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.

Ageing Ireland: Why Partnership Matters
Tuesday 22, September 2026

Ageing Ireland: Why Partnership Matters

Partnership is central to ensure positive ageing in a changing Ireland. Denise Charlton reflects on latest research, the need for partnership and the key role which can be played by strategic philanthropy.

Three older people at a drawing class, two women with a man at the centre are looking and amending a drawing. The scenic drawing is on the right of the photo. They are looking at it and amending it.
Tuesday 22, September 2026

Is Government Honouring Commitments to Older People?

Taking Stock 2026 represents the latest findings the Alliance of Age Sector NGOs developed in partnership with strategic philanthropy.

A group of six people with a harbour in the background under a blue sky. They are representatives of the partners delivering BoatHub, an accessible boating service.
Monday 21, September 2026

BoatHub: A Strategic Partnership Make The Sea Accessible For All

The sea should be for everyone. A vision and belief behind BoatHub, a strategic partnership with Green Kite, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and the Community Foundation which is delivering accessible boating for people with disabilities.

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.

A photo of hands note-taking at a desk. You can see three hands, two of which are holding pens writing into note pads. This is from a conference environment.
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.

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