Results List
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A fortunate life to give
Source: The Courier Mail (Australia)
By Stefanie Balogh Billionaire American Chuck Feeney, who has bankrolled much of Queensland's scientific and medical research, began his philanthropy in secret, writes Stefanie Balogh in New York FRUGAL to the point of eccentricity, Chuck Feeney travels the world economy class, wears a cheap plastic…
Resource type: News
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Atlantic Grantees in Texas Work to End a Lethal Lottery
Source: Gara LaMarche
When I arrived in Austin, Texas, the day after Labor Day in 1984 to take up my post as Executive Director of the Texas state branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, a 30-year old Yankee who’d never set foot in the state before my…
Resource type: News
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Atlantic’s Approach to Evaluation: What Is Important to Learn, and How Do We Put It to Use?
Source: Gara LaMarche
When I was named President of Atlantic last year, I doubt that a rousing chorus of cheers went up in the offices of the American Evaluation Association. Atlantic takes evaluation very seriously, but in my philanthropic and activist life before coming here, I didn’t have…
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Building Capacity for Maximum Impact
Gara LaMarche delivers the Keynote Address at the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York Symposium: Baruch College School of Public Affairs. It’s a little odd that I should be standing here this morning to share some thoughts about the role of evaluation in foundations…
Resource type: Speech
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How to Use Blogs and Other Means to Share Ideas: Tips From Experts
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
By Marty Michaels.Blogs, podcasts, streaming video, viral distribution - the possibilities seem endless. Add to this the fact that many people say they feel barraged with information, and it can be difficult for grant makers to determine the best way to craft communications efforts that…
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A Big Foundation Uses New Technology to Open Windows on Disasters-and Resilience
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
By Marty Michaels.The Open Society Institute, in New York, has emerged as a leader among grant makers for its extensive use of multimedia communications-including online audio and video-to educate the public about the issues at the top of its agenda.Read the full article on The…
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The Role of Foundations in Immigrant Rights
The rights of immigrants must be protected and foundations can use their unique strengths to play a leading role such as funding public education and civic engagement, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies' President and CEO, in this speech at the European Foundation Centre Meeting…
Resource type: Speech
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The United States and the World Since 9/11: Less Safe and Less Free
Source: Gara LaMarche
One result of the Bush Administration’s striking combination of ineptitude and contempt for law and government is a growing shelf, on its way to becoming a library, of books that chronicle and analyze the ways in which constitutional rights and international law have been assaulted…
Resource type: News
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Speak Up for Health Coverage for Kids in the U.S.: Join the National Voice for Children
Source: Gara LaMarche
I’m visiting Atlantic’s programmes in Viet Nam right now, and a few days ago a provincial health official proudly told a group of us that the Government recently made health care free for all of the nine million Vietnamese children under the age of six.…
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Older & Bolder: Irish Seniors Organise for Action
Source: Gara LaMarche
On a visit to Ireland last week, I got a glimpse of a compelling example of the power that an organized community can have – “The Older & Bolder Campaign,” a collaborative initiative among five organizations working to improve the quality of life for older…
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