Results List
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Fall 2010 Letter From the President
This letter from Atlantic’s former President and CEO, Gara LaMarche, is the first in an annual series that will chronicle the work of The Atlantic Philanthropies as it spends down its assets and closes its doors by 2020.
Resource type: Annual Report
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2007 Annual Report
The 2007 Annual Report tells the story of The Atlantic Philanthropies and its increased focus on advocacy. It features the outstanding work by 14 grantees in all of our geographies.
Resource type: Annual Report
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2008 Annual Report
The 2008 Annual Report tells the story of The Atlantic Philanthropies and its revised strategy incorporating social justice into the fabric of its grantmaking. It also highlights the outstanding work of 14 grantees to make lasting changes in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people.
Resource type: Annual Report
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2006 Annual Report
The 2006 Annual Report tells the story of The Atlantic Philanthropies and its “Giving While Living” philosophy. The outstanding work of our grantees is the highlight of this report.
Resource type: Annual Report
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2005 Annual Report
This 2005 Report describes The Atlantic Philanthropies’ mission, objectives and scope of work in our four programme areas and seven geographies. There are short features on several grantees.
Resource type: Annual Report
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2004 Annual Report
The 2004 Annual Report of The Atlantic Philanthropies provides an overview of Atlantic, programme highlights, grants awarded and investment performance. The report describes Atlantic’s current areas of focus and grants awarded in these areas.
Resource type: Annual Report
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Commencement at the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools
Source: Gara LaMarche
Gara LaMarche, Atlantic’s President and CEO addressed the 2010 graduating class at the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools in Haley Farm, Knoxville, Tennessee. I want to start out by saying that I have no recollection of the commencement address when I graduated from St. Bernard’s…
Resource type: Speech
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Too Close for Comfort? Obama and the Foundations
Source: Gara LaMarche
Foundations should take a stance of engaged and critical discomfort with government no matter who is in charge, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, in this speech at the Hudson Institute-Betsy and Walter Stern Conference Center. I am always glad to take…
Resource type: Speech
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Some Reflections on Philanthropy and Government
Source: Gara LaMarche
Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies, gives the Keynote Address at the Annual Meeting of the United Neighborhood Houses in New York City. I appreciate the invitation to share some thoughts with the board and staff members of the settlement houses and other…
Resource type: Speech
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Philanthropy’s Role in Ageing Issues
Source: Gara LaMarche
The Atlantic Philanthropies’ approach to funding in ageing, including its emphasis on advocacy, is outlined in this speech by Gara LaMarche, Atlantic’s President and CEO, at the Annual Meeting of Grantmakers in Aging in San Diego, California in November 2007. When I was asked a…
Resource type: Speech