Results List
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Making a Difference in the Lives of People with Disabilities: Capturing the Learning from Funding on the Island of Ireland
Source: Morrow Gilchrist Associates
The Atlantic Philanthropies’ investments on behalf of people with disabilities living on the island of Ireland helped advance their rights and achieve community inclusion and participation, according to this evaluation by Morrow Gilchrist Associates. Atlantic’s strategy was informed by the need to implement and interpret…
Resource type: Research Report
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What Does Collaborative Donor Practice Look Like?
Source: Resourcing Philanthropy
By Gillian Mitchell, Gabrielle Ritchie and Melanie Judge Collaboration is a non-profit and funding term that is increasingly used to refer to good organisational and donor practice. “Collaboration teaches us to leave our strategies at the door and to come together collectively to decide what’s best…
Resource type: News
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Here’s Why Funders Should Support Advocacy
Source: Gillian Mitchell, Gabrielle Ritchie and Melanie Judge
[caption id="attachment_75843" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Photo: Treatment Action Campaign[/caption] Advocacy is a central mechanism for driving social change. As Mark Heywood, Executive Director of Section 27 says: “Advocacy is not a handful of individuals shouting from the rooftops. It is about effective community education, community mobilisation…
Resource type: News
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Triple P: Positive Parenting Program
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
A free program in Ireland designed to promote more effective parenting is showing consistently positive changes for parents and children alike, according to findings from an independent evaluation. Triple P—the Positive Parenting Program—offers different levels of help depending on parents’ needs. Assistance ranges from tips…
Resource type: Research Report
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Introducing the Social Change Initiative
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Led by our former Atlantic colleagues Martin O’Brien and Padraic Quirk, the Belfast-based Social Change Initiative (SCI) aims to advance human rights and social change, both in Northern Ireland and globally. Bringing together activists, advocates, NGO leaders and funders, SCI will focus on practical, actionable strategies and…
Resource type: Video
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KidsWell: Building a Legacy of Healthy Children
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
KidsWell, a national advocacy campaign, is dedicated to improving health outcomes for children through enhanced access to care. By providing timely health care reform information and coordinating over 30 children's health advocacy organizations, KidsWell is working to increase health insurance coverage for U.S. children and families.…
Resource type: Video
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One Less Thing to Worry About for Mother’s Day
Source: MomsRising
Many families do not know their children may be eligible for free or low cost health care coverage through Medicaid and CHIP, and that it's not too late to enroll. The article below is part of the Connecting Kids to Coverage Blog Carnival at MomsRising, which…
Resource type: News
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‘Now That I Can See, I Want to Play Soccer’
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
A new eye hospital in a poor province in Viet Nam is providing treatment and transforming the lives of patients—young and old—and their doctors. Learn More The Fred Hollows Foundation works to end avoidable blindness and reduce the cost of eye health care in developing…
Resource type: Video
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Gay and Lesbian Refugees in South Africa: ‘We Thought You’d Accept Us’
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and inter-sex Africans seek asylum and refuge in South Africa, where the Constitution promises equal rights. Tolerance and acceptance, however, does not come easily. Find out how gay rights activism has helped challenge and overcome xenophobia and homophobia. Learn More PASSOP…
Resource type: Video
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The New Look of Primary Health Care in Viet Nam
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
In Viet Nam, the building and upgrading of 800 commune health centres mean doctors are able to help 8 million people, mostly in rural areas, have access to quality primary health care close to home. Khanh Hoa Provincial Health Department, Da Nang City Health Department,…
Resource type: Video