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Embed from Getty Images On Monday, October 17th, a new round of changes in U.S.-Cuba policy went into effect. And while the removal of restrictions on bringing back rum and cigars grabbed mostheadlines, other embargo-easing measures will be more significant. The regulatory amendments, announced by…

July 6, 2010 – Dall W. Forsythe has been appointed Vice President for Finance and Operations at The Atlantic Philanthropies effective July 6, 2010, President and CEO Gara LaMarche announced today. In this role, Forsythe will oversee the Finance and Information Technology departments and will…

First Minister the Rt. Hon. Peter D. Robinson MLA and the deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA have announced a £58 million investment to deliver improved services for parents, shared education and support for people with dementia and their carers. The total value of the…

In keeping with Atlantic Founding Chairman Charles F. Feeney’s Giving While Living approach to philanthropy, Atlantic will conclude its grantmaking by 2016 with the objective of addressing big urgent problems-- with maximum impact – in a limited timeframe. This article looks at an example of…

By JEROME REILLY Declan Ryan and the late Cathal Ryan, sons of Ryanair founder Dr Tony Ryan, have emerged as among Ireland's foremost philanthropists following a donation last week of $14m (€10m) to build schools in Sri Lanka -- the latest in tens of millions…

Australia’s Prime Minister praises biomedical research at the University of Queensland as an example of what can be achieved when government, universities and philanthropy work together in partnership.It is good to be back home; it's good to be back in Brisbane; good to be back…

It took many years of lobbying before Limerick got a third level institution. As UL celebrates 20 years of university status, key figures recall the joy and the struggle. Anne Sheridan reports. 28 May 2009 ON THURSDAY, June 1, 1989, the University of Limerick bill…

Original Source By Robin ShulmanWashington Post Staff Writer NEW YORK--Answering the president's call to public service, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Monday announced a series of initiatives to make New York City a national leader for volunteerism. The initiatives include appointing a chief service officer…

by MENSAH M. DEAN Comcast and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America announced yesterday that they have joined to launch a youth-mentoring program in Philadelphia and plan to expand it across the country. Besides the program, called Beyond School Walls, the three-year, $10 million partnership…

By Aaron Munzer President Peggy R. Williams announced last Friday that Ithaca College's first Capital Campaign has far surpassed its goal after raising $145 million - a sum that jumped after a last-minute gift of $25 million from the Atlantic Philanthropies. The college beat their…