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Atlantic Philanthropies is on its way to spending itself out of existence
By Arthur Beesley John Healy seems more like a university professor than a man who has been in command of a Bermuda-based financial colossus with assets in excess of $4 billion (€3.12 billion). What is more, he is charged with giving all that money away…
Author: The Irish Times
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Audacious Philanthropy
Image: Christopher Corr / Getty Images By Susan Wolf Ditkoff and Abe Grindle Private philanthropists have helped propel some of the most important social-impact success stories of the past century: Virtually eradicating polio globally. Providing free and reduced-price lunches for all needy schoolchildren in the United…
Author: Harvard Business Review
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From Alpha to Omega: Choices and Challenges of Limited Life Philanthropy
By Joanne Florino Many thanks to the Center for Effective Philanthropy for a thoughtfully structured and informative research report on the why and how of limited life foundations. Any foundation donor and/or board considering an option other than perpetuity will be well served by a…
Author: The Center for Effective Philanthropy
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The Caring Majority: Dignity for Older Adults and Those Who Care for Them
Maryann Jacob Macias, Atlantic’s Associate Programme Executive in the United States. All older adults have a right to quality care. Atlantic has a long history of supporting policies and standards to better address the needs of the growing population of older adults in the U.S.…
Author: Maryann Jacob Macias, Associate Programme Executive at The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Charles F. Feeney Honored with Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
Atlantic’s Founding Chairman, Charles F. Feeney, along with seven other philanthropists, has been awarded the 2015 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. Each recipient has had significant and lasting impact on a particular field, nation or the international community, and each embodies the spirit and example of…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Laying Foundations for Change: The Atlantic Philanthropies in Melbourne
Warren Buffett’s bid to out-do Chuck Feeney’s legendary $15 Casio watch, teaching the billionaire philanthropist how to use the Melbourne tram system and spreading the word on Giving While Living were just a handful of the topics covered during Atlantic Philanthropies recent visit to Australia.…
Author: Generosity
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DC Civil Rights Organizations Fail to Represent Education Civil Rights Agenda
By Judith Browne Dianis, John H. Jackson and Pedro Noguera In recent weeks, a few national civil rights organizations including the National Council of La Raza, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the League of United Latin American Citizens and National Urban…
Author: The Hill
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Not To Be Trusted: Dangerous Levels of Inaccuracy in TV Crime Reporting in NYC
ColorOfChange partnered with Media Matters for America to study the representation of Black people in local news reporting on crime. The result is an outrageous level of distortion: while 2 out of every 4 people the NYPD arrest for murder, assault and theft are Black,…
Author: ColorOfChange
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Reforming School Discipline Policies to Improve Children's Success
By Kavitha Mediratta Head of Racial Equity Programmes, The Atlantic Philanthropies In recent months, we have seen an outpouring of protest by communities of color against aggressive policing and the trauma and violence these tactics engender. A similar phenomenon is occurring in our schools, where…
Author: Grantmakers In Health
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Inez McCormack: Remembering One of Our Great Social Justice Campaigners
Inez – a Challenging Woman, a documentary produced and narrated by Susan McKay, will be available for UK viewers to watch online through February 20. Watch online in the UK > Featuring interviews with friends and colleagues like former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton and former…
Author: The Irish Times