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By Sam Scott.  Al and Marshae Rivera keep their home stocked with candy—all the better to stop their kids from venturing out to buy some themselves. No one knows better than they do that in East Oakland, Calif., even short trips can turn violent. Their…

Issued by: Quo Vadis Communications Attention: News Editors For immediate release: MEDIA STATEMENT BY INYATHELO - THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCEMENT - MAKING A STEPPING STONE INTO A MILESTONEA conference that will be held in Cape Town next month will bring together foreign and…

By Caroline Preston.  Atlantic Philanthropies, a multibillion-dollar foundation that supports a variety of causes including progressive priorities such as changing the U.S. health-care system, and the Avi Chai Foundation, a $593-million fund dedicated to strengthening Judaism, might not seem to have all that much in…

UCSF Children's Hospital has received a $100 million gift to help fund the construction of its new home at the UCSF Mission Bay campus near downtown San Francisco. The gift is a private donation from San Francisco residents Lynne and Marc Benioff, and is both…

Former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson delivered the third Ray Murphy Lecture hosted by Philanthropy Ireland in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin on 'The Role of Philanthropy in Tomorrow’s Ireland'. I am pleased to have been invited to give this year’s lecture in the…

On Wednesday, May 12th, from 4:00 – 6:00 PM, the Center for Nonprofit Strategy and Management at Baruch College, in collaboration with Philanthropy New York, will present “Recovery and Reconstruction in Haiti: The Role of U.S. Philanthropy and Local Groups,” a program focusing on the…

Colin McCrea addresses the challenges and rewards of Atlantic’s approach to philanthropy at the Institute of Philanthropy’s recent conference in London.   All of us involved in philanthropy would like to see more people giving more money in a more thoughtful way.  There is no…

Probono.org, a South Africa clearing house that seeks to increase access to justice through the pro bono services of law firms, provides a model that substantially reduces public interest law costs since it unlocks private legal expertise, according to this case study commissioned by The…

Civic Ventures is an Atlantic grantee. Skoll Foundation Invests in Leading Social Entrepreneurs Foundation commits total of $14,165,000 in new funding Civic Ventures is latest recipient of Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship Ashoka and ShoreCap II also receive Skoll investments PALO ALTO, Calif. Sept. 1,…

The National Indian Youth Leadership Project is an Atlantic grantee. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The National Indian Youth Leadership Project's substance-abuse prevention program, Project Venture, has been named as one of nine Tribal Best Practices among other nationwide substance-abuse programs for Native American children by the…