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By Carl O'Brien Atlantic Philanthropies is to give €138 million – its largest grant to date – to Trinity College Dublin and University of California San Francisco to help tackle the looming dementia epidemic. Almost 50,000 people are living with dementia in Ireland, a number which is projected…

The Atlantic Philanthropies is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Sutton as Country Director for the Republic of Ireland.In this role, she will lead the Atlantic team in the Republic of Ireland, overseeing grantmaking under Atlantic’s Ageing, Children & Youth and Reconciliation & Human…

BUTLER – Robert N., M.D., 83, died on July 4. His friends at The Atlantic Philanthropies mourn the loss of a towering pioneer who did so much to make the world recognize what may be the most important development of the last century: the transformation…

New York, January 15, 2010 – Jack Rosenthal has been appointed Senior Fellow at The Atlantic Philanthropies effective January 4, 2010. Bringing to bear his extensive experience in philanthropy, journalism and government, Rosenthal will provide counsel to the foundation’s four programmes in seven countries and…

The story behind The Atlantic Philanthropies’ embrace of social justice is recounted in this speech by Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, at the Ford Foundation Convening on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace in February 2009 in Cairo, Egypt. It is bracing…

Atlantic President and CEO Christopher G. Oechsli joined Cornell University President Emeritus Frank H. T. Rhodes for a conversation about Atlantic’s founder, Chuck Feeney, and the vision and values behind the foundation’s grantmaking at Cornell and around the world. At the event, Hunter R. Rawlings…

The universities of Ireland, North and South, have conferred an honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) on Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies. The degree was conferred to give public honour and thanks to Chuck Feeney for his incredible support of the Irish…

First Minister Rt. Hon Peter D Robinson MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP, MLA today launched a new programme aimed at supporting inter community sharing in disadvantaged and interface areas.The ‘Contested Space Programme’, which has been established in conjunction with the Atlantic Philanthropies,…

New York, January 15, 2010 – Sharon King, a recognized leader in philanthropy, has been appointed Director of the Ageing Program of The Atlantic Philanthropies effective February 2, 2010, Senior Vice President Marcia A. Smith announced today. King will lead the global Ageing Programme which…

Original Source WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Voices for America's Children today announced it has received a three-year, $3 million grant to strengthen its advocacy on behalf of children and families in the United States. The grant award is from The Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic) and…