Results List
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Atlantic Philanthropies
Source: The Royal Gazette
By Kristin White For many years there has been a Secret Santa of sorts for our local nonprofits.When their good works caught the eye of this secret benefactor, they would be blessed with financial grants upwards of one hundred thousand dollars.In the nonprofit community, this…
Resource type: News
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Get a job? No, make a job
Source: USAToday
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2007-02-05-oplede_x.htm Michael Simmons, 25, always liked the idea of working for himself. At age 16, he started a Web development company that blossomed as dot-coms proliferated. But then the bubble burst, and many of his clients imploded. Faced with new challenges, Simmons decided he had…
Resource type: News
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HHS Announces More Than $13 Million for Community Prevention Programs for Older Americans
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced the release of more than $13 million to 16 states to improve the health and quality of life for older Americans. This announcement, part of a collaboration with The Atlantic Philanthropies announced earlier this…
Resource type: News
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Disease sleuths on job in Vietnam
Source: Sunday Tasmanian
Tasmanian researchers are trying to solve one of world health's most perplexing problems Excerpt: The Menzies Research Institute is working in Vietnam to try to find out why the developing nation has such a high incidence of typically western-style diseases. Vietnam appears to have an…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Receives $1.29 Million Grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to Study School-Based Mentoring
Source: Big Brothers Big Sisters
Noreen Shanfelter Director, Media and Public Relations 215.665.7778 nshanfelter@bbbsa.org (PHILADELPHIA, PA. January 19, 2005). Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has received a $1.29 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to fund the first major impact study ever done on school-based mentoring. The comprehensive, independent…
Resource type: News
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Bridging Divides in Polarized Societies
There's no shortage of conflict and divison in today's society. The political polarization in the United States. The protracted war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza igniting a wider regional conflict. The violence, economic hardship, and climate change—deepening historic divisions, fueling inequality, and displacing millions.…
Resource type: Featured Topic
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Harvest Time for the Atlantic Philanthropies: Reports Examine the Foundation’s Decisions and Lessons in Final Years
Source: Tony Proscio, Duke University Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society
When Atlantic commissioned philanthropy consultant Tony Proscio in 2010, in conjunction with Duke University Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society, to write a series of reports charting the foundation’s final years, it was the largest foundation planning to put all its charitable assets to…
Resource type: Research Report
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Limited Life Philanthropy
Considering limited-life philanthropy (also called spend down or spend out philanthropy)? The Atlantic Philanthropies shares why and how it gave $8 billion in grants and closed its doors, in keeping with its founder Chuck Feeney's Giving While Living philosophy. This collection of resources includes reports,…
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Cornell Tech campus to name ‘Feeney Way’
Source: Cornell Chronicle
By Joe Wilensky There will soon be a second “Feeney Way” at Cornell: a central thoroughfare at Cornell Tech to be named in honor of the transformative impact and legacy of Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney ’56, the university’s most generous donor. The former East Avenue…
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Youth suicide rates have escalated in the Philippines
Source: The Atlantic Fellows
COVID-19 has accelerated the need for urgent action on mental health care. Lack of access to mental health care for young Filipinos, particularly in remote areas, is deadly. Attempted youth suicides and deaths have risen sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an increase in suicide-related…
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