Results List
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Study Examines Civic Engagement Among Teach for America Graduates
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
Teach for America is an Atlantic grantee. While Teach for America has managed to recruit thousands of recent college graduates to commit to teach in the nation's most troubled schools for two years, their dedication does not necessarily extend to other areas of society, a…
Resource type: News
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Increasing the Civic Engagement of Third Age Health Professionals
Source: American Health Initiatives
Taking Action From its inception AHI has worked to build a sustainable platform for public dialogue about a quality system in which every American is assured equitable and affordable access to basic health care. To do that we designed and successfully tested two central platform…
Resource type: News
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Creative Expression and Engagement Within the Older Community
Entering Cregagh Community Centre in Belfast, one could be forgiven for assuming that this facility would offer little more than typical leisure activities to its older citizens. However, 12 men and women, all over age 65 and from different backgrounds, came together for an engaging,…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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ASA's Civic Engagement Program
Source: American Society on Aging
The American Society of Aging has received a three year grant by The Atlantic Philanthropies to explore the developing area of civic engagement by older adults. For more information click here: http://www.asaging.org/civiceng/index.cfm
Resource type: News
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Investing in Effective Approaches to Civic Engagement: An Evaluation Research Project with the Civic Participation Action Fund
Source: Margaret Post and Marti Frank
Commissioned by the Civic Participation Action Fund (CPAF), this research investigated how 501(c)(4) organizations build and sustain capacity through issue and candidate campaigns. Case studies of three grassroots organizations explain how capacities were built, the extent to which campaigns supported their development, and the conditions…
Resource type: Research Report
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Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable
$700,000
Resource type: Grantee
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Cuban Americans for Engagement
$25,000
Resource type: Grantee
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Citizen Engagement Laboratory
$450,000
Resource type: Grantee
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PACE – Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
$400,000
Resource type: Grantee
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AoA Expands Volunteer Opportunities for Older Americans
Source: The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Administration on Aging (Release)
The National Council on Aging is an Atlantic grantee. WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Administration on Aging issued the following news release: Acting Assistant Secretary for Aging Edwin L. Walker today announced that 19 awards have been made…
Resource type: News
