Results List
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The Big Money Behind the Push for an Immigration Overhaul
Source: The New York Times
By Julia PrestonImmigrants’ rights advocates, like those at a Washington rally, have mobilized again after President Obama’s vow of action. Credit Jacquelyn Martin/Associated PressWhen President Obama announces major changes to the nation’s immigration enforcement system as early as next week, his decision will partly be a result of a…
Resource type: News
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The 50 Philanthropists Who Have Given Away the Most Money
Source: Forbes
Atlantic’s Founding Chairman, Charles "Chuck" Feeney, is number 9 on Forbes' list of America's 50 top givers in 2012.When Centre College in Kentucky declared in July that it had received a $250 million donation from its former trustee chair, Houston entrepreneur Robert Brockman, via a trust created…
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Feeling the Pressures of a Limited Life
Source: The Intrepid Philanthropist
By Tony Proscio Leadership changes, strategic reviews, the closing of some programs and a fresh emphasis on others — all these are part of the normal cycle at just about any foundation. They may feel momentous at the time, but at most foundations, where endowments…
Resource type: News
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Mission to create an enduring funding resource for Island’s charities
Source: The Royal Gazette
Dr Myra Virgil is using lessons learned from a prestigious American grantmaking fellowship to create an organisation that will provide an enduring source of funds for local charities — many of whom are currently locked into a life or death struggle for survival due to…
Resource type: News
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“Deliberate Deployment” or Perpetuity? Questions to Inform Timing Strategies for Philanthropy
Source: Nonprofit Quarterly
Perhaps “deliberate deployment” should replace “spending down” in the philanthropic glossary.
Resource type: News
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A New Story About Later Life: The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Effort to Expand Civic Engagement Among Older Americans
Source: Tony Proscio, Duke Sanford School of Public Policy
A nearly decade-long effort by The Atlantic Philanthropies to promote Civic Engagement of Older Adults — a new field dedicated to developing programmes and policies to provide greater opportunities to work, learn and volunteer after age 60 — yielded six broad lessons, according to this report. The $120 million…
Resource type: Research Report
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Philanthropy On Trial
Source: Council on Foundations
The Defendant: Philanthropy at large. The Charge: Not fulfilling its mission of advancing the common good.The Sentence if Found Guilty: Loss of specialized tax status.Culminating the conference was Philanthropy on Trial, a courtroom "mockudrama" that sought to answer the question: Is philanthropy meeting its mission of…
Resource type: News
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The Adoption Coalition of Texas is the $150,000 Grandprize Winner of the 2011 Collaboration Prize
Source: The Lodestar Foundation
Selected out of more than 800 applicants, the Adoption Coalition of Texas has been recognized for its outstanding nonprofit collaboration activities PHOENIX, Ariz., April 11, 2011 – The Lodestar Foundation, an organization dedicated to maximizing the growth and impact of philanthropy, today announced the Adoption…
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Sara Gould Joins the Foundation Center as Visiting Fellow
Source: The Foundation Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:Cheryl LoeCommunications Project ManagerThe Foundation Center(888) 356-0354, ext. 701communications@foundationcenter.orgNew York, NY — February 15, 2011. Sara K. Gould, former president and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, has joined the Foundation Center in the role of The Atlantic Philanthropies Senior Fellow. During this…
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Giving While Living Teleconference Presented by National Center for Family Philanthropy & The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
On 10 November 2010, The National Center for Family Philanthropy and The Chronicle of Philanthropy presented a teleconference on "Giving While Living" with Gara LaMarche, President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Lenore Hanisch, Co-Executive Director and board and family member of the Quixote Foundation.The number of limited-life foundations is…
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