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Giving While Living
This book explores Atlantic Founder Chuck Feeney’s long-standing belief that people with wealth should use it during their lifetimes to help others.
Resource type: Insight
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Republic of Ireland
This book tells the story of how The Atlantic Philanthropies’ 30 years of investments had an extraordinary impact on the Republic of Ireland—from helping breathe life into the nation’s university system and its research capabilities, to supporting major advances in human rights, and spurring the government to improve services for children and older adults.
Resource type: Insight
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The Atlantic Philanthropies: Northern Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Jean Brown (left) and Renee Crawford, longtime leaders of Suffolk Lenadoon Interface Group, have worked together for over 20 years to forge a better life for their community. Photo: Richard Wade This book tells the story of how The Atlantic Philanthropies’ investment of $570 million from…
Resource type: Research Report
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From the Streets to the Courts to City Hall: A Case Study of a Comprehensive Campaign to Reform Stop-and-Frisk in New York City
Source: Communities United for Police Reform
This case study explores how Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) successfully campaigned to end stop-and-frisk abuses in New York City. Stop-and-frisk is a practice of police officers stopping individuals they deem suspicious, questioning them, and frequently frisking them for weapons and other contraband. Out…
Resource type: Case Study
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The Atlantic Philanthropies: Republic of Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
This book tells the story of The Atlantic Philanthropies’ 30 years of grantmaking in the Republic of Ireland — investments totaling $1.3 billion to help breathe life into university research, support major advances in human rights, and underwrite joint efforts with government to improve services…
Resource type: Research Report
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The Atlantic Philanthropies: Australia
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
This book tells the story of Atlantic’s $368 million investments in Australia between 1998 and 2016 to grow the country’s biomedical research, bolster higher education, advance social equity and boost leadership capabilities in related sectors. In Brisbane, students visit a Translational Research Institute science laboratory…
Resource type: Research Report
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Using the Law to Secure Social Change
Atlantic’s support for strategic litigation has helped organizations in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa and the United States successfully pursue legal action resulting in—among other outcomes—racially biased criminal justice practices being declared unconstitutional, advancement of the rights of LGBT people, protection of civil liberties, and promotion of unity…
Resource type: Featured Topic
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Sustainability
How can grantees sustain the impact of their work — especially after their funding ends? This series of research reports identifies sustainability practices and skills and highlights Atlantic’s approach to general operating support to put “wind in grantees’ sails.”
Resource type: Featured Topic
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Atlantic Insights: Giving While Living
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Atlantic Insights: Giving While Living explores Founder Charles “Chuck” Feeney’s long-standing belief in “Giving While Living,” the idea that people with wealth should use it during their lifetimes to help others. Download this book to learn about Feeney’s unique story, and to gain insight from other high net worth…
Resource type: Research Report
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George & Grace
Source: Flatbush Pictures
For refugees like George, access to an immigration attorney can be the difference between life and death. After escaping persecution in Uganda, George started a new life in Chicago with help from the National Immigrant Justice Center. Our Work in the United States: A Film Series…
Resource type: Video
