Search results for: civil society

By Gara LaMarche Michael Edwards, in his openDemocracy essay " Philanthrocapitalism: after the goldrush" (20 March 2008), raises an important and necessary voice of concern about trends in philanthropy that have received too little scrutiny to date - either because, as is often the case…

Most Bermudians are grateful for the fact that we live in a pluralist, democratic society.We elect successive governments with the support of the majority of the people. We hold those governments to account every five years. We boast a whole chapter on fundamental rights in…

 RTE.ie news interviewed the Immigrant Council of Ireland's Catherine Cosgrave, Senior Solicitor and Nusha Yonkova, Anti-Trafficking Project Coordinator and others on the launch of MIPEX in Ireland.  The Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) research measures the commitment of governments to integration and monitors its translation…

By Sterling K. Speirn.  The election of our first African-American president gave many Americans hope that the United States was ready to make significant and genuine progress in the area of racial equity. Some commentators even suggested that this milestone meant we now live in…

No blanket exclusion of deaf jurors, but state should go further - FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres), which represented deaf woman Joan Clarke, welcomed the ruling of the High Court today quashing a decision of the Galway County Registrar to “excuse” Ms Clarke from jury service.…

Bláithín Ní Chatháin, Historical researcher and oral historian, Atlantic Philanthropies Archival Project ‘Amplifying change: A history of the Atlantic Philanthropies on the island of Ireland’ is a collaborative project between the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) based in Dublin and the Division of Rare and Manuscript…

As The Atlantic Philanthropies began the final phases of closure, management knew that, as the largest limited life foundation to spend down its assets, it would be a model for the philanthropic sector, particularly to other foundations interested in the concept of limited life or…

If you have questions about the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity program, hopefully they've been answered below. Why did Atlantic and its partners launch the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity? What is anti-black racism? Why does it matter? What is the Atlantic Fellows for Racial…

We’re empowering and connecting thousands of dynamic leaders across the globe to realize a better world.

[caption id="attachment_76672" align="alignright" width="300"] Emmett Carson, CEO of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, says foundations that aim to operate indefinitely can peacefully coexist with those that decide to spend all their assets in set period of time. Photo: Edward Caldwell[/caption] By Megan O’Neil PALO ALTO, CALIF.—Defenders…