Results List
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Brick-by-Brick – Investing in Capital Projects for Social Change
Source: Gara LaMarche
The business of making social change often has to start from the ground up. Sometimes literally! Since its inception, The Atlantic Philanthropies has invested over $1.5 billion in a number of capital projects to build the infrastructure that enables health to be advanced, children and…
Resource type: News
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Human Rights update
Source: Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) News Bulletin
Christmas good news storiesAs the year draws to a close, we’d like to share two recent good news stories that involve ICI clients.1) A client, a migrant woman who experienced domestic violence, was granted a renewal of her residency status on an independent basis this…
Resource type: News
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Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education: High Impact Strategies for Philanthropy
Source: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
This report looks at how philanthropy can be more effective at helping to reform and improve our nation’s school systems. Every year, foundations provide billions in grants for education. Yet, our education system is in crisis: American schoolchildren – especially those from vulnerable communities - remain trapped in…
Resource type: Research Report
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Integrating Youth Services
Source: Stanford Social Innovation Review
By Sam Scott. Al and Marshae Rivera keep their home stocked with candy—all the better to stop their kids from venturing out to buy some themselves. No one knows better than they do that in East Oakland, Calif., even short trips can turn violent. Their…
Resource type: News
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Preschool raises morality levels, says study
Source: The Irish Times
RONAN McGREEVYCHILDREN WHO have the benefit of preschool are less likely to lie, cheat or steal as adults, a conference was told yesterday.US educator Dr Larry Schweinhart, who pioneered a long-term longitudinal study into the benefits of early childhood education, said it was an accepted…
Resource type: News
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Influencing Policy at All Levels of Government
Source: Insight Magazine
By Gara LaMarcheNot too many years ago, it was a hard sell to convince most foundations that involvement in public policy, and particularly the support of advocacy, was an essential element of carrying out their philanthropic mission, whatever that happened to be. Many had concerns…
Resource type: News
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Reasons for Optimism on Immigration and Progressive Reform
In October 2010, award-winning journalist Bill Moyers moderated a discussion between Gara LaMarche, President of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director of the Campaign for Community Change about the road ahead for progressives in the current political climate, and the connection between philanthropy…
Resource type: Video
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Viet Nam Injury Prevention Partnership at the 2010 Safety World Conference - London
Source: Viet Nam Injury Prevention Partnership
London, England - The Safety 2010 World Conference which took place on 21-24th September, showcased many contributions from the Viet Nam Injury Prevention Partnership, an informal group of collaborators and stakeholders addressing injury prevention in Viet Nam. The Goal of the Conference The Conference aimed…
Resource type: News
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National Consumer Organization Expands its Commitment to Quality Long-Term Care Through New Three-Year Project
Source: CNBC
WASHINGTON, Sept 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care (formerly NCCNHR), also known as the Consumer Voice, announces the launch of a major project, Consumers for Quality Care, No Matter Where, funded through a three-year grant by The…
Resource type: News
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Secrecy Bill open to future abuse
Source: Mail & Guardian
FARANAAZ PARKER Civil society organisations on Wednesday warned that repressive laws, such as the proposed Protection of Information Bill (POI) would come back to haunt the state further down the line. "A Bill, once it's passed into law, does not stay in the statute books…
Resource type: News