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Original Source UCLA is an Atlantic grantee. California’s education funding has been cut by $17 billion in the last two budget deals, and schools are suffering. But some students are hurting more than others, according to a group of high school student researchers who presented…

Orwell was right Original Source Liberty is an Atlantic grantee. Human rights flourished after the second world war. In this video segment, "Tea with The Economist," Shami Chakrabarti, the director of Liberty, hopes their recent decline is an anomaly. About Liberty Liberty is also known as the…

Original Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-08/rumc-oas073009.php Older adults who are subjected to abuse or self-neglect face a greater risk of premature death than other seniors, according to a study published in the August 5 issue of JAMA. Moreover, contrary to widely held views that elders who are physically…

The New York City-based Foundation Center has announced the launch of a data visualization tool to help grantmakers, policy makers, researchers, and others better understand the impact of philanthropy around the world. Philanthropy In/Sight allows registered users to create customized Google maps to explore giving patterns,…

Original Source Foundations are stepping up their advocacy efforts to help the poor and other disadvantaged people, according to a report released today by the Foundation Center. The report found that grant makers and charity officials were more optimistic about the efficacy of social-justice grant making —…

The Urban Institute is an Atlantic grantee. If reforms at the federal level are not enacted, the cost of health care for businesses could double and the number of uninsured Americans could reach 65.7 million within a decade, with middle-income families hit hardest, a new…

The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers, and the Aspen Institute are Atlantic grantees. OMAHADonors say they give more, give more strategically, and are more knowledgeable about nonprofit organizations and problems in their communities when they participate in…

Several Atlantic grantees are mentioned in this article. by ALISON HEALY AN ALLIANCE of groups has launched a campaign to encourage older people to highlight their needs when election candidates come calling in the coming weeks. The Older And Bolder alliance said its “On the…

Original Source by Gara LaMarche Americans are all too familiar with the ups and downs of the tech, housing, and stock-market bubbles. Now we are learning that there has been a "nonprofit bubble," too. The nonprofit world grew rapidly as a result of generous giving…

Foundations can play a key role in state and local policy efforts to reduce poverty and some that are already collaborating with United States policymakers are featured in this report by Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families. Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families is an Atlantic…