Results List
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Harvest Time for The Atlantic Philanthropies – 2014-2016: Finished, But Not Done
Source: Tony Proscio, Duke University Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society
This is the sixth paper in the “Harvest Time” series on the concluding years of The Atlantic Philanthropies, the largest endowed institution to put all its charitable assets to use in a fixed period of time and then close its doors. “Finished, But Not Done”…
Resource type: Research Report
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New Leadership Needed to Address White Nationalism in U.S., Stalled Progress in South Africa
In recent articles, the Executive Director and South African Programme Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity called for a renewal in civil rights leadership in the U.S. and in South Africa. America’s Rising White Nationalism Calls for a New Type of Civil Rights…
Resource type: News
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The Next Generation of Leaders Advocating for Brain Health
Source: The Lancet
By Dana Smith A monologist, a musician, an event producer, and an animal behaviourist are working to change how society thinks about aging and dementia. These individuals are part of the first cohort of Atlantic Fellows at the Global Brain Health Institute and are using…
Resource type: News
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Indigenous Leader to Direct Prestigious Social Equity Program
Source: The University of Melbourne
[caption id="attachment_79793" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Mr Glanville's appointment was announced following Wominjeka, a Welcome to Country conducted early in the 2017 academic year.[/caption] Jason Glanville has been appointed as the foundation Program Director for the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity. The Atlantic Philanthropies launched the Atlantic Fellows…
Resource type: News
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Establishes New Fellowship Program at Columbia University to Dismantle Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. and South Africa
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Program will empower and connect dynamic individuals committed to working together across disciplines and borders to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. [caption id="attachment_78814" align="aligncenter" width="650"] “At a time when issues of race and identity are at the forefront of intense debates in South Africa,…
Resource type: News
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Investment to Build New Generation of Leaders
Source: Pursuit
Fellowship program, driven by $US50 million grant, will drive change from grass roots up to redress social disadvantage
Resource type: News
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Isivivana Centre, Khayelitsha — a home for activists campaigning for social justice
Source: Chronicle Digital
The new Isivivana Centre, a project of the Khayelitsha Youth and Community Centre Trust in South Africa, has its official opening Thursday, October 13. The center will house a collection of activist organizations, including many Atlantic grantees. Here are the nongovernmental organizations that operate out of the…
Resource type: Video
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The Campaign for Better Care: Summary Evaluation Findings
Source: Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
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…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Major Grant Expands Center for the Study of Inequality
Source: Cornell Chronicle
A recent, $10 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to Cornell’s Center for the Study of Inequality (CSI) will support new research and educational opportunities focused on the causes and consequences of inequality.
Resource type: News
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De Blasio Administration Announces New School Climate Initiatives to Make NYC Schools Safer, Fairer and More Transparent
Source: The City of New York
Proposed updates to the discipline code include an end to suspensions for students in grades K-2 For the first time, NYPD releases expanded school safety data on school-based arrests, summonses and handcuffing New scanning policy establishes official process based on data with NYPD oversight for…
Resource type: News
