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by Geraldine Fabrikant NEW YORK: Before he retired from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. three years ago, Gary Holloway was cleaning up the remnants of the U.S. savings-and-loan crisis two decades earlier. His problems included selling leaky gas stations in Florida and the Thomas Ranch…

Decision to keep working has many benefits, experts say Original Source By Marcus Green Even as Kentucky's Baby Boomers near traditional retirement age, they and other older workers make up one of the state's fastest-growing parts of the work force, according to new Census data.…

Original Source To the Editor: Structural-racism training programs have helped hundreds of nonprofit organizations and community foundations, many of which are administered or operated by white people but primarily serve people of color, learn how to orient their theories of change from charity to empowerment…

  Supporting advocates who work to persuade members of the U.S. Congress of the necessity of allocating more federal money for children’s health programmes... Backing public interest lawyers whose arguments convince the U.S. Supreme Court that capital punishment for youth is unconstitutional.... Convincing lawmakers to…

Contact: Scott Parkin (202) 479-6975 Scott.Parkin@ncoa.orgWASHINGTON, DC, January 25, 2006 The National Council on the Aging (NCOA) has received a $7.9 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to bolster its work enrolling Medicare-eligible seniors and people with disabilities who have limited incomes and resources in…

As Atlantic wraps up its work, including completing our grantmaking this year, one of our final acts is to invest in a community of emerging leaders whose efforts to build a better world will outlast the foundation.

Our grantees have led the way to fairer and better health care around the world. Meet some of them. [caption id="attachment_82595" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Photo: Magnum Foundation[/caption] One of the best things about working at The Atlantic Philanthropies is that we have the privilege of supporting extraordinary leaders and…

By Ai-jen PooToday marks the 50th anniversary of the Older Americans Act, which will swiftly be followed by the 50th anniversaries of Medicare and Medicaid, and the 80th anniversary of Social Security. Yesterday, I was honored to join hundreds at the White House Conference on…

  Joint statement from the Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies Cape Town – Today the Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies announced the launch of a joint fund to support organisations promoting and advancing constitutionalism in…

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Now that I am settled into my new position as President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, I wanted to take a moment to tell you how special it is for me to have the opportunity to work with this organisation…