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In November, 2007 the Center sponsored the second in an on-going series of research forums in which after-school practitioners learn from leading scholars about pressing issues in their field. The topic was achieving quality and maximizing outcomes for middle school students who attend after-school programs.…

Chuck Feeney has given most of his vast fortune to charities while steering clear of the limelight. Irish people should follow his lead, writes Colin McCrea, who is a vice-president of his organisation. Unseen and unheard - and that's just the way he wanted it…

On a visit to Ireland last week, I got a glimpse of a compelling example of the power that an organized community can have – “The Older & Bolder Campaign,” a collaborative initiative among five organizations working to improve the quality of life for older…

Marc Freedman has emerged over the past decade as the nonprofit world's most prominent crusader for a movement to reinvent retirement. In his new book, Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life, Mr. Freedman goes a step further: He envisions a…

America's Promise hosts an $8 million start-up to focus on budget and tax polices. Can it help the youth field 'speak to Republicans'? Bunch of liberals. That's how official Washing-ton sees many of the country's major advocates for disadvantaged and at-risk youth. With Republicans controlling…

In early February, around 200 global delegates from the fields of philanthropy and peacebuilding were hosted in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by SCI (Social Change Initiative).  The event was also supported by Community Foundation Northern Ireland, Community Foundation Ireland, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, the International Fund for Ireland, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs,…

According to the Gates Foundation, billionaires need to start giving more of their money away—and not just to elite universities, but to high-impact causes that can change and save the most lives. The Gates Foundation, the world’s richest private foundation, is stepping up its own spending,…

Partnership with Parents (PwP), developed by Barnardos Ireland, is an intensive, home-based, one-to-one parenting support programme for parents with multiple and complex needs. The programme was evaluated over a two-year period, from September 2016 to September 2018, with data spanning a six-year period (2012–2018). The evaluation…

This book tells the story of The Atlantic Philanthropies’ 30 years of grantmaking in the Republic of Ireland — investments totaling $1.3 billion to help breathe life into university research, support major advances in human rights, and underwrite joint efforts with government to improve services…

In "End-Game Evaluation: Building a Legacy of Learning In a Limited-Life Foundation," co-authors Ashleigh Halverstadt and Benjamin Kerman share the emerging hypotheses of The Atlantic Philanthropies and the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation about the opportunities and challenges for evaluation in the limited-life context. The authors argue…