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By Robert K. Ross, M.D., President and CEO of The California Endowment, and Tonya Allen, President and CEO of the Skillman Foundation, who are co-chairs of the Executives' Alliance to Expand Opportunities for Boys and Men of Color -- a growing network of nearly 40 national, regional…

The Atlantic Philanthropies is making new grants totaling €14.7 million to improve the care and wellbeing of people living with dementia in the Republic of Ireland. These grants are the subject of ongoing discussions with the Government. The grants are being made to: The Health…

This opinion piece by was first published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy as Give Millions While You’re Young: a Plea to the Wealthy.Philanthropy is just a drop in the bucket, but one that can trigger a watershed momentChuck Feeney started Atlantic Philanthropies when he was 53,…

MSNBC video: Focusing on the school-to-prison pipelineBy Emily WilsonPhoto Credit: iofoto / Shutterstock.comIn the last 20 years, there has been a shocking rise in the number of schools that embrace zero tolerance policies that regularly leave students suspended, expelled or arrested for the kinds of infractions…

By Dan Jellinek Public Achievement chief executive Paul SmythA Northern Ireland-based project helping young people from tough social backgrounds become online political campaigners is looking to expand its model outside the UK, UKAuthority.com has learned. WIMPS - "Where Is My Public Servant?" - was set…

"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…

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…

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…

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…