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Christopher Oechsli, Atlantic's President and CEO, discussed founder Chuck Feeney and "Giving While Living" on BYU Radio's Top of Mind with Julie Rose. Listen now > Giving While Living Guest: Christopher Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies "The man Forbes magazine calls the most…

The term “Giving While Living” is globally associated with Chuck Feeney, the Founding Chair of The Atlantic Philanthropies, a major international philanthropic foundation. He is the “anonymous donor”, a man who lives to give away billions.   [caption id="attachment_79484" align="alignnone" width="849"] Photo: Charles Feeney –…

Philanthropic support for a building is a tangible investment in enterprise, a "concrete," long-term underwriting of what goes on inside and around the structure and, most importantly, in the people who inhabit it. As Atlantic Founder Chuck Feeney said, “Good buildings for good minds can…

Watch the story of Atlantic Founder Chuck Feeney, the man who has inspired Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and others to devote their wealth to the service of humanity during their lifetimes. This video, narrated by Timothy Hutton, shows the power of Giving While Living  and…

Chuck Feeney is the biggest philanthropist people know nothing about. The reclusive former billionaire not only decided to give away all his wealth in his own lifetime, but also leads a life of disarming simplicity. By N Mahalakshmi Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do…

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…

Interview with John R Healy, former CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies Three years ago, in early 2002, a decision was made that The Atlantic Philanthropies would spend down their then almost $4 billion endowment over a period of 12-15 years. If a foundation is going…

There is more to philanthropy—much more—than just giving money awayFrom the May 12, 2011 print edition.Leap of Reason: Managing to Outcomes in an Era of Scarcity. By Mario Morino.Venture Philanthropy Partners; 149 pages; $10. leapofreason.org Give Smart: Philanthrophy That Gets Results. By Thomas Tierney and Joel Fleishman.PublicAffairs; 257 pages;…

Philanthropic donations are booming, but post-Great Recession poverty and inequity remain.By Martin MichaelsYear after year, the citizenry of the U.S. continues to be one of the most altruistic on earth, volunteering an average of 7.85 billion volunteer hours according to a report by the Corporation for National and…

By Tom Watson.  The pledge by Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates, and other billionaires to give away large parts of their fortunes leaves a question: Where will the money go?There's a new solicitor general in this country and his name is Warren Buffett. Who…