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The next government will need to develop a coherent vision for those in need of support at various stages of their lives, write PAT DOLAN, TOM SCHARF and GERARD QUINN THE NEXT government will have to stand back from the legacy of the past and develop a much more…

I’ve just returned from Denver, Colorado, where the annual conference of the Council on Foundations ended Tuesday.  A significant theme of the conference this year, which Atlantic helped to organise, was what foundations can do to advance social justice.  I was honoured to moderate a…

Original Source Click here to listen to the interview. Summit TV speaks to Dr Victoria Pinkney-Atkinson about the award of millions of dollars by The Atlantic Philanthropies into South African nursing educational institutions that may change the face of nursing as we know it. Jane…

The aspect of The Atlantic Philanthropies in which people have the most interest is not that we are one of the largest foundations in the world – in fact, the largest private funder in the countries in which we operate, outside of the U.S. –…

The roots of the global financial crisis, and the paths out of it, are matters for debate. But what no one disputes is that the landscape in which foundations like Atlantic are working has been dramatically altered, and likely will be for some time to…

The Atlantic Philanthropies-supported construction and renovation projects of  hospitals and other facilities in Central Viet Nam have had a positive impact on the medical staff, patients and families receiving services, according to this evaluation commissioned by Atlantic. This assessment reviews 17 health-sector projects, covering the…

By Jen Bokoff and Cynthia Gibson GrantCraft Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a resource series about funder advocacy collaboratives. The series draws on real-world funder experiences to share strategies about anticipating and overcoming prevalent obstacles to success. See Acknowledgements and Methodology and…

By Trevor Grigg The scholarship programme and its objectives Over the period 2000 to 2006, The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) funded The University of Queensland's Vietnam Coursework Masters and Doctoral Development Scholarship Programs, with grants totalling AUD 17 million. The primary objective of the programmes was:…

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="250"] Michael Murphy (left) and Terry O'Sullivan celebrate their civil partnership. Photo: Irish Independent[/caption] Until 1994, Irish law still criminalized homosexual conduct. When The Atlantic Philanthropies entered the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) field in 2004, there were no other significant private funders in the…

Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) is an Atlantic grantee through the Population Health programme. Position DescriptionSearch for the Executive Director Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) Oakland, CAMedical Education Cooperation with Cuba (“MEDICC”), a highly regarded non-profit organization working to enhance cooperation among the US, Cuban and global…