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First Named Professorship Established at John Jay With Funding From Ford Foundation and Atlantic
Source: John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Renowned Scholar Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff is appointed as Franklin A. Thomas Professor in Policing Equity [caption id="attachment_75797" align="alignright" width="295"] Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff[/caption]New York, NY – President Jeremy Travis of John Jay College announced the establishment of the Franklin A. Thomas Professorship in Policing…
Resource type: News
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The Card Before You Leave
Local campaigning leads to improved service for those at risk The Card Before You Leave scheme was initially recommended in 2005 as part of an independent review into the death of a young man called Danny McCartan. In April 2006, frustrated by a lack of…
Resource type: News
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Change Comes to Washington: Will it Come to Philanthropy, Too?
Philanthropy should step up and seize the unprecedented opportunities created by the election of President Obama, said Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies, in this speech at the Annual Meeting of Southern California Grantmakers in Los Angeles. When the terrific Sushma Raman –…
Resource type: Speech
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Announces Full Cohort of Atlantic Fellows
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
The first global cohort of Atlantic Fellows includes activists, artists, journalists, health professionals and policymakers collaborating across the globe to build a healthier, fairer future.
Resource type: News
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Honouring a Shy Philanthropy Hero
Source: Inyathelo: The South African Institute for Advancement
By Shelagh GastrowCharles "Chuck" Feeney is likely the most famous and influential billionaire you've never heard of. His foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, has given billions of Rands to our emerging South African democracy. Inyathelo was privileged to award him the 2014 Inyathelo "Lifetime Philanthropy Award for…
Resource type: News
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The Atlantic Philanthropies in the Republic of Ireland: 1987-2014
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Note: In 2017, we published an updated version of this report as part of our Country Books series. Between 1987 and 2014, Atlantic invested over $1.2 billion in the Republic of Ireland to strengthen and grow the higher education system, stimulate a knowledge economy, protect…
Resource type: Research Report
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In the Rearview Mirror, Oklahoma and Death Row
Source: The New York Times
You can never come back, ever. If you plead guilty to that long-ago murder in Oklahoma City, you will be released from prison, where you have spent most of the last 27 years on death row. But once free, you will be banished from Oklahoma.…
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Making and Living History
Source: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
Completion of our grantmaking at the end of 2016 brings us one step closer to the end of the path our founder, Chuck Feeney, and Atlantic started down 35 years ago.
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Faith, hope and unity
Source: TES Magazine
By Darren EvansOne project in Northern Ireland has been so successful at reconciling Catholic and Protestant schools that other troubled regions of the world are seeking to adopt its methods. Darren Evans reportsIn the seaside town of Ballycastle, on the craggy, windswept coast of County…
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How philanthropy 'helps brave people to solve problems'
Source: The Irish News Online
As a major international conference on philanthropy comes to Belfast this week, bringing with it speakers and delegates charged with distributing billions of pounds, Sam Goodwin talks to John R Healy, chairman of Philanthropy Ireland, about what difference giving has made to Northern Ireland WHEN a conference…
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