Results List
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A Big Bet on Advocacy Helps to Make History on Health Care
Source: Gara LaMarche
“Health care reform is no longer an unmet promise. It is the law of the land.” I can’t tell you what a thrill it was to hear President Obama speak those words, a few hours ago, after signing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.…
Resource type: News
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Too Close for Comfort? Obama and the Foundations
Foundations should take a stance of engaged and critical discomfort with government no matter who is in charge, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, in this speech at the Hudson Institute-Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center. I am always glad to take…
Resource type: Speech
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As the Year Turns and Always, It Is Stories That Move Us and Lead Us to Action
Source: Gara LaMarche
My last few year-end columns have focused on the stories of those Atlantic is privileged to work with around the world because, as always, that is where the emphasis must be. It is why we do this work and what keeps us going. This year,…
Resource type: News
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Letter from Belfast: In a Time of Strengthening Peace, Communities and Advocates Raise Their Voices for Social Justice
Source: Gara LaMarche
Time was, not too long ago, that sectarian violence ruled Belfast, but in recent years the bombs have largely fallen silent. The more rare outbursts of violence – such as the March killings of two British soldiers ambushed during a pizza delivery – have been…
Resource type: News
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Foundation Center Launches Tool to Visualize Impact of Philanthropy
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
The New York City-based Foundation Center has announced the launch of a data visualization tool to help grantmakers, policy makers, researchers, and others better understand the impact of philanthropy around the world. Philanthropy In/Sight allows registered users to create customized Google maps to explore giving patterns,…
Resource type: News
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The Crucial Role of Philanthropy in the Republic of Ireland
The Republic of Ireland needs more philanthropists, who in turn can make a lasting difference in their country, said Colin McCrea, Senior Vice President at The Atlantic Philanthropies, in this speech at the Dublin City University Leadership Circle Dinner. Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, President Ferdinand…
Resource type: Speech
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Launch of MCRI 'Tools for Social Change' resource guide
Source: Migrant Rights Centre Ireland
Original Source In association with the Centre for Applied Social Studies, NUI Maynooth and the Community Workers Cooperative, MRCI has developed a resource guide for community work with migrant workers and their families. The aim of ‘Tools for Social Change’ is to illustrate a community…
Resource type: News
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Without Federal Reform, Number of Uninsured Could Expand Sharply Over Next Decade, Report Finds
Source: Philanthropy News Digest
The Urban Institute is an Atlantic grantee. If reforms at the federal level are not enacted, the cost of health care for businesses could double and the number of uninsured Americans could reach 65.7 million within a decade, with middle-income families hit hardest, a new…
Resource type: News
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Boston University's Institute for Geriatric Social Work Awarded $3.1-million Grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies
Source: Boston University
By Colin Riley (Boston) Boston University's Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW), a national leader in training social workers in competencies related to aging, has received a five-year, $3.1-million extension grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) to continue the institute's trail-blazing efforts to prepare the…
Resource type: News
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How Does the Serve America Act (S. 277) Affect Americans in the Second Half of Life?
Source: Civic Ventures
A Quick Summary of a Quiet Revolution in National Service MARCH 26, 2009 – Within days, the Senate will likely pass and President Obama is poised to sign major bipartisan legislation that will dramatically expand national service opportunities for all and will include, for the…
Resource type: News