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First Minister Rt. Hon Peter D Robinson MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP, MLA today launched a new programme aimed at supporting inter community sharing in disadvantaged and interface areas.The ‘Contested Space Programme’, which has been established in conjunction with the Atlantic Philanthropies,…

Atlantic’s Founding Chairman Charles "Chuck" Feeney became the 59th signatory of the Giving Pledge, an effort conceived by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet to invite the wealthiest individuals and families in America to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. …

The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for professionals in health and aging to receive the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans. The following is an…

The Atlantic Philanthropies is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Sutton as Country Director for the Republic of Ireland.In this role, she will lead the Atlantic team in the Republic of Ireland, overseeing grantmaking under Atlantic’s Ageing, Children & Youth and Reconciliation & Human…

A symposium of philanthropic leadersTo mark the 100th anniversary of the Carnegie Corporation, we asked several philanthropic leaders about the most audacious grants of the past century—and what grants made today will be talked about 100 years hence.—THE EDITORS* * *Ted Turner’s shock announcement in 1997 that he…

The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for professionals in health and aging to receive the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans. The following is an…

Media coverage that followed the release of Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Co-Chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson’s draft proposal earlier this month was, for many, the first public announcement that the fate of their Social Security benefits was even up for debate.  It…

Jeremy Hunt's push for new local TV and online services received a boost today, with the announcement that Bob Geldof's media company Ten Alps is launching The Detail, a Belfast-based news and current affairs website. The Detail will launch in January and is backed by…

By Conor O'Carroll. Last Friday the Government continued its commitment to investing in research with more than EUR296 million to develop infrastructure and research capacity across the higher education sector. With universities and institutes of technology bringing in EUR63 million from private and international competitive…

By SuYin So.  First lady Michelle Obama announced today a match of $45 million and a separate $5 million initiative to support the Social Innovation Fund, a new competitive federal grants program designed to expand high-impact community-based nonprofits. The first lady was joined by grant…