Results List
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Audacious Philanthropy
Source: Harvard Business Review
"Audacious philanthropy" can save lives. One example is The Atlantic Philanthropies' push for a helmet law in Viet Nam.
Resource type: News
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€6.6bn Later ... Atlantic Philanthropies Holds Final Irish Board Meeting
Source: The Irish Times
Taoiseach praises organisation for its contribution to NI peace, education, healthcare By Colm Keena [caption id="attachment_80045" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A file image of Charles F. ‘Chuck’ Feeney, founder of Atlantic Philanthropies, before he was conferred an Honorary Degree jointly by the Universities of Ireland North and South…
Resource type: News
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Advancing Children’s Rights Through Advocacy in Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Between 2004 and 2012, Atlantic invested $28 million to support the work of groups in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland advocating for policies and programs meant to advance the rights of children. As discussed in this summary, the work had three key objectives:…
Resource type: Research Report
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III Welcomes Beverley Skeggs as Academic Director of the Atlantic Fellows Programme
Source: International Inequalities Institute at LSE
We are thrilled to announce that Beverley Skeggs is to join the LSE as Academic Director of the III’s Atlantic Fellows programme from 1 September. She will be working closely with the III’s co-directors John Hills and Mike Savage, as well as the LSE’s wider…
Resource type: News
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Paying Dividends: A Report on The Atlantic Philanthropies Investment in Dementia in Ireland
Source: National University of Ireland Galway
This study examines Atlantic’s investments in the Republic of Ireland to improve dementia care, boost research and encourage changes in policy, and how these efforts have impacted the lives of people with dementia and their families. The study focuses on investments—made between 2011 and 2015—to provide support…
Resource type: Research Report
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Giving While Living: Chuck Feeney’s Role in This World
Source: Daily Maverick
The term “Giving While Living” is globally associated with Chuck Feeney, the Founding Chair of The Atlantic Philanthropies, a major international philanthropic foundation. He is the “anonymous donor”, a man who lives to give away billions. [caption id="attachment_79484" align="alignnone" width="849"] Photo: Charles Feeney –…
Resource type: News
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Funding in Conflict-Affected Environments
Source: The Social Change Initiative
This guide explores how can funders can support activities and initiatives designed to end conflicts and promote peacebuilding. While many foundations are understandably wary about intervening in conflicts, Funding in Conflicted-Environments offers guidance on how to help mitigate some of those concerns. Included are the…
Resource type: Research Report
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Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity FAQ
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
If you have questions about the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity program, hopefully they've been answered below. Why did Atlantic and its partners launch the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity? What is anti-black racism? Why does it matter? What is the Atlantic Fellows for Racial…
Resource type: News
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No More Half Measures: Supporting Advocacy Capacity and Policy Campaigns
Source: Center for Evaluation Innovation
Five Ways Foundations Can Better Support Policy Campaigns and Build Lasting Advocacy Capacity This research brief explores the challenges facing grantmakers who fund policy campaigns without simultaneously considering how their funding choices affect long-term advocacy capacity. Failure to consider that risk leaves policy wins vulnerable and defenseless to oppositional interests, or leaves…
Resource type: Research Report
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s Remarks at Launch of Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity
[caption id="attachment_78624" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (left) and University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Glyn Davis. Photo: University of Melbourne[/caption] Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, delivered these remarks at the launch of the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity on October 14th. Well thank you Glyn,…
Resource type: Speech