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The foundation will have given away more than $8 billion when it shutters in 2020. Now as it spends its last millions, Atlantic is innovating better ways to leave a lasting impact. [caption id="attachment_79059" align="alignnone" width="650"] [Illustration: Sylverarts/iStock][/caption]By Ben Paynter When it was founded in…

Embed from Getty Images On Monday, October 17th, a new round of changes in U.S.-Cuba policy went into effect. And while the removal of restrictions on bringing back rum and cigars grabbed mostheadlines, other embargo-easing measures will be more significant. The regulatory amendments, announced by…

The Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity program, led by the University of Melbourne, alongside national and international partners, aims to tackle the broader issues of social inequality and how parity can be achieved for all people, regardless of cultural background, race, gender, health or financial…

Legal advocacy – also known as advocacy through the courts – uses the judicial system to advance social change goals. This is often done through bringing forward a legal case in court that focuses on improving a situation for a particular group of disadvantaged people.…

The Atlantic Philanthropies was presented with the 2016 The James L. Fisher Award for Distinguished Service to Education from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). This video, prepared for the occasion by CASE, illustrates the work of Atlantic's education grantees around the world. Learn…

[caption id="attachment_77806" align="alignleft" width="150"] Kristen Grimm, President, Spitfire Strategies[/caption] I have three pieces of good news. 1) You can now claim binge-watching is an essential part of your day job, 2) The expert opinion and proof that connecting your issues to pop culture is not…

Legal advocacy – also known as advocacy through the courts – uses the judicial system to advance social change goals. This short video, featuring Annmarie Benedict, Atlantic's Senior Program Executive & Director of Grants Monitoring, and Stephen McConnell of the Civic Participation Action Fund, examines how advocacy…

Social scientists have long been concerned with inequality, yet the focus has often been on its theoretical and political aspects. This is now starting to change, writes Mike Savage, co-director of the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics and Academic Director of the Atlantic Fellows…

[caption id="attachment_77344" align="alignright" width="292"] Media Impact Funders is a knowledge network for media funders.[/caption] PHILADELPHIA, PA (May 31, 2016)—Media Impact Funders (MIF), a member-supported network of funders who seek to improve society through media and technology, has been awarded a two-year, $500,000 matching grant from…

An evaluation of a program that enabled young Vietnamese professionals and university academics to attend the University of Queensland in Australia found that participants returned home better able to contribute to the social and economic development of their country. The evaluation investigated how the Vietnam…