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In recent articles, the Executive Director and South African Programme Director of the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity called for a renewal in civil rights leadership in the U.S. and in South Africa. America’s Rising White Nationalism Calls for a New Type of Civil Rights…

This case study explores how Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) successfully campaigned to end stop-and-frisk abuses in New York City. Stop-and-frisk is a practice of police officers stopping individuals they deem suspicious, questioning them, and frequently frisking them for weapons and other contraband. Out…

How can grantees sustain the impact of their work — especially after their funding ends? This series of research reports identifies sustainability practices and skills and highlights Atlantic's approach to general operating support to put "wind in grantees' sails."

In this first episode of a new Australian podcast series, “How I Did It,” Atlantic President and CEO Christopher G. Oechsli shares management lessons learned during his time at the foundation, as well as earlier in his career when he worked for the investment company…

Atlantic Insights: Giving While Living explores Founder Charles “Chuck” Feeney’s long-standing belief in “Giving While Living,” the idea that people with wealth should use it during their lifetimes to help others. Download this book to learn about Feeney’s unique story, and to gain insight from other high net worth…

For refugees like George, access to an immigration attorney can be the difference between life and death. After escaping persecution in Uganda, George started a new life in Chicago with help from the National Immigrant Justice Center. Our Work in the United States: A Film Series…

Here you’ll find a collection of news and reports about Atlantic’s work in Australia, including evaluations that describe outcomes from different programs and lessons we learned from this work.

Atlantic invested $68 million in Cuba between 2002 and 2016 to improve health outcomes and share Cuba's primary health care model globally. Here you’ll find a collection of news and reports about Atlantic’s work in Cuba.

This case study looks at the work of the Cicely Saunders Institute (CSI) at Kings College London, U.K, and its impact on the field of palliative care since it was established in 2010; Atlantic was its largest funder. The Cicely Saunders Institute is the only…

Over the course of its history, Atlantic frequently engaged with national and local governments around the world on efforts to improve public systems, services, policies and practices that affect the life outcomes of vulnerable and disadvantaged people. Roles of Engagement summarizes and analyzes the different strategies and…