Communities Invited to Protect Nature
Sunday 23, August 2026

Communities Invited to Protect Nature

Communities are being invited to apply for our 2026 Biodiversity Grants. Your chance to join 300 communities already taking action to protect plants, wildlife and habitats before it's too late.
Partners of the 2026 Business to Arts Awards gather in an artists studio. Six representatives are around a work desk or space.
Monday 14, September 2026

Celebrating Philanthropy and the Arts

Community Foundation Ireland joins the celebrations at the 2026 Business to Arts Awards. The Foundation is a proud partner of the awards promoting how strategic philanthropy can partner with artists to advance equality, strengthen communities and protect climate and nature.
A group of three children playing with an electronic toy with their backs to the camera. The children attend a project by a partner of Community Foundation Ireland.
Wednesday 9, September 2026

The Compelling Case for a Children’s Budget

Reflections of the latest Poverty, Income Inequality and Living Standards Research in partnership with the Economic and Social Research Institute.
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Monday 7, September 2026

Sharp Rise in Child Poverty

The latest research from a strategic partnership between the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and Community Foundation Ireland shows rise in children living in households below the poverty line.
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Tuesday 25, August 2026

International Community Foundation Leaders In Dublin

Thirty community foundation leaders from around the world are gathering in Dublin and Belfast (25th-28th August 2026) to explore how strategic philanthropy can help communities respond to social, economic, technological and environmental change.
A cross section of a standing audience, they are applauding.
Tuesday 25, August 2026

One Model, Many Contexts

Community foundations share a model built on generosity, local knowledge and long-term commitment. As leaders from Europe, North America and beyond gather in Dublin (25th-27th August 2026), Denise Charlton reflects on how that model can continue to evolve, mobilise strategic philanthropy and help communities shape their own futures.
LISTEN: Your Questions on Strategic Philanthropy Answered
Saturday 15, August 2026

LISTEN: Your Questions on Strategic Philanthropy Answered

Is Ireland entering a new era of giving? In a Think Business Podcast, our Chief Executive Denise Charlton explores how philanthropy in Ireland is evolving and what this could mean for communities, equality and environmental action.
Under a blue sky, a view of a sensory garden in County Mayo. A foreground of natural gravel has plants breaking through, leading back to flowering plants with trees in the background.
Thursday 23, July 2026

Reflections from Mary Robinson Climate Conference 2026

Ailbhe McEntee from our grants and donor care team shares her reflections on an informative and thought-provoking two days in Ballina, with a focus firmly on planet.
Ocean Classroom: Saving Mayo’s Dolphins
Tuesday 21, July 2026

Ocean Classroom: Saving Mayo’s Dolphins

Saving dolphins, whales and porpoises along the west coast through creating awareness, education and boosting resources. See how our strategic philanthropy supports work on planet.
A woman in a blue scarf and business attire. Denise Charlton is facing the camera and smiling.
Thursday 16, July 2026

Ireland Rejects Sex For Rent

As new laws are passed, Denise Charlton reflects both on the role of strategic philanthropy in the campaign as well as the next steps needed to end exploitation.

Aerial photo of the Burren, Co Clare. A limestone landscape with plant life emerging from crevices is set against a backdrop of distant mountains - under a cloudy sky.
Wednesday 1, July 2026

Rallying Call for Climate Philanthropy

As extreme weather hits close to home, Moninne Griffith examines the important and strategic role of climate philanthropy.
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