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Why More and More Philanthropies Are Choosing to Put Themselves Out of Business
The limited-life foundation–where big donors pledge to spend all their money in a certain short period of time–offers the potential for a bigger immediate impact at the expense of longevity. ILLUSTRATIONS: CIENPIES/ISTOCK By Ben Paynter The majority of America’s top foundation leaders recently admitted in…
Author: Fast Company
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Making and Living History
“Our grants, now completed, are like sown seeds which will bear the fruit of good works long after we turn out the lights at The Atlantic Philanthropies.” – Chuck Feeney Atlantic has been making and living our history lately. In December 2016, we made our…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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TILDA Celebrates Ten Years of Research Into the Challenges of Ageing in Ireland
The study, which has 8,500 participants from across the country, has been internationally recognised for its wide focus of the issues facing older people. By Simon Foy, Senior Editor Photo: Sinéad Baker for The University Times The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, which is based…
Author: The University Times
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Obama Administration Signs Historic Health Agreement With Cuba
By Dylan Scott WASHINGTON — The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Cuban government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to encourage cooperation between the two countries on health matters, another step in the Obama administration’s efforts to normalize America’s diplomatic…
Author: STAT
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Are We Seeing a New ‘Inequality Paradigm’ in Social Science?
Mike Savage is Academic Director of the Atlantic Fellows program at LSE’s International Inequalities Institute. Social scientists have long been concerned with inequality, yet the focus has often been on its theoretical and political aspects. This is now starting to change, writes Mike Savage, co-director of…
Author: LSE British Policy and Politics Blog
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Perpetuity or Spend-Down: Does the Notion of Lifespan Matter in Organized Philanthropy?
This article was originally published by NPQ online, on March 31, 2016 (https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/03/31/perpetuity-or-spend-down-does-the-notion-of-lifespan-matter-in-organized-philanthropy). Used with permission. Are foundations with set periods for spending down their assets more effective as grantmakers than their peers who are established to exist in perpetuity? This is a longstanding discussion among…
Author: Nonprofit Quarterly
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Cuba's Health Care System Receiving Renewed Attention
Research and Education Facilities on the Isle of Youth in Cuba. Photo: Magnum Foundation For over a decade, Atlantic has invested in Cuba’s approach to health care: universal, accessible, patient-centered and anchored in primary-care prevention. Despite scarcities and the effects of the U.S. embargo, Cuba…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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From Social Movement to Social Change: Philanthropy and School Discipline Reform
By David Callahan What role does philanthropy play in social movements? It’s an interesting question, and there’s a long history of funder involvement in different movements—from civil rights in the 1960s to LGBT rights in the past decade. Just last week, I wrote about the role of…
Author: Inside Philanthropy
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Children’s Health Coverage: On the Road to 100 Percent?
By Ben Kerman, The Atlantic Philanthropies The 2015 open enrollment period offers an opportunity to build on tremendous progress in bringing health coverage to more children and their families. An analysis of recent census data by Georgetown Center on Children and Families confirms that many…
Author: Georgetown Center for Children and Families
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Diane E. Meier, MD: From Early Lessons in Critical Thinking to 'Palliative Care Everywhere'
By Ronald Piana Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. —Helen Keller, Optimism, 1903 Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP is director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care. Shortly past 8:00 AM on July 1977, Diane…
Author: The Asco Post