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Atlantic Philanthropies SVP Colin McCrea interviewed on the Pat Kenny Show, RTE (Ireland)
Colin McCrea, SVP, Atlantic Philanthropies was interviewed on the Pat Kenny Show on Ireland’s National Radio station (RTE) recently in a discussion on philanthropy. The morning chat show of 8 July, 2008, broadcast an interview exploring the field of philanthropy and the role it plays…
Author: Pat Kenny Show, RTE
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Billionaire advocates giving while living to support Ireland through the recession
By Ben Eyre Publicity shy multi-billion-dollar philanthropist Chuck Feeney has featured in a documentary on Irish television to inspire ‘giving while living’. In ‘Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story’, Feeney talked about how he made and then anonymously gave away a multi-billion-dollar fortune, including $1.2…
Author: Philanthropy UK
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Spreading the wealth
Chuck Feeney has given most of his vast fortune to charities while steering clear of the limelight. Irish people should follow his lead, writes Colin McCrea, who is a vice-president of his organisation. Unseen and unheard – and that’s just the way he wanted it…
Author: Sunday Business Post
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Promoting giving while living
Tax incentives and banking practices need to be developed to encourage Ireland’s newly wealthy to indulge in philanthropy, writes Colin McCrea. The Irish people have always shown themselves generous in giving to charity – a characteristic that long predates the Celtic Tiger. As such one…
Author: Irish Times
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'A Quantum Jump': Reinvigorating University Research in Ireland
Like many Irish Americans, Chuck Feeney, Atlantic’s founder, has a profound affection for his ancestral land. Luckily for the Irish, that abiding love has prompted a radical transformation in the country, which started with a focus on enriching the university experience nationwide—both with capital grants…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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What Chuck Feeney’s Fistful of Dollars Did for Education
By 2016 philanthropist Chuck Feeney will have given €1.5 billion to education projects in Ireland. A weighty new photographic book illustrates his generosity here and abroad. Schoolchildren in Cape Town visit Robben Island; the island’s visitor centre is funded by Atlantic Philanthropies. Photograph by Magnum…
Author: The Irish Times
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New Senior Staff Hires Strengthen Atlantic for Social Justice Mission and Spending Down Assets
I don’t usually use this space for organisational announcements, but we have recently made three new appointments to Atlantic’s senior staff, who together bring enormous strengths to our mission and each of whom illustrates something important about where the foundation is going in its final…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Charles Feeney
Famously private, and equally generous, Chuck Feeney helped transform Irish academic research. Original Source by Cormac Sheridan This coming September, the great and the good of Ireland’s government and education sectors will assemble in Dublin as part of a yearlong celebration of the 10th anniversary…
Author: The Scientist (Life Sciences in Ireland supplement)
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Appoints Gara LaMarche New Chief Executive Officer
For further information please contact:Kate Bullinger in New York at +212 916 7302Colin McCrea in Dublin at +353 1 799 5912 THE ATLANTIC PHILANTHROPIES APPOINTS GARA LAMARCHE NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Philanthropy Executive Brings Record of Innovative Leadership to an Organisation Committed to Social Change…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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John R. Healy, CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, to Step Down in September 2007
HAMILTON, Bermuda The Atlantic Philanthropies announced today that its chief executive officer, John R. Healy, will step down in September 2007. Mr Healy, who was appointed CEO for a five-year term in September 2001, has agreed to extend his term for an additional year before…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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