Results List
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Chuck Feeney on Giving While Living
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
"I see little reason to delay giving when so much good can be achieved through supporting worthwhile causes today."— Chuck Feeney, founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies. Watch this short video about Chuck Feeney, his Giving While Living philosophy and his work to have global impact—all…
Resource type: Video
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Dare to Be 100: John Gardner, Uncommon American
Source: Huffington Post
By Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford UniversityEvery life can be measured by the friends that one makes along the way. My life is incredibly richer because of the friendship of one man, John Gardner.A PBS special on his life work…
Resource type: News
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Dare to Be 100: Die Broke
Source: Huffington Post
By Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford UniversityWho was it who said,"You can't take it with you?"Sounds right to me. I have seen Mao's tomb in Beijing and the acres of terra cotta warriors nearby. Woody Allen said, "I don't…
Resource type: News
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Foundations Giving Voice to the Voiceless
Source: Grantmakers In Health
By Kimberley Chin, Programme Executive, The Atlantic PhilanthropiesSound policy can only be effective if it represents the experiences and voices of the people it is trying to benefit. The theme for the Grantmakers In Health (GIH) annual meeting this year, The Power of Voice, is…
Resource type: News
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High Suspension and Expulsion Rates Driven by Ineffective School Policies and Practices, Not "Bad Kids"
Source: The Discipline Disparities Collaborative
Research Collaborative Identifies Promising Initiatives to Address Discipline Gaps by Race, Gender, Disability and Sexual Orientation > Download the Briefing PapersA group of 26 nationally recognized experts from the social science, education and legal fields – assembled three years ago with the backing of two…
Resource type: News
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This Short Film Explores the Challenges LGBT Refugees Face Living in South Africa
Source: Buzzfeed
By Sarah KarlanMany LGBT Africans seek asylum and refuge in South Africa, where the constitution – put into effect in 1996 by President Nelson Mandela – promises equal rights to all.A new video from Atlantic Philanthropies, a foundation focusing on human rights around the globe,…
Resource type: News
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Moving Out of the Comfort Zone: Improving Children’s Lives
By Liam O’Hare, Improving Children’s Lives Initiative, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland A truly heterogeneous mix of people will gather at Queen’s University Belfast on the 20-22 February 2014, with one unifying goal — to make real improvements in the lives of children and young people…
Resource type: News
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The group that got health reform passed is declaring victory and going home
Source: The Washington Post
The Washington Post's WONKblog interviewed Richard Kirsch, national campaign manager and chief executive of Health Care for America Now (HCAN), an Atlantic grantee, on its central role in passing health care reform in the United States. Kirsch told the Post it was the "bold" decision by…
Resource type: News
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Purpose Prize Winner Fights for Caregivers
Source: Next Avenue
Crusader Barbara Young helped nannies get better pay and benefits. Her new goal: better working conditions for aides to the elderly.When is the last time you worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week for total pay of $225? My guess is probably never.But…
Resource type: News
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Law as a Vehicle for Social Change
Martin O’Brien, Senior Vice President for Programmes at The Atlantic Philanthropies, delivered FLAC’s Seventh Annual Dave Ellis Memorial Lecture in Dublin. Ellis was a community activist who dedicated his career to working with community groups on issues including welfare rights, legal aid, legal education and…
Resource type: Speech