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Social justice management should be both more humane and tougher, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, in this speech at the Yale School of Management. I was at first flattered when I heard that students here at the Yale School of Management…

'Scholars' spend time with 'mentors' in afternoon, evening Higher Achievement is an Atlantic grantee. By Liz Bowie. At first the idea of regularly staying after school until 8 in the evening seemed "cool" to 11-year-old Kaelah Williams, but then the reality sank in that she…

With money tight, top philanthropists insist on more bang for the buck. Meet the 25 most effective givers. The KIPP Foundation is an Atlantic grantee. By Suzanne McGee. THE NAME OF THE GAME IN PHILANTHROPY this year is to make your dollars go far --…

The Atlantic Philanthropies’ approach to investment in South Africa and the country’s challenges in the face of declining international funding are discussed in this speech by Gara LaMarche, Atlantic’s President and CEO, at the Inyathelo Annual Awards Ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa. It is…

The Purpose Prize and Civic Ventures are Atlantic grantees. Life doesn’t stop once you turn 60. For some, that's when life begins. That’s the message a think tank is trying to convey with the Purpose Prize, an award that commemorates the work of baby boomers…

I remember covering poverty-stricken schools. Sitting in classrooms in which the teachers were disillusioned or killing time, meeting parent volunteers unable to read to the class and children who appeared rather hopeless.It's bleak.Of course, there are always a few bright spots, and journalists love to…

University of the Witwatersrand is an Atlantic grantee. By Monako Dibetle and Mandy Rossouw. It has been 18 months since the violent xenophobic attacks broke out across the country. Monako Dibetle and Mandy Rossouw talked to foreigners from across Southern Africa, locals and experts and…

KIPP and the National Center for Summer Learning are Atlantic grantees. By Libby Quaid, Ap Education Writer WASHINGTON – Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way. Obama says American kids spend too little…

Equal Education is an Atlantic grantee. By CELIA W. DUGGER CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Thousands of children marched to City Hall this week in sensible black shoes, a stream of boys and girls from township schools across this seaside city that extended for blocks,…

Original Source Age Sector Platform is an Atlantic grantee. Photo: CAMPAIGN: Bill Carson, Alison McElhinney and Phil Evans at the age sector platform PICTURE: Hugh Russell FIFTY-ONE per cent of all households experiencing fuel poverty in Northern Ireland are pensioner households. In Northern Ireland almost…