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The Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) -- a new coalition of 25 leading organizations representing older adults and the eldercare workforce, including family caregivers, healthcare professionals, and direct-care workers -- is holding its founding meeting this week in Washington, D.C. This wide array of national organizations…

To increase the success of middle-school students in Chicago and bolster their chances of graduating high school, The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international foundation with a focus on children and youth, will award a major grant to support a five-school effort over four years. The grant…

Integrated Services in Schools Program to be managed by LISC/Chicago's New Communities Program AgenciesTo increase the success of middle-school students in Chicago and bolster their chances of graduating high school, The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international foundation with a focus on children and youth, will award…

Initiative Draws Attention to 'Immense Untapped Resource' - Americans in the Second Half of Life Eager to Make Social Contribution - For Immediate Release - December 1, 2005 Contact: Anne Purdy (415) 901-0111 Fenton Communications apurdy@fenton.com Stefanie Weiss (202) 478-6151 sweiss@experiencecorps.orgFive Over 60 Will Win…

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1140"] Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney ’56, left, with his wife, Helga, in the back right; and President Martha E. Pollack, right, during a virtual presentation of the inaugural Charles F. Feeney ’56 Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship and Humanity on April 30.…

By Kathy Hovis Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney ’56, founding chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies and the university’s most generous donor, will be the first recipient of a new Cornell award created in his name to honor successful entrepreneurs who have dedicated their lives to giving…

By Kathy Hovis Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney ’56, founding chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies and the university’s most generous donor, will be the first recipient of a new Cornell award created in his name to honor successful entrepreneurs who have dedicated their lives to giving…

By Nicole RichardsChristopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO of US billionaire Chuck Feeney’s The Atlantic Philanthropies on why philanthropy is a force multiplier, the difference between ‘venture’ and ‘adventure’ philanthropy, and lessons learned from a limited life foundation.“It’s a real honour to talk about a…

Thirteen years ago, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ founding chairman Chuck Feeney and our Board of Directors made the decision to complete our grantmaking by the end of 2016. That seemed a long time away. The distant target has now become next year. After extended deliberations during this…

NEW YORK, NY, 21 August 2012 –The Atlantic Philanthropies have appointed Stephen McConnell to the newly created position of Country Director for the United States, effective immediately.  In this position, McConnell will oversee all of Atlantic’s U.S. programmes  —  including work focused on Ageing, Children &…