b'The Heart of The Worldwide Ireland Funds:Extraordinary Donors and OutstandingIrish Charities private giving for the public good,the diaspora respondsAt the 2013 Worldwide Ireland Funds Conference,donors visited projects to see rst-hand the impactof the Promising Ireland Campaign.HOW DOES IT WORK? The consistent goal of the Funds is to introduce donors to worthyFounded in the US in 1976 and now operating in 12 countries,charities in Ireland and offer them a powerful personal opportu-The Worldwide Ireland Funds have raised over $450 million since nity to make a real difference.foundation benefiting some 1,200 Irish charities. All of the monies A key purpose of the Funds is to enable Irish charities to The Ireland Funds raise are contributed by private philanthropists establish direct and fruitful relationships with prospective donors.at no cost to the taxpayer and represent a netcontribution to Irish Without any charge to the Irish organizations or donors, the Fundscharities. Private philanthropic donations support projects that provide assistance to these worthy organizations in making theirpromote education, cultural and community development and case and introduce them to donors who have expressed an interestinpeace & reconciliation across the island of Ireland and beyond. aparticulargrouporprogramactivity.Theconfederationof Ireland Funds educate their network of supporters to the needsDONORS AND PROJECTSTHE KEY RELATIONSHIPand potentials of Ireland. The Funds also promote the principlesDonors are the heart of The Ireland Funds success. The Funds andbest practices of philanthropyboth in Ireland and through-role is to identify and establish relationships with supporters and out the Irish diaspora, assiduously building the active and engageddeepen their interest in Ireland and its people. This fellowship network of the global Irish making a difference together whichof philanthropy is the engine that drives the work of The Ireland hasenabledits donors to enter into meaningful relationships withFunds. over a thousand Irish organizations.connect2013 | 10'