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Establishing a National Centre of Gerontology
The development of expert social and rural gerontology in the Republic of Ireland is particularly urgent given the changes that are expected over the coming decades. There are major information deficits in relation to how people age. Older people’s experience of ageing in urban and…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Carey launches new initiative to support philanthropic giving in Ireland
Source: Dept. of Community, Equality & Gaeltacht Affairs
Pat Carey T.D., Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, today (Monday, 21st June 2010) launched a new Government initiative to support philanthropy in Ireland. The key elements of the 5 point plan - which aim to create an enabling environment for planned giving -…
Resource type: News
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Beyond the Games: Reflections from South Africa
Source: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Beginning June 11th, and continuing throughout the World Cup games, representatives from Mott-funded organizations in South Africa will share personal reflections on the nation’s past, present and future by writing brief essays from many of the communities where the matches are scheduled to be played. …
Resource type: News
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New publication highlights programs that have helped young people complete high school, prepared for postsecondary education and
Source: American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF)
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) recently released Success at Every Step: How 23 Programs Support Youth on the Path to College and Beyond. This publication identifies programs that have been proven to help young people successfully complete high school and be prepared for success…
Resource type: News
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More school: Obama would curtail summer vacation
Source: Yahoo News / AP
KIPP and the National Center for Summer Learning are Atlantic grantees. By Libby Quaid, Ap Education Writer WASHINGTON – Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way. Obama says American kids spend too little…
Resource type: News
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Editorial: Lessons for Failing Schools
Source: The New York Times
Original Source KIPP and Harlem Children's Zone are Atlantic grantees. The $100 billion education stimulus package gives Education Secretary Arne Duncan unprecedented leverage to energize the languishing school reform effort. Mr. Duncan has said from the start that he wants the states to transform about…
Resource type: News
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University challenge
Source: Limerick Leader
It took many years of lobbying before Limerick got a third level institution. As UL celebrates 20 years of university status, key figures recall the joy and the struggle. Anne Sheridan reports. 28 May 2009 ON THURSDAY, June 1, 1989, the University of Limerick bill…
Resource type: News
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The Conference Board Launches YourBrainatWork.org in Time for Brain Awareness Week
Source: The Conference Board
NEW YORK, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Right on time for Brain Awareness Week beginning today, The Conference Board, the global business research and membership organization, and the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives announced the launch of YourBrainatWork.org, a new, publicly accessible, interactive, online tool which…
Resource type: News
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Taking Account of Race: A Philanthropic Imperative
Source: Gara LaMarche
President Obama’s election has unquestionably transformed discussions of race in the United States. At the recent Black Entertainment Television Honors Awards, Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina declared that now that an African-American man holds the most powerful position in the world, “Every child has…
Resource type: News
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East Meets West helps Da Nang's disabled
Source: Vietnamese News Agency (VNA)
The US-based organisation East Meets West (EMW) is to assist central Da Nang city in the implementation of a 480,000 USD project to help improve the quality of life for the city's disabled residents. An agreement to this effect was signed by EMW officials and…
Resource type: News