Results List
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Highlight on 2010 MacArthur Fellow Drew Berry
Biomedical animator Drew Berry was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2010. The Fellowship is a $500,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more. For more information on this article: http://atlanticphilanthropies.org/news/highlight-2010-macarthur-fellow-drew-berry
Resource type: Video
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Reclaiming the Moral Life of Philanthropy
Source: Gara LaMarche
Gara LaMarche, President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, discussed his concerns about a growing need for a stronger moral framework for philanthropy at the Starr Forum at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Forty-five years ago, a young aide named Bill Moyers sat in the…
Resource type: Speech
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Executive Summary of Findings and Lessons from the HCAN Campaign
Source: Grassroots Solutions and M+R Strategic Services
This overview provides the methodology and 12 major qualitative findings of the Health Care for America Now (HCAN) campaign evaluation. The campaign had the goal of winning affordable and comprehensive health care for all Americans. Prior to passage of the health care bill in 2010,…
Resource type: Evaluation
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A Meeting of Queer Minds
Source: Karen Martin
This report covers the exchange, key learnings and recommendations of leaders and activists from Irish and South African organisations representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTIs) at a retreat, sponsored by Atlantic, near Cape Town in March 2010. Introduction In March 2010, The…
Resource type: Research Report
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Viet Nam Social Franchise
Women’s health clinics run by the Vietnamese government are experimenting with “social franchising.” A University of Hawaii business professor was a consultant who helped Marie Stopes International and the Atlantic Philanthropies use business franchise principles to support government services in the new Tinh Chi Em…
Resource type: Video
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Fall 2010 Letter From the President
This letter from Atlantic’s former President and CEO, Gara LaMarche, is the first in an annual series that will chronicle the work of The Atlantic Philanthropies as it spends down its assets and closes its doors by 2020.
Resource type: Annual Report
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CNN discussion on gay marriage featuring Phumi Mtetwa of the Lesbian and Gay Equality Project
CNN’s Becky Anderson holds a discussion on the issue of gay marriage. The interview features Phumi Mtetwa from the Lesbian and Gay Equality Project, an Atlantic Grantee.
Resource type: Video
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SpunOut.ie Academy of Activism – 2FM Radio Interview
2FM DJ Jenny Huston talks to Ruairí McKiernan of SpunOut.ie about the Academy of Activism 2010 and SpunOut.ie
Resource type: Video
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SpunOut.ie Academy of Activism 2010 – Participants’ Thoughts
Quick round up of the SpunOut.ie Academy of Activism’s attendants and their thoughts on Ireland today and why they believe that becoming active in society is important. For more information, click here >>
Resource type: Video
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60 Groups Launch Campaign to Fight Social Security Cuts
Video from the Strengthen Social Security campaign. For more information, see press release here.
Resource type: Video