ireland
A project to help disadvantaged children in three communities in Ireland will gather evidence about what works and what does not and apply that knowledge to future programmes, said John R. Healy, former Chief Executive, The Atlantic Philanthropies, in this speech in Dublin announcing the…
Resource type: Speech
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Trends and Recent Estimates of Contraceptive Use Among U.S. Teens
Source: Child Trends
In the U.S., teen females are using more effective hormonal and barrier methods to prevent pregnancy. At the same time, Hispanic teens initiate sex at a younger age and show lower levels of contraceptive use, putting them at greater risk of unintended pregnancy and childbearing or…
Resource type: Research Report
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2006 Annual Report
The 2006 Annual Report tells the story of The Atlantic Philanthropies and its “Giving While Living” philosophy. The outstanding work of our grantees is the highlight of this report.
Resource type: Annual Report
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2005 Annual Report
This 2005 Report describes The Atlantic Philanthropies’ mission, objectives and scope of work in our four programme areas and seven geographies. There are short features on several grantees.
Resource type: Annual Report
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Not In My Back Yard - A Look At The Undocumented In Ireland
Source: Irish Examiner
By Aisling Ryan Saint Patrick's Day brought the usual bowl of Shamrock from Ireland, to the White House this year. But despite the festive mood on March 17, the Irish delegation was focused on developments in the immigration debate, as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepared…
Resource type: News
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Helping to find dignity, in death
Source: Irish Times
Summary Dedicated care for people at the end of their lives is just as important as the medical care patients receive at any other stage of their lives. The Newgrange Process, for example, a pioneering project at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, has…
Resource type: News
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ITNAmerica Awarded $3.45 Million Grant for National Development
Source: ITNAmerica
ITNAmerica Awarded $3.45 Million Grant for National Development. 90 Bridge Street Westbrook, Maine 04092. Westbrook- ITNAmerica, the national non-profit organization with a mission to support the replication of Greater Portland's Independent Transportation Network® (ITN), will receive a $3.45 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to…
Resource type: News
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Could you survive doing business in the dragons' den?
Source: Irish Times
By Gráinne Faller Transition-year students at Coláiste DhÚlaigh in Coolock, Dublin are hard at work on their own businesses created through a pilot programme called Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship. Click here to read the full article (subscription required): Irish Times
Resource type: News
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ASP Receives $4.5 Million Grant to Support Second Phase of T. Franklin Williams Scholars Program
Source: Association of Specialty Professors (ASP)
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),…
Resource type: News
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Filling the Void
Source: Fast Company
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…
Resource type: News
