Results List
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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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Reasons for Supplementary Budget for the Republic of Ireland
A supplementary budget for the Republic of Ireland contains tough but necessary measures to set the country on the road to recovery after a difficult recession, said Brian Cowen, Taoiseach for the Republic of Ireland, in this speech. Original Source Ceann Comhairle Yesterday, the Minister…
Resource type: News
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'Safety first' for hi-tech funding
Source: The Australian
THE Liberal National Party is considering redirecting $120 million in Smart State funds away from risky start-ups to hi-technology companies struggling to remain viable, if it wins government. Opposition treasury spokesman Tim Nicholls told The Australian a defensive, risk-averse strategy was necessary as venture capital…
Resource type: News
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Next-Gen Givers
Source: Barrons
Generous Gen-Xers are putting their own spin on charitable giving, combining their desire to achieve with their desire to do good. Original Source By SUZANNE MCGEE THE STORY IN PHILANTHROPY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON is becoming all too familiar. Individuals, foundations and corporations are all scaling…
Resource type: News
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Foundation Joins Effort to Tap Boomer Experience
Source: YourHub.com
by Kate Parmelee In the '60s, Boomers helped change the world. As the first generation of Boomers enters their 60s, will they do it again? National research is showing that as the baby boomer generation ages many want to work, learn and volunteer in ways…
Resource type: News
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Philanthropy 2.0
Source: Worth Magazine
Original Source A year ago, Jean and Steve Case's teenage daughter asked a question that inspired her parents to reassess their entire approach to philanthropy. Steve, one of the cofounders of AOL, had taken her- one of his five children-to mingle with Bill Clinton and…
Resource type: News
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Philanthropy’s Role in Ageing Issues
The Atlantic Philanthropies’ approach to funding in ageing, including its emphasis on advocacy, is outlined in this speech by Gara LaMarche, Atlantic’s President and CEO, at the Annual Meeting of Grantmakers in Aging in San Diego, California in November 2007. When I was asked a…
Resource type: Speech
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The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Grantmaking in the Cancer and Biomedical Fields: 1986-2015
This report summarizes The Atlantic Philanthropies’ investments totaling more than $1 billion between 1986-2015 to advance cancer research around the world. [caption id="attachment_76572" align="alignright" width="450"] Atlantic invested $32 million to help establish the Translational Research Center in Queensland, Australia. Professor Ian Frazer is TRI’s founding…
Resource type: Research Report
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Atlantic Insights: Government Partnerships & Engagement
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
As detailed in this new Atlantic Insights, partnering and engaging with government was a key strategy in the foundation's work to provide people with opportunity, dignity and equity. The volume’s three case studies show how Atlantic engaged with government to help: Keep U.S. students off the…
Resource type: Research Report
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Atlantic Insights: Giving While Living
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Atlantic Insights: Giving While Living explores Founder Charles “Chuck” Feeney’s long-standing belief in “Giving While Living,” the idea that people with wealth should use it during their lifetimes to help others. Download this book to learn about Feeney’s unique story, and to gain insight from other high net worth…
Resource type: Research Report
