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The Atlantic Philanthropies Makes New Grants to Cornell
Source: Cornell University
By Jose Beduya The Atlantic Philanthropies, created by Charles F. Feeney ’56, made its very first grant in 1982 to Cornell University. By the end of this year, the foundation will conclude its grant-making, realizing the full impact of the foundation’s largesse within its founder’s…
Resource type: News
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Why are some students subjected to harsher discipline than others? How can we fix this problem?
Source: Kavitha Mediratta and M. Karega Rausch
This post is an excerpt from Kavitha Mediratta's and M. Karega Rausch's introduction to Inequality in School Discipline, a new book that fills a critical void by providing the most current and authoritative information on what is known about disciplinary disparities.
Resource type: News
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Announces the Atlantic Fellows Program and Creation of the Atlantic Institute to Sustain Global Network of Changemakers
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Initiatives will empower and connect dynamic individuals committed to working together across disciplines and borders to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. NEW YORK, June 1, 2016 — The Atlantic Philanthropies today announced two multi-decade investments, totaling nearly $200 million, to equip innovative leaders and…
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Social and Economic Equity
This 20-year initiative will train diverse, multidisciplinary leaders working on solutions to historical barriers and behaviors that obstruct opportunity and underpin inequalities globally.
Resource type: Atlantic's Final Big Bets
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Margin to Centre: How Philanthropy Can Help Guarantee Constitutional Rights in South Africa
Source: Resourcing Philanthropy
By Gillian Mitchell, Gabrielle Ritchie and Melanie Judge Resourcing Philanthropy is a new online platform that profiles philanthropic giving through the sharing of information, advice, tactics, tools and insights from grantmakers, non-profit leaders and philanthropists in South Africa. Drawing on the grantmaking experience and impact of The…
Resource type: News
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Indigenous Leader to Direct Prestigious Social Equity Program
Source: The University of Melbourne
[caption id="attachment_79793" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Mr Glanville's appointment was announced following Wominjeka, a Welcome to Country conducted early in the 2017 academic year.[/caption] Jason Glanville has been appointed as the foundation Program Director for the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity. The Atlantic Philanthropies launched the Atlantic Fellows…
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LSE Awarded £32 Million by Higher Education Funding Council for England
Source: London School of Economics and Political Science
[caption id="attachment_79386" align="alignnone" width="700"] Photo: LSE[/caption] The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has been awarded over £32 million. The grant, announced today, has been awarded through the Higher Education Funding Council for England ‘s UK Research Partnership Investment fund (UKRPIF), which provides funding…
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Investment to Build New Generation of Leaders
Source: Pursuit
Fellowship program, driven by $US50 million grant, will drive change from grass roots up to redress social disadvantage
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Marikana: Civil Society demands justice and truth
Source: Daily Maverick
The following statement was issued by a group of Atlantic's Reconciliation & Human Rights grantees in South Africa. Civil Society Statement Regarding the Killings at MarikanaWe are human rights organisations that seek to protect and promote the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (the Constitution).…
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Ensuring That Vital Resources for the Poor Aren’t “Left on the Table”
Source: Gara LaMarche
Helping vulnerable and disadvantaged people to make lasting changes in their living conditions is at the core of Atlantic’s mission, and in every country in which we work there is significant and sometimes – as in the United States – growing inequality. The persistence of…
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