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“Give where you live” – Rethink Ireland Celebrates Non-Profits Making Positive Change in Limerick

€1.2 million Engage & Educate Fund launch

€2.4 Million Awarded to 14 Organisations Leading Urgent Change For People with Disabilities

€3 million funding boost for 20 initiatives working with people with disabilities across Ireland 

€3 million in Awards Announced for 51 COVID-19 Community Response Projects by Rethink Ireland Innovate Together Fund

€3M ‘HeadStart’ given to 10 Irish non-profits for innovative youth mental health programmes

€5 million announced for social innovation non-profits acting in response to the covid 19 crisis

€600,000 fund launched to help services which support children and young people enhance their use of technology

€650,000 Fund Announced for Critical Social Innovation in the Midwest

€660,000 Urban Uplift Fund Opens for Disadvantaged Communities in Dublin

200 Billboards Nationwide To Feature Imelda May Poem As Opinion Poll Shows Majority of Irish People Believe More Progress Needs To Be Made On Equality Issues

A €72 million fund for social innovation and almost 1,000 people now employed due to innovations backed by Rethink Ireland since 2016

Breaking Barriers and Building Futures for Women in Ireland: New Mná na hÉireann, Women Of Ireland Empowerment Fund

Call for New Donors as €5.5 Million Innovate Together Fund Reopens for Applications

Covid-19 (coronavirus) update

Creating a Brighter Future for People Living with Disability

Eight high-impact social enterprises awarded funding by Rethink Ireland to respond to urgent societal needs

Exceptional impact of Social Enterprise Development Fund marked with open call for 2023 applications

Five non-profit organisations receive ‘Mná na hÉireann’ funding to support women experiencing multiple forms of disadvantage and discrimination

Four pioneering non-profit organisations funded to deliver green and digital skills to tackle youth unemployment in Dublin

From the Foundation of the State to Youth Mental Health, Philanthropy Remains Core to Our Nationhood: Rethink Ireland welcomes the new National Philanthropy Policy

HSE support HeadStart Fund with a €1.5M investment, creating a €3M Youth Mental Health Fund in Ireland

Ireland Welcomes a New Mná na hÉireann – Women of Ireland Fund

Minister Humphreys joins Rethink Ireland and Google.org in seeking bright sparks to lead rural Ireland’s recovery

National Competence Centre for Social Innovation to be established in Ireland

National Philanthropy Policy – Draft for Public Consultation

New €1M Fund dedicated to upskilling young people in Ireland launched in partnership with TikTok

New €3m Fund launches to enhance the lives of people with disabilities

Ornua partner with Rethink Ireland to announce €200,000 ‘Glas Communities Fund’

Over 1,000 people with disabilities supported on the pathway to employment

Projects Supporting Women, Travellers, and Migrants Among Eleven Awardees of The €10 Million Equality Fund at Rethink Ireland

Record Funding of €5.6 million by Rethink Ireland from Innovate Together 2020 COVID Fund

Record-breaking €10M Fund Rewards Projects Improving Lives for Young People In Ireland

Report highlights the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s economic mobility

Rethink Ireland and Mason Hayes & Curran announce Awardees of €1.2m Engage & Educate Fund

Rethink Ireland and Ornua award €200,000 to organisations building green sustainable communities in Ireland

Rethink Ireland announces €600,000 Rural Recovery Fund Awardees

Rethink Ireland announces €650,000 in funding for innovative not-for-profit organisations in the Midwest

Rethink Ireland announces the nine successful Awardees of its Children and Youth Digital Solutions Fund

Rethink Ireland appoints DAA CEO, Dalton Philips, as Chair of Board of Directors

Rethink Ireland calls for employers to embrace diverse workplaces on UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Rethink Ireland elects new Chair of the Board and appoints new Board members to lead positive change fuelled by social innovation

Rethink Ireland extends employment fund for women by €400,000

Rethink Ireland Launch “Freedom From Fear” Fund with Proclamation To End Violence Against Women In Ireland

Rethink Ireland opens €750,000 Fund for Munster Communities

Rethink Ireland welcomes €40 million support package for charity sector

Rethink Ireland welcomes the launch of national strategy on social enterprise

Rethink Ireland’s €750,000 Impact Fund for Munster Awardees to support physical and mental well-being in the region

Sports organisations provide lifeline to over 26,000 people and launch 109 programmes around Ireland during Covid-19 pandemic

Striving to make an impact that matters – An Interview with Melissa Scully, Director at Deloitte Ireland

Support Social This Christmas

The sharp end of inequality – why Ireland needs to get serious about inclusion

The Song Seeking Programme

Three Projects Awarded €200,000 for Sustainable Actions in Cork

Z Zurich Foundation pledge 1.5 million towards the launch of Rethink Ireland’s ‘Headstart Fund’ Fundraising Campaign