Other Research Reports

The establishment of Cosáint, The National Adult Safeguarding Authority

The Goal Programme for Public Service Reform and Innovation: Evaluation Executive Summary

The Goal Programme for Public Service Reform and Innovation: Evaluation Executive Summary

The Goal Programme, funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies, centred around nine strategic sectoral reform projects in Ireland and Northern Ireland. This summary highlights the main findings from the evaluation of the programme.

The Goal Programme for Public Service Reform and Innovation: Full Report

The Goal Programme for Public Service Reform and Innovation: Full Report

The Goal programme, funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies, involved seven government departments in Ireland and Northern Ireland delivering, and learning from, nine public service reform and innovation programmes in collaboration with the Centre for Effective Services, over the period 2016 - 2019. Between 2017 and 2019, an evaluation team from the Institute of Public Administration carried out an evaluation of the programme. The report highlights progress with regard to achieving the desired short-term outcomes, identifies the factors that can help and hinder public sector reform, and draws out lessons for future public service reform programmes and projects.

Better Together? Philanthropy and Government Lessons from The Atlantic Philanthropies and Irish Government Partnership-based Co-Investments

Learning lessons from The Atlantic Philanthropies and the Irish Government working together Report of a roundtable dialogue held on 21st April 2017

Philanthropy Working with Government: A Case Study of The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Partnership with the Irish Government