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Translational Research Institute Queensland receives record $50M gift
Source: UQ/Translational Research Institute
Australia will have a stronger role in global efforts to address major diseases like cancer and diabetes following a $50 million gift, the biggest donation of its kind in the nation's history. The gift, announced today by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan,…
Resource type: News
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Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity: Scholarship & Fellowship Programs
Source: American Academy of Nursing
The American Academy of Nursing, with support from the John A. Hartford Foundation of New York City and the Atlantic Philanthropies, seeks applicants for the following Scholarship and Fellowship Programs: The Predoctoral Scholarship program is designed to support 2 years of doctoral work for nurses…
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Boston University's Institute for Geriatric Social Work Awarded $3.1-million Grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies
Source: Boston University
By Colin Riley (Boston) Boston University's Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW), a national leader in training social workers in competencies related to aging, has received a five-year, $3.1-million extension grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) to continue the institute's trail-blazing efforts to prepare the…
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The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Embrace of a Social Justice Approach to Grantmaking
The story behind The Atlantic Philanthropies’ embrace of social justice is recounted in this speech by Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, at the Ford Foundation Convening on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace in February 2009 in Cairo, Egypt. It is bracing…
Resource type: Speech
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Eldercare Workforce Alliance to Address the Critical Shortage of Healthcare Workers Capable of Meeting the Needs of Older Adults
Source: Eldercare Workforce Alliance
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) -- a new coalition of 25 leading organizations representing older adults and the eldercare workforce, including family caregivers, healthcare professionals, and direct-care workers -- is holding its founding meeting this week in Washington, D.C. This wide array of national organizations…
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Awards Grant to CACE
Source: Center for Afterschool and Community Education at Foundations
$1.9 Million Grant to Improve Afterschool Professional Development and ProgramsNEWS RELEASE The Atlantic Philanthropies Awards Foundations' Center for Afterschool and Community Education 1.9 Million Grant to Improve Afterschool Professional Development and ProgramsMoorestown, NJ, January 9, 2006 CACE, the Center for Afterschool and Community Education at…
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Donna Lawrence Appointed Director of the Disadvantaged Children & Youth Program of The Atlantic Philanthropies
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
New York, November 6, 2008 Donna Lawrence, an accomplished foundation director, advocate and government official, has been appointed Director of the Disadvantaged Children & Youth (DCY) program of The Atlantic Philanthropies effective November 24, 2008, Vice President Marcia A. Smith announced today. Lawrence will shape…
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Xenophobic Violence in South Africa: Rays of Hope in Terrible Times
Source: Gara LaMarche
Johannesburg, South Africa When I arrived here on Monday after eighteen hours in transit, I was greeted by the horrific image on the front page of that morning’s Star, of a refugee hunted down by a mob and burned alive, in a grim imitation of…
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$18 Million Grant Supports Chicago Middle-School Students
Source: PNN Online
To increase the success of middle-school students in Chicago and bolster their chances of graduating high school, The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international foundation with a focus on children and youth, will award a major grant to support a five-school effort over four years. The grant…
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$18 Million Grant Supports Innovative Program to Bolster Success of Middle-School Students in Five Chicago Public Schools
Source: LISC Chicago
Integrated Services in Schools Program to be managed by LISC/Chicago's New Communities Program AgenciesTo increase the success of middle-school students in Chicago and bolster their chances of graduating high school, The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international foundation with a focus on children and youth, will award…
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