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This evaluation of the Campaign for Better Care — an Atlantic-funded effort to include the voices and perspectives of vulnerable populations in health care so that it reflected their needs — found that although the foundation provided needed organizational support, resources are still limited in carrying…

In South Africa there are approximately 330,000 blind people, 80% of whom live in rural areas. Cataracts, though preventable and treatable by a simple and inexpensive means, cause blindness among more than 66% of blind people in South Africa. This figure increases to 80% among…

The Civil Society Conference held on 27-28 October 2010 was a historic turning point in the history of South Africa. Over 300 delegates from 56 mass-based civil society organisations, with a combined membership of millions of South Africans, came together to rebuild a strong, mass…

Today in an event in the East Room of the White House, President Obama highlighted innovative non-profit programmes that are making a difference in communities across the country. Programmes such asHarlem Children’s Zone (an Atlantic grantee), Teach for America (an Atlantic grantee), HopeLab, Genesys Works, and Bonnie CLAC (an Atlantic…

Bernard Osher, called the 'quiet giver,' donates large sums to education and the arts. Original Source Reporter Paul Van Slambrouck discusses the character of 'The Quiet Philanthropist.' From a distance, the philanthropic world can look much like the for-profit world. The metrics that seem to…

ANALYSIS: Despite the economy's darkening shadow, Irish people must keep tackling social inequities, writes Jackie HarrisonOVER THE last few weeks, a number of people have asked me whether the current downturn in the economy will sound the death knell for philanthropy in Ireland, which is…

Anja Mahler, Digital Archivist, Atlantic Philanthropies Archive Project, Digital Repository of Ireland, wrote this article about what goes into making a digital archive in 2020. We've curated it for Atlantic's site to illuminate the behind-the-scenes thinking to make an enduring digital archive.  Foreword Before I…

[caption id="attachment_78624" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (left) and University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Glyn Davis. Photo: University of Melbourne[/caption] Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, delivered these remarks at the launch of the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity on October 14th. Well thank you Glyn,…

By Michael Booth It came sometime after the “You lie!” outburst and the false claims of “death panels,” but before two potentially fatal US Supreme Court decisions and sixty-seven consecutive votes to repeal in the US House of Representatives. In hindsight, President Obama’s signing of…

By Ronald Piana Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. —Helen Keller, Optimism, 1903 [caption id="attachment_44580" align="alignleft" width="292"] Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP is director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care.[/caption] Shortly past 8:00 AM…