The Promising Ireland Campaign

Thanks to your generosity, The Worldwide Ireland Funds announce that the Promising Ireland Campaign has overtaken its goal 19 months early.

Photo: Worldwide Ireland Funds’ President and CEO, Kieran McLoughlin, and Chairman of The American Ireland Fund Loretta Brennan Glucksman, announced from the podium at the 2012 New York Gala, that the Promising Ireland campaign total now stands at over $120 million.

The Worldwide Ireland Funds announce Promising Ireland campaign overtakes $100 million goal 19 months early

Milestone announced in front of Ireland’s President Higgins at New York gala to honor Brian T. Moynihan
 
Manhattan, New York, May 3, 2012 – Worldwide Ireland Funds’ President and CEO, Kieran McLoughlin, announced at the 2012 New York Gala that the Promising Ireland campaign – a philanthropic initiative to raise $100 million for charities from among the Funds’ global network in 12 countries by the end of 2013 – had not only reached its goal 19 months ahead of schedule but had also exceeded its target. Mr. McLoughlin revealed that the campaign total now stands at over $120 million.
 
Announcing the achievement, Mr. McLoughlin said, “This milestone brings the total amount raised since our inception in 1976 to over $430 million, with one quarter of that total raised in just the past three and a half years alone. The response to the Promising Ireland campaign reveals the depth of our donors’ generosity and their belief in Ireland’s future. However, the most important outcome of this campaign is the support it has provided to more than 300 charities whose work is vital at a time of intense social need and diminished resources.”
 
Mr. McLoughlin added that The Worldwide Ireland Funds would determine the next phase of the Promising Ireland campaign at their annual Conference in Ireland in June.

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Promising Ireland Campaign


Charities across the island of Ireland, and those helping Irish communities abroad, are experiencing an increased demand for their services at a time of a major reduction in resources. The Campaign's title - Promising Ireland - reflects The Ireland Funds' pledge to these groups as well as a belief in Ireland's future.


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Thanks to your generosity, through gifts large and small, we have helped organizations improve the lives of men, women and children. The Promising Ireland Campaign is already making a crucial difference to those that need it most and we thank you.

So far, the following organizations are among those assisted by your generosity to the Promising Ireland Campaign - Thank You!

174 Trust
Abbey School
Adult Literacy and Basic Education
Aisling Community Center
Alzheimer Society of Ireland
American Irish Historical Society
An Taisce - The National Trust for Ireland
AnamBeo
An Cosan - The Shanty
Ardoyne Boxing Club
Autism Speaks
Aware
Ballinglen Arts Foundation
Ballymacormack Community Development Group
Bantry Inshore Search and Rescue Association
Barnardos
Barretstown
Belfast Beltway Boxing Project
BeLonG To Youth Services
Belvedere Youth Club
Blue Box Creative Learning Centre
Boardmatch
Bray Area Partnership
Brothers of Charity Services
Burrenbeo Trust
Camara
Camerata Ireland
Camphill Communities of Ireland
Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)
Care Local
Chicago Irish Immigration Support
Childcare Service
Children's Medical and Research Foundation
Children's Sunshine Home - Laura Lynn House
Cill Rialig Project
Cill tSeandan Teo
Cinemagic
Clinton Peace Centre
ClondalkinTravellers Development Group
Coalition of Irish Immigration Centers
Comharchumann Forbartha
Community Focus Learning
Concern Worldwide
Console
Co-operation Ireland
Cope Galway
Cork Counselling Services
Cork Institiute of Technology
Cross Border Orchestra
Crumlin Children's Hospital
Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland
Darndale/Belcamp Integrated
Dublin City University
Depaul Ireland
Don Bosco Teenage Care House Association
Donegal Teen Parent Support Programme
Drogheda & District Support 4 Older People
Druid Theatre Company
Dublin International Piano Competition
Dublin Jewish Board of Guardians
Dublin Simon Community
Dublin SPCA
Dublin Talmud Torah
East Belfast Community Agency
Eiru Trust
Emerald Isle Immigration Center
Enable Ireland
FACE Fermoy Action Children's Education
Families First
Fighting Words
First Step Centre
Foróige Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship NFTE
Foyle Search & Rescue
Front Line
Gaelscoileanna
Gaisce - The President's Award
Gate Theatre
Generations in Action
Giants Community Foundation
Glenstal Abbey
GOAL
Gorta
Haven
Heartshare
Helium Arts
IFI Irish Film Archive
Independent Age
INKEx
Inspire Ireland
Integrated Education Fund
Inter-Aid
Intercom Enterprize
Iorras Le Cheile CDP
Ireland Chamber of Commerce in the US
Ireland US Council
Irish Ancestry Research Centre (IARC)
Irish Arts Center
Irish Autism Action
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Irish Charities Tax Research (ICTR)
Irish Deaf Kids
Irish Dogs for the Disabled
Irish Georgian Society
Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind
Irish Heart Foundation
Irish Immigration Center
Irish Mens Sheds Association
Irish Museum of Modern Art
Irish Repertory Theatre
Irish Seed Saver Association

Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Irish Stammering Association
Irish Technology Leadership Group
Irish Youth Foundation
Jack and Jill Children's Foundation
Jewish Home of Ireland
JP McManus Charitable Foundation
Keltic Dreams
Kerry Diocesan Youth Services
Kids in the Kitchen
Learmount Community Development Group
Letterkenny IT
Lewis Glucksman Gallery
Lifestart National Office
Limerick Enterprise Development Partnership Limerick Institute of Technology
Lyric Theatre
Macnas
Mary Immaculate College
Meath Youth Federation
Midlands Simon Community
Mind Wise New Vision
Monaghan Integrated Development
Moy Cosy Club
Music Generation
National Gallery of Ireland
Native Woodland Trust
New York Irish Center - Forgotten Irish Appeal
Newbridge Family Resource Centre
North Kerry Older Persons Services
Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children
Northern Ireland Children's Hospice
Northside Learning Hub
NUI Galway
Offaly Dyslexia Group
One in Four
Open Heart House
Origin Theater
Our Lady's Boys Club
PeacePlayers International
Peter McVerry Trust
Pieta House
Public Interest Law Alliance (PILA)
Pushkin Prizes Trust
Queen's University
Railway Preservation Society
Right to Sight
Rothar
Royal Hibernian Academy
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Regimental Museum
RUA RED South Dublin Arts
Ruhama
Rural Resettlement Ireland
Samaritans
Saplings School for Children with Autism
Self Help Africa
Sesame Street Northern Ireland
Show Racism the Red Card
Smock Alley Theatre
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland
Society of Vincent de Paul
Special Olympics Ireland
Speedpak Limited
Speedwell Project
Spinal Injuries Ireland
Springboard Opportunities
Spun Out
St Ultan's After School Project
St. Bernadette's Primary School
St. Brigid's Family Resource Centre
St. Francis Hospice
St. Johns Amateur Boxing Club, Fermoy
St. Michael's Estate Family Resource Centre
St. Patrick's College - Teachnet
Sticky Fingers
Suas Educational Development
Tara Centre
Temple Street Children's Fund for Health
The Ark
The Corrymeela Community
The Nexus Institute
The Playhouse
The Terry Enright Foundation
The WOW Group -Winners on Wheels
Third Age Foundation
TLC4 Cystic Fibrosis
To Russia With Love
Trinity College Dublin
Tuesday's Children
UCD Michael Smurfit Business School
Ulster Historical Foundation
University College Cork
University College Dublin
University of Limerick
Upper Springfield Development Trust
VOICE (Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment)
Walk with You
Washington Ireland Program
Waterside Women's Centre
West Cork Chamber Festival
West Cork Women Against Violence
Wexford Festival Opera
Whitegates Community
Wired Fm
Youth Initiatives
Youth Work Ireland Galway