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Gara LaMarche, President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, discussed his concerns about a growing need for a stronger moral framework for philanthropy at the Starr Forum at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.   Forty-five years ago, a young aide named Bill Moyers sat in the…

By JULIA PRESTON MIAMI — Dozens of college students lay down on South Beach on Sunday afternoon, but not to sunbathe. Most were immigrants in this country illegally, and their bodies, fully clothed, formed giant letters that spelled out a message for Floridians and one of…

By Maureen Kelleher.  For many Chicago middle school students, immigration reform isn’t an academic abstraction. Some of them are undocumented, or have friends and classmates who are, and they’re apprehensive about what life beyond the 8th grade holds for them. This was abundantly clear earlier…

I don’t usually use this space for organisational announcements, but we have recently made three new appointments to Atlantic’s senior staff, who together bring enormous strengths to our mission and each of whom illustrates something important about where the foundation is going in its final…

By Sophia Tareen.CHICAGO (AP) — Protesters nationwide vented their anger over a new Arizona law to crack down on illegal immigrants by calling on President Barack Obama to immediately take up their cause for federal immigration reform.From Los Angeles to Washington D.C., activists, families, students…

South African corporates have traditionally shied away from investment in human rights and social justice programmes. In this feature article, Colleen du Toit and Gerald Kraak from the Atlantic Philanthropies propose co-operation between northern donors and local companies to enhance the impact of mutual investments…

In August and September 2005, 30,000 children, driven from their homes by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, arrived in Houston, Texas. Responding to the immediate needs of these children and their families, local agencies formed unprecedented partnerships to provide aid and support, including after-school educational and…

by Caiphus Kgosana Taking a cue from President Jacob Zuma's promise to halve new HIV and Aids infections in two years and Julius Malema's "one girlfriend, one boyfriend" campaign, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has decided to double the number of free condoms. Motsoaledi said in…

  Original Source By JUSTIN POPE AP Education Writer It's the question on everyone's lips in philanthropy: Who is the mysterious donor giving away millions of dollars to at least a dozen colleges across the country? A circle of successful businesswomen? A publicity-shy (or playful)…

Community colleges are taking the lead in helping older adults find new directions -- and new jobs by KELLY GREENE Ted English, age 62, a restaurant owner in Rapid City, S.D., had been thinking about changing careers, perhaps taking a job in travel or tourism.…