Results List
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New award honors Feeney for entrepreneurship, generosity
Source: EZRA
By Kathy Hovis Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney ’56, founding chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies and the university’s most generous donor, will be the first recipient of a new Cornell award created in his name to honor successful entrepreneurs who have dedicated their lives to giving…
Resource type: News
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Ending Well: Maximizing Lasting Impact
Source: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
When we finally close our doors, The Atlantic Philanthropies will become the largest foundation ever to deliberately conclude grantmaking within the lifetime of its donor. We’re conscious of making every investment count – in Chuck Feeney’s words: to make the “highest and best use” of…
Resource type: News
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Civic Ventures is latest recipient of Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship
Source: Civic Ventures
Civic Ventures is an Atlantic grantee. Skoll Foundation Invests in Leading Social Entrepreneurs Foundation commits total of $14,165,000 in new funding Civic Ventures is latest recipient of Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship Ashoka and ShoreCap II also receive Skoll investments PALO ALTO, Calif. Sept. 1,…
Resource type: News
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The ‘Giving While Living’ Superhero
Source: Outlook Business
Chuck Feeney is the biggest philanthropist people know nothing about. The reclusive former billionaire not only decided to give away all his wealth in his own lifetime, but also leads a life of disarming simplicity. By N Mahalakshmi Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do…
Resource type: News
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Taking Account of Race as a Philanthropic Imperative
Foundations must take account of race in all of their work in order to get beyond racism, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies President and CEO, in this speech at the Waldemar Nielsen Issue Forums in Philanthropy, Georgetown Public Policy Institute in Washington. You might…
Resource type: Speech
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Letters to the Editor: Philanthropy and Racism
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Original Source To the Editor: Structural-racism training programs have helped hundreds of nonprofit organizations and community foundations, many of which are administered or operated by white people but primarily serve people of color, learn how to orient their theories of change from charity to empowerment…
Resource type: News
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Older job seekers struggle to overcome age barrier
Source: Associated Press Online
The Urban Institute and AARP are Atlantic grantees. by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Like many unemployed older workers, 64-year old Allan Kellum fears his age has made it harder to find a new job. At a recent job fair, Kellum expressed interest in a supervisory role…
Resource type: News