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“Morir rico es una desgracia”. Fundó un imperio, fue una de las personas más ricas del mundo, pero donó todo su fortuna: 8 mil millones de dólares
Charles Feeney, el multimillonario que regaló su fortuna de 8.000 millones de dólares en vida y se quedó sin nada Constanza Bengochea LA NACION Hace un año, una noticia sacudió al mundo financiero: Charles “Chuck” Feeney había muerto. Falleció a los 92 años, en un…
Author: La Nacion
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What Can Funders Learn From Atlantic's Work in Polarized Societies?
There’s no shortage of conflict and division in today’s society. The political polarization in the United States. The protracted war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza igniting a wider regional conflict. The violence, economic hardship, and climate change—deepening historic divisions, fueling inequality, and displacing millions.…
Author: Atlantic Archives
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The Architect's Philanthropist
While many have reflected on the modest man who flew coach and wore a $10 wrist watch, I will remember the stories from hundreds of people whose lives were changed under the canopy of buildings, campuses, and infrastructure made possible by his generosity. Architecture is…
Author: Architect
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Lysa John announced as new Executive Director of the Atlantic Institute
Lysa John has been named as the new Executive Director of the Atlantic Institute, following a high impact career at CIVICUS, Save the Children and the U.N. She has been an advocate for equity and the power of international collaboration for over two decades. Supporting…
Author: Atlantic Institute
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Amplifying Change: Stories of Change from Irish History
Bláithín Ní Chatháin, Historical researcher and oral historian, Atlantic Philanthropies Archival Project ‘Amplifying change: A history of the Atlantic Philanthropies on the island of Ireland’ is a collaborative project between the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) based in Dublin and the Division of Rare and Manuscript…
Author: Digital Repository of Ireland
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Amplifying Change: The Making of a Digital Archive
Anja Mahler, Digital Archivist, Atlantic Philanthropies Archive Project, Digital Repository of Ireland, wrote this article about what goes into making a digital archive in 2020. We’ve curated it for Atlantic’s site to illuminate the behind-the-scenes thinking to make an enduring digital archive. Foreword Before I…
Author: Digital Repository of Ireland
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Countering Violent Conflict & Polarisation: How Can Donors Help?
In early February, around 200 global delegates from the fields of philanthropy and peacebuilding were hosted in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by SCI (Social Change Initiative). The event was also supported by Community Foundation Northern Ireland, Community Foundation Ireland, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, the International Fund for Ireland, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs,…
Author: Social Change Initiative
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Ode to Chuck Feeney Sets the Tone for Gates Foundation
By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has a message: Hey billionaires, give away more of your money to address inequality and do it soon. Mark Suzman made the call in his annual letter released Thursday that…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Gates Foundation intends to spend its $67 billion endowment ‘down to zero’ within 20 years of Bill and Melinda’s deaths
According to the Gates Foundation, billionaires need to start giving more of their money away—and not just to elite universities, but to high-impact causes that can change and save the most lives. The Gates Foundation, the world’s richest private foundation, is stepping up its own spending,…
Author: Fortune
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Philanthropist Chuck Feeney’s generosity had ‘a profound impact’ on Ireland, memorial hears
By Sorcha Pollak Chuck Feeney was a tenacious, empathetic and inexhaustible man with an impatience for self-importance and a fundamental drive to invest in people’s talents, a memorial to the late Irish-American billionaire philanthropist has heard. Dozens of Mr Feeney’s family members gathered in Dublin’s Trinity…
Author: The Irish Times
