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Time was, not too long ago, that sectarian violence ruled Belfast, but in recent years the bombs have largely fallen silent. The more rare outbursts of violence – such as the March killings of two British soldiers ambushed during a pizza delivery – have been…

All healthy institutions must from time to time take a look at what they are doing to see what’s working and what isn’t, to re-examine assumptions in light of changes in the environment – political, social, economic and philanthropic – and make any necessary adjustments.…

AARP is an Atlantic grantee. by Bob Moos Kay Paggi has been the bearer of bad news more times than she cares to remember. The senior-care coordinator has helped hundreds of Dallas families find long-term care for frail parents. Almost always, they think Medicare will…

By Colin Riley (Boston) Boston University's Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW), a national leader in training social workers in competencies related to aging, has received a five-year, $3.1-million extension grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) to continue the institute's trail-blazing efforts to prepare the…

By Ben Eyre Publicity shy multi-billion-dollar philanthropist Chuck Feeney has featured in a documentary on Irish television to inspire ‘giving while living’. In ‘Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story’, Feeney talked about how he made and then anonymously gave away a multi-billion-dollar fortune, including $1.2…

Center supports programs that give participants choice and control over their home and community-based services and supports BOSTON—The Boston College Graduate School of Social Work launched a new technical assistance center that offers states the tools they need to implement a wide variety of participant-directed long-term care…

BOSTON, MA (April 6, 2009) The Boston College Graduate School of Social Work today launched a new technical assistance center that offers states the tools they need to implement a wide variety of participant-directed long-term care programs. The National Resource Center for Participant-Directed Services is…

Notwithstanding successful efforts by some colleges and universities to create lifelong learning programs for adults age 55 and older, many institutions remain stuck in outmoded, one-dimensional views of this cohort, a new report from the American Council on Education finds. Funded by the MetLife Foundation, the report, Mapping New…

Keynote speech by Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies, given at the Annual Conference of Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.  This is an extraordinary moment to gather and reflect, as we have planned to do…

by Catherine Gewertz Under enormous pressure to prepare students for a successful future-and fearful that standard school hours don't offer enough time to do so-educators, policymakers, and community activists are adding more learning time to children's lives. This issue is hot right now, said Bela…