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A new book reveals how Mayor Ron Clarke fell out with a wealthy benefactor. Sue Lappeman reports. A NEW book has revealed how Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke blew his friendship with a secretive billionaire American philanthropist who bankrolled the Couran Cove and Runaway Bay…

By Ailish O’Horaand Programme leaders from Trinity College Dublin met their benefactor - philanthropist and former billionaire Charles 'Chuck' Feeney - at the Global Brain Health Institute conference in San Francisco last week. They were among 70 programme leaders who gathered together from across the…

The universities of Ireland, North and South, have conferred an honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) on Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies. The degree was conferred to give public honour and thanks to Chuck Feeney for his incredible support of the Irish…

Today in New York, the worlds of publishing and philanthropy mark an unusual event:the launch of a biography of Atlantic’s founder, Charles F. Feeney. It’s unusual because Chuck Feeney has spent his whole life avoiding the spotlight, even going to the lengths of originally setting…

Charles F. "Chuck" Feeney '56, the man who quietly amassed an enormous fortune as a duty-free trader and then secretly gave away more than $5 billion through his charitable foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies, stood for the cheers of his fellow Cornellians June 8 at the…

PATSY McGARRYALL UNIVERSITIES on the island of Ireland are to jointly confer an honorary Doctorate of Laws on philanthropist Charles (“Chuck”) Feeney next month. The ceremony, on September 6th, will take place at Dublin Castle with Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Minister for Education and Skills…

By Diane Lebo Wallace [caption id="attachment_79432" align="alignright" width="460"] The Cornell Tradition awards 500 fellowships each year to Cornell students who demonstrate significant work experience, a commitment to campus and/or community service, and academic achievement. Photo: Lindsay France/University Photography[/caption] The Atlantic Philanthropies, the foundation established by entrepreneur…

In keeping with Atlantic Founding Chairman Charles F. Feeney’s Giving While Living approach to philanthropy, Atlantic will conclude its grantmaking by 2016 with the objective of addressing big urgent problems-- with maximum impact – in a limited timeframe. This article looks at an example of…

ANCHORS: CHARLES OSGOOD REPORTERS: CYNTHIA BOWERS CHARLES OSGOOD, host: Do unto others is a lot more than just words. Particularly for the publicity shy billionaire you're about to meet. Our Cynthia Bowers makes the introduction. CYNTHIA BOWERS reporting: On a day when a lot of…

Wednesday, May 25, at noon U.S. Eastern timeA Chronicle Live DiscussionDiane Feeney, daughter of Charles Feeney, the quiet billionaire who created Atlantic Philanthropies and has given much of his fortune away, was in her early 20s when her family established their foundation, the French American…