Results List
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Buildings, Bridges and Big Bets
Source: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
Chuck Feeney, with Cornell University President Frank Rhodes and Ed Walsh, Limerick president, at Plassey House in 1988. From Elizabeth, N.J., where our founder, Chuck Feeney was born and raised, you can follow the Elizabeth River into New York Bay, all the way across the…
Resource type: News
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Senate Hearing on Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline Shows Need for Federal Action to Reform School Discipline
Source: Dignity in Schools Campaign
Edward Ward, a youth leader with Chicago-based community organization Blocks Together, testified at the hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, on the school-to-prison pipeline.>>Watch the full hearingPositive Discipline Approaches Should Replace Suspension, Expulsion and ArrestWashington, DC - Today,…
Resource type: News
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Legal matchmaker joining resources and genuine need
Source: Business Day
By Katy Chance. IT SEEMS entirely apposite that ProBono.Org has the street address of Women’s Jail, Constitution Hill; free legal work in SA may have had its roots in the criminal domain, but for services in matters of civil and public interest today, all roads…
Resource type: News
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The State of our Union in Crisis: Widening the Lens of Children and Families
Keynote speech by Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies, given at the Annual Conference of Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. This is an extraordinary moment to gather and reflect, as we have planned to do…
Resource type: Speech
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Cook County, Illinois, State’s Attorney Election and Accountability: From Protest to Power
Source: Barsoum Policy Consulting
This case study was commissioned by the Civic Participation Action Fund, an Atlantic grantee. Cook County, Illinois, was one of the first jurisdictions to focus on electing a progressive prosecutor—a criminal justice reform strategy now being used across the United States. Kim Foxx was…
Resource type: Case Study
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LSE Awarded £32 Million by Higher Education Funding Council for England
Source: London School of Economics and Political Science
[caption id="attachment_79386" align="alignnone" width="700"] Photo: LSE[/caption] The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has been awarded over £32 million. The grant, announced today, has been awarded through the Higher Education Funding Council for England ‘s UK Research Partnership Investment fund (UKRPIF), which provides funding…
Resource type: News
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Soft Vengeance: Albie Sachs and the New South Africa
Source: Social Action Media
"Soft Vengeance" will be broadcast on the World Channel (WLIW 21 in New York) on the dates and times below. Visit the World Channel site to find your local station. Wednesday, July 20 at 8pm ET Thursday, July 21 at 12am ET, 8am ET and 2pm ET Saturday,…
Resource type: Video
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A Day in May: Real Lives, True Stories
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Resource type: News
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My Brother’s Keeper 2016 Progress Report
Source: The White House
[caption id="attachment_76813" align="alignleft" width="300"] On the first anniversary of the My Brother's Keeper initiative, President Barack Obama greets Gerard Contee during a mentee lunch in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Feb. 27, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)[/caption] This is…
Resource type: Research Report
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How Nebraska Repealed the Death Penalty
Source: The Marshall Project
A deep-red state shows the way, with conservatives in the lead.By Shari SilbersteinOn Wednesday, Nebraska senators voted 30-19 to override a gubernatorial veto and end the death penalty. Nebraska’s Senate maintains a uniquely non-partisan structure, but each senator’s party affiliation is well known – and…
Resource type: News