Atlantic Reports

Welcome to Atlantic Reports, a series of publications dedicated to sharing lessons from Atlantic’s work and that of its grantees. Atlantic Reports is a resource for organisations around the world, including other funders, working to make lasting changes in the lives of disadvantaged people.

• Turning Passion Into Action: Giving While Living

  14 June 2010

  This publication explores the practice of Giving While Living as exemplified by our Founder Chuck Feeney.  Our intention is to inspire individuals at varying levels of wealth to actively give their funds, skills and time during their lives, and receive enormous satisfaction in the process. This report includes profiles of Mr. Feeney and 10 other philanthropists who are giving generously during their lifetimes, explains the most-cited motivating factors for Giving While Living, and lays out a range of ways to set up and execute a Giving While Living programme.

  
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• What We've Learned: Lessons From A Communications Campaign For South Africa's Rural Poor

  20 November 2008

  This publication focuses on using communications to advance human rights for South Africa’s rural poor. We believe it will be useful for advocates, nonprofit organisations and funders in many countries interested in effectively elevating important human rights issues on the policy agendas of democratic societies. The publication provides the lessons learned from combining research, activism and communications in The Farm Life Project in South Africa.  Highlights include:

  
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• Investing in Change: Why Supporting Advocacy Makes Sense for Foundations

  16 May 2008

  This publication explores the experiences of a growing number of funders around the world that are committed to supporting advocacy as a strategy to advance social change. We are starting with this topic because funding advocacy too often is the philanthropic road not taken, yet it is a road most likely to lead to the kind of lasting change that philanthropy has long sought through other kinds of grants.This publication provides information and lessons about the wide spectrum of advocacy activities funders can support, including:

  
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