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Taking Account of Race as a Philanthropic Imperative
Foundations must take account of race in all of their work in order to get beyond racism, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies President and CEO, in this speech at the Waldemar Nielsen Issue Forums in Philanthropy, Georgetown Public Policy Institute in Washington. You might…
Resource type: Speech
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Voices for America's Children Awarded $3 Million Grant from Atlantic Philanthropies to Elevate Advocacy for Children & Families
Source: EarthTimes (London, UK)
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…
Resource type: News
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Economy hitting elderly especially hard
Source: MSNBC
Bankruptcies soar as retirees, agencies struggle to keep up with rising costs Original Source by Alex Johnson Bob Emily put in an honest day's labor every day of his life. I worked for the railroad, for the town marshal, security, bars, Sealy down here, UPS,…
Resource type: News
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Charter Schools' Big Experiment
Source: The Washington Post
New Orleans's Post-Katrina Test May Offer Lessons for Ailing Systems Original Source By Jay Mathews Washington Post Staff Writer NEW ORLEANS The storm that swamped this city three years ago also effectively swept away a public school system with a dismal record and faint prospects…
Resource type: News
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IOM's "Retooling For An Aging America" Seen As Turning Point In Efforts To Improve Healthcare For Older Adults
Source: Medical News Today
Original Source The recent release of "Retooling for an Aging America" -- the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report warning that the nation's healthcare workforce is too small and unprepared for care for the aging population and calling for sweeping changes to avert this looming healthcare…
Resource type: News
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Premier Anna Bligh invests millions to chase grants
Source: The Courier-Mail
Original Source QUEENSLAND premier Anna Bligh has put her own stamp on the Smart State agenda by devoting $120 million to attracting huge Federal grants. She is revamping a policy once dominated by her predecessor Peter Beattie in a bid to boost the state's ability…
Resource type: News
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Middle School in the U.S.: Too Often the Missing Link in the Chain of Student Success
Source: Gara LaMarche
The familiar sounds of the famous Mexican songs “Cielito Lindo” and “Los Machetes” filled the air last Wednesday morning at Orozco Community Academy in Chicago, as eighth grader Adan Ramirsez strummed his guitarron with fellow students in the school’s new Mariachi band before an invited…
Resource type: News
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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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Correcting Bush's Math on Afterschool for Kids
Source: Gara LaMarche
From time to time, Atlantic Currents will be written by my colleagues at Atlantic and by the staff of organisations we support. This week, two programme executives with Atlantic’s U.S. Children & Youth Programme, Nicole Gallant and Marisha Wignaraja, share their thoughts about the importance…
Resource type: News
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How Long Should Gifts Just Grow?
Source: New York Times
As nonprofit institutions have seen donations and investments grow spectacularly in recent years, the urge to keep the money rolling in is being supplemented by a new pressure: make it flow out faster. Politicians, consultants, watchdog groups and even some philanthropists say that foundations, universities,…
Resource type: News