Results List
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Prince Quietly Helped Launch a Coding Program for Inner City Youth
Source: Quartz
[caption id="attachment_77167" align="aligncenter" width="554"] Prince at the #YesWeCode Launch -- 20th Anniversary Essence Music Festival, July 4th, 2014. Photo: #YesWeCode[/caption] By Olivia Goldhill Though many would say Prince changed the world through his music, the artist also took a hands-on approach to changing the world…
Resource type: News
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After Spring Valley: Making Schools Safe and Supportive
Source: Tasha Tucker, Associate Programme Executive, Racial Equity at The Atlantic Philanthropies.
[caption id="attachment_54151" align="alignright" width="300"] The video shows a South Carolina school officer grabbing a high school student from her chair, knocking her to the floor and dragging her across the classroom.[/caption] As a native of South Carolina, I watched with complete horror and sadness the…
Resource type: News
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Shared Education Researcher Awarded Prestigious UNESCO Chair
Source: Queen's University Belfast
Professor Joanne Hughes will be awarded a prestigious UNESCO Chair in ‘Globalizing a Shared Education Model for Improving Relations in Divided Societies’. One of UNESCO's major roles in the UN system is to build capacity in developing countries and regions emerging from conflict. The Chair…
Resource type: News
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Say Hello to the Civic Participation Action Fund
Source: Civic Participation Action Fund
With important social justice movements around the nation gaining momentum, committed advocacy and voter engagement is critical. To continue Atlantic's support for policy change in the United States beyond our limited life, Atlantic has established a new, independent Washington, D.C.-based organization, the Civic Participation Action Fund…
Resource type: Video
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Stephen McConnell on the Civic Participation Action Fund
Source: Civic Participation Action Fund (CPAF)
Stephen McConnell, Atlantic’s former U.S. Country Director, discusses the Civic Participation Action Fund (CPAF), a new, independent Washington, D.C.-based organization established with Atlantic's support. With important social justice movements around the nation gaining momentum, committed advocacy and voter engagement is critical. McConnell describes how the organization…
Resource type: Video
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Our Work in Northern Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Between 1991 and 2014, Atlantic invested over $554 million (£340 million) in Northern Ireland to help build a sustainable and just peace, reconcile deeply divided communities, challenge segregation in primary and secondary education, reshape higher education, ensure quality services for those most in need, strengthen…
Resource type: Video
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Bridging the Gap between Oakland and Silicon Valley
Source: MSNBC
Oakland and Silicon Valley are geographically close to one another, yet few Oakland students end up working for Silicon Valley tech companies. How can we bridge this divide? MSNBC’s Touré took his afternoon show The Cycle to Oakland for a live special aimed at connecting young people…
Resource type: Video
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Ireland Has 'Fastest Rising Need' for Palliative Care in Europe
Source: The Irish Times
Rapidly-ageing Irish population behind trend, new study suggestsIncreases in funding will be needed to cater for the increase in deaths from cancer, dementia and neurodegenerative diseases according to new research. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish TimesBy Paul CullenIreland has the fastest rising need for palliative care…
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Join the Global Implementation Conference in Dublin This May
Source: Global Implementation Initiative
The Global Implementation Conference (GIC) is taking place in Dublin in May 2015, the first time it has taken place outside of the United States. Early bird registration is now open until the 27th of March. The Conference will provide a unique opportunity for Europe…
Resource type: News
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Linked Learning: Connecting the Classroom to Careers
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
How do you help students in underserved communities graduate high school, attend college and position them for successful and fulfilling careers? Naomi Post, Head of U.S. Community-Based Programs at The Atlantic Philanthropies, discusses the foundation's major investment to expand Oakland Unified School District's Linked Learning…
Resource type: Video