Results List
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Judith Van Ginkel – 2010 Purpose Prize Winner
Judith Van Ginkel is the president of Every Child Succeeds, a programme that provides in-home services for first-time, at-risk mothers – including parenting support – to improve the lives of young families. Ms. Van Ginkel is one of the winners of the 2010 Purpose Prize, which recognizes…
Resource type: Video
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Inez Killingsworth – 2010 Purpose Prize Winner
Inez Killingsworth is the Founder and Board President of Empowering & Strengthening Ohio’s People. In the midst of a housing crisis, Ms. Killingsworth helps homeowners avoid foreclosure by negotiating with banks for more favorable terms on mortgages. Ms. Killingsworth is one of the winners of the…
Resource type: Video
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Reasons for Optimism on Immigration and Progressive Reform
In October 2010, award-winning journalist Bill Moyers moderated a discussion between Gara LaMarche, President of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director of the Campaign for Community Change about the road ahead for progressives in the current political climate, and the connection between philanthropy…
Resource type: Video
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Lessons Learned from Health Care Reform – ‘Will They Get It Right?’
In March 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The bill could transform health care in the United States, and expand access for tens of millions. But the hardest part – implementation – still lies ahead. In this brief…
Resource type: Video
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Lessons Learned from Health Care Reform – ‘How It Happened’
In the yearlong campaign to pass health care reform in the United States, the bill was declared dead by the media over and over again. How did an unlikely coalition of activists win passage of this landmark reform? In this brief video highlight from The…
Resource type: Video
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Lessons Learned from Health Care Reform – ‘What Was Won’
In March 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. What does the bill actually do? In this brief video highlight from The Atlantic Philanthropies’ recent event, “The Historic Passage of Health Care Reform,” Judy Feder of Georgetown University and…
Resource type: Video
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Grantee Highlight – Inez McCormack Talks with Meryl Streep
Courtesy of The Daily Beast, “Jump Starting an Irish Campaign” Inez McCormack Talks with Meryl Streep After watching herself being portrayed by Meryl Streep, Northern Irish civil rights leader Inez McCormack stood on stage with the actress and talked about the play SEVEN — and…
Resource type: Video
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Holding Government to Account – Advocacy in an Emerging Democracy: The Story of the Black Sash
Source: Black Sash
This case study documents the best-practice advocacy model of the Black Sash, one of the oldest human rights organisations in South Africa that a brave group of white women started in 1955 to fight the injustices of apartheid. Today, Black Sash plays a key role…
Resource type: Case Study
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Giving Hope and Dignity to the Poor: The Story of ProBono.org
Source: Probono.Org
Probono.org, a South Africa clearing house that seeks to increase access to justice through the pro bono services of law firms, provides a model that substantially reduces public interest law costs since it unlocks private legal expertise, according to this case study commissioned by The…
Resource type: Case Study
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Disability Action
Atlantic supported building the capacity of Disability Action to influence policy that promotes the rights of disabled people, who account for one in five people in part due to Northern Ireland’s history of violent conflict.
Resource type: Video