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Our Schools Must Do Better
I asked a high school kid walking along Commonwealth Avenue if he knew who the vice president of the United States was. He thought for a moment and then said, “No.” I told him to take a guess. He thought for another moment, looked at…
Author: New York Times
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The Billionaire Who Wasn’t
Today in New York, the worlds of publishing and philanthropy mark an unusual event:the launch of a biography of Atlantic’s founder, Charles F. Feeney. It’s unusual because Chuck Feeney has spent his whole life avoiding the spotlight, even going to the lengths of originally setting…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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NEW POLL: REPUBLICAN VOTERS WANT A STRONG CHILDREN'S HEALTH BILL
Lawmakers Who Oppose Bill Risk Loss of Support Among Republican Voters Contact: Chris Spina at (703) 535-3872 or Adrienne Verrilli at (212) 576-1106 ALEXANDRIA, VA Today, First Focus, a bipartisan advocacy organization committed to making children and families a priority in federal policy decisions, released…
Author: First Focus
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Event Marks Opening Of New UCL Cancer Institute, UK
A state-of-the-art new premises accommodating hundreds of cancer research scientists will officially open at UCL (University College London). The UCL Cancer Institute, housed in the £40 million Paul O’Gorman building, is situated at the heart of one of the largest and most prolific biomedical facilities…
Author: Medical News Today
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Govt. pays $200,000 for new study into black males
Government has committed $200,000 to pay for a study to look at the “attainment gaps between young black and white men in Bermuda.” The full cost of the study is $400,000, but the U.S. based Atlantic Philanthropies is paying for half of it. Former Premier…
Author: Bermuda Sun
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FOMACS: Audience Prize - Best Irish Short Documentary -The Memory Box
The Memory Box’, produced by Atlantic Grantee Forum On Migrations and Communications, has won the audience prize for ‘Best Irish Documentary Short’ at the ‘Stranger than Fiction’ Film Festival, held at the Irish Film Institute September 13-16, 07. The film was also profiled on RTE,…
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2007 Purpose Prize winner featured on the Newshour with Jim Lehrer
Please use the link below to access a segment featuring 2007 Purpose Prize Fellow on the Newshour with Jim Lehrer. This segment ran on September 17 and features Ammie Jenkins, founder of the Sandhills Family Heritage Association, which helps preserve black family-owned land and culture.…
Author: Newshour with Jim Lehrer
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Speak Up for Health Coverage for Kids in the U.S.: Join the National Voice for Children
I’m visiting Atlantic’s programmes in Viet Nam right now, and a few days ago a provincial health official proudly told a group of us that the Government recently made health care free for all of the nine million Vietnamese children under the age of six.…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Families 'locked in poverty cycle'
Better education levels and more economic resources mean we have an awesome responsibility to ensure that children of all backgrounds benefit from “the rising tide”, President Mary McAleese said yesterday. She paid tribute to the work of staff at a Galway-based family research centre established…
Author: Irish Times
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Way to Grow
Charities use business practices to rapidly expand their programs Harlem Children’s Zone, in New York City, works with 10,000 children a year, up from just 1,500 in 1990 – and it plans to grow by another 50 percent in the next four years. Teach for…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
