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The Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), acting on behalf of Dr. Lydia Foy, successfully challenged the Irish Government's refusal to allow transgendered people to alter their birth certificates to accurately reflect their new identities. Learn more at http://atlanticphilanthropies.org/design/atlantic/flash/annualreport/index.html The Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC), acting…

Original Source The 2009 ASA-NCOA Aging in America Conference devoted a full day on March 16th to a National Forum on Civic Engagement, which presented best practices in civic engagement inspired by the 2006-2007 winter issue of ASA’s journalGenerations, Civic Engagement in Later Life. A…

There’s no shortage of conflict and division in today’s society. The political polarization in the United States. The protracted war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza igniting a wider regional conflict. The violence, economic hardship, and climate change—deepening historic divisions, fueling inequality, and displacing millions.…

Bláithín Ní Chatháin, Historical researcher and oral historian, Atlantic Philanthropies Archival Project ‘Amplifying change: A history of the Atlantic Philanthropies on the island of Ireland’ is a collaborative project between the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) based in Dublin and the Division of Rare and Manuscript…

There's no shortage of conflict and division in today's society. The political polarization in the United States. The protracted war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza igniting a wider regional conflict. The violence, economic hardship, and climate change—deepening historic divisions, fueling inequality, and displacing millions.…

As the COVID-19 pandemic continued into 2021, extending and intensifying its reach into communities, particularly in the global South, a number of concerned Atlantic Fellows came together to discuss the issue of the unequal availability of vaccines to certain populations.  After a number of discussions…

[caption id="attachment_83351" align="aligncenter" width="361"] Atlantic Fellows at the Atlantic Institute.[/caption] September 14, 2021 Dear Friends, One year ago today, Chuck Feeney signed the documents to dissolve the 38-year-old Atlantic Foundation that he founded to distribute his entire business fortune to improve the lives of others. …

As The Atlantic Philanthropies began the final phases of closure, management knew that, as the largest limited life foundation to spend down its assets, it would be a model for the philanthropic sector, particularly to other foundations interested in the concept of limited life or…

This study shows how philanthropy, civil society organizations and government can work together to effectively build capacity and enhance policy and service delivery. It also offers lessons for philanthropies and government drawn from the successes and failures of Atlantic’s and the Irish Government’s co-investments. Authors Richard…

[caption id="attachment_80972" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Twenty-nine advocates, organizers and artists selected from across the U.S. and South Africa will work to tackle anti-Black racism and white supremacy. Photo: Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity[/caption] NEW YORK, NY — The Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity (AFRE) named its…