Results List
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The 3-Minute Interview: William Schambra
Source: The Washington Examiner
By Hayley PetersonSchambra is director of the Hudson Institute's Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal, which informs the public on the nonprofit sector and encourages charitable foundations and donors to direct more resources toward grass-roots associations, as opposed to political advocacy groups. What drove…
Resource type: News
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Celebrating Irishness: Charles ‘Chuck’ Feeney
Source: The Silver Voice
Charles Feeney was born to a working class family in New Jersey, USA in the early 1930′s. His father’s mother hailed from near Kinawley, in Co Fermanagh, from where she emigrated to the USA.In the 1960′s he co-founded Duty Free Shoppers, which sold luxury goods…
Resource type: News
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What Is the Most Daring, Audacious, and Successful Grant of the Past 100 Years?
Source: Philanthropy Magazine
A symposium of philanthropic leadersTo mark the 100th anniversary of the Carnegie Corporation, we asked several philanthropic leaders about the most audacious grants of the past century—and what grants made today will be talked about 100 years hence.—THE EDITORS* * *Ted Turner’s shock announcement in 1997 that he…
Resource type: News
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Oct. 13th Event: Bill Moyers Interviews Gara LaMarche and Deepak Bhargava: Working Towards Progressive Reform and Social Justice
Source: Philanthropy New York
Join your colleagues for an informal interview with Gara LaMarche, CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director of the Center for Community Change, moderated by the award winning journalist and public commentator Bill Moyers. Discussion will focus on pressing issues that the…
Resource type: News
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August 4th Teleconference: How Can Funders Support Promise Neighborhoods?
Source: Foundation Center
Join Us for a National Teleconference: Keeping Our Promise: How Can Funders Support Promise Neighborhoods to Increase Educational Opportunity in Distressed Communities? Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm, EDT The U.S. Department of Education's Promise Neighborhoods Program aims to significantly improve…
Resource type: News
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Int’l organisations help upgrade VNIO
Source: VOV News
The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) from the US and the Australia’s Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) have provided more than US$2 million to help improve the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO). The focus of a two-year project will be on four main fields: developing a training…
Resource type: News
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'Giving while living' trend creating demand for philanthropy advice, says new wealth report
Source: Philanthropy UK
By Cheryl Chapman. More of the world's rich are opting for ‘giving while living’ strategies, according to the just published World Wealth Report 2010 from Merrill Lynch-Capgemini. It says philanthropists are incorporating their giving strategies into their ongoing wealth accumulation and capital-preservation plans. And the…
Resource type: News
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Forum: Lessons Learned from Health Care Reform
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
In 2008-09, The Atlantic Philanthropies made a series of significant investments in health care reform. Two months after President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, Atlantic held a discussion in New York City, "The Historic Passage of Health Care Reform in…
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Public Interest Litigation in South Africa Offers Lessons for Advocates
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Public interest litigation in South Africa faces several challenges but advocates can undertake four key strategies to enhance its success, according to this report by The Atlantic Philanthropies. Atlantic this week publishes its report on strategic evaluation of public interest litigation in South Africa. This…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Service or Advocacy: What Can Foundations Do and What's Their Responsibility Given this Economy?
Source: NYU Wagner Public Service Blog
Original Source By Wagner Blogger With the U.S. in the throes of a devastating economic crisis and donation dollars more scarce than ever, should foundations divert their funding efforts to direct-service programs which assist casualties of this devastating recession -- or should they instead continue…
Resource type: News