Results List
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€8m Boost for Tusla from Atlantic Philanthropies
Source: RTÉ News
The Child and Family Agency, Tusla, is to receive over €8 million from charitable foundation Atlantic Philanthropies for an early intervention and prevention programme26 new support posts will be created by Tusla following €8.3m grantAnnouncing details of the three-year programme, the agency's Chairperson Norah Gibbons called…
Resource type: News
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New $25m Fund for SA civil society groups working to advance constitutionalism
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Joint statement from the Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies Cape Town – Today the Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies announced the launch of a joint fund to support organisations promoting and advancing constitutionalism in…
Resource type: News
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Inez McCormack: Remembering One of Our Great Social Justice Campaigners
Source: The Irish Times
Inez – a Challenging Woman, a documentary produced and narrated by Susan McKay, will be available for UK viewers to watch online through February 20. Watch online in the UK >Featuring interviews with friends and colleagues like former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton and former President…
Resource type: News
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Honouring a Shy Philanthropy Hero
Source: Inyathelo: The South African Institute for Advancement
By Shelagh GastrowCharles "Chuck" Feeney is likely the most famous and influential billionaire you've never heard of. His foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, has given billions of Rands to our emerging South African democracy. Inyathelo was privileged to award him the 2014 Inyathelo "Lifetime Philanthropy Award for…
Resource type: News
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In Memory of Sharon King – Leader in Philanthropy
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
We were very saddened to learn of the passing of Sharon B. King on 21 October 2014. Sharon, a recognised leader in philanthropy, served as the Director of the Ageing Programme for The Atlantic Philanthropies for several years beginning in 2010, leading the foundation’s grantmaking…
Resource type: News
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VIDEO: UCSF and the Impact of Elev8
How do you keep kids healthy, in school and on track to success? Since 2011, the UCSF Elev8 program has partnered Nursing and Dental faculty and students with five Oakland middle schools to provide health care and promote health equity.In this video, UCSF faculty and Elev8…
Resource type: News
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Where to train the world’s doctors? Cuba.
In this TEDMED talk, American journalist and Havana resident Gail Reed spotlights a Cuban medical school that trains doctors from low-income countries who pledge to serve communities like their own.Learn More> MEDICC's Gail Reed's Talk on Cuba's Latin American Medical School Featured on TED.com> "Cuba’s…
Resource type: Speech
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Where to train the world’s doctors? Cuba.
Source: TED
In this TEDMED talk, American journalist and Havana resident Gail Reed spotlights a Cuban medical school that trains doctors from low-income countries who pledge to serve communities like their own. Learn More > "Cuba’s Primary Health Care Revolution: 30 Years On," an article by Gail…
Resource type: Video
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Race and Punishment
Source: The Sentencing Project
White Americans’ strong association of crime with blacks and Latinos is related to their support for punitive policies that disproportionately impact people of color. Synthesizing two decades of research, this report from The Sentencing Project concludes that racial perceptions of crime are a central cause…
Resource type: Research Report
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A Look At Our Work in Viet Nam
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
A look back at Atlantic's more than 15 years of work in Viet Nam, helping to improve higher education, health care and public health for people too long deprived of those fundamental public goods. > View the full version of this video > Read the…
Resource type: Video
