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Atlantic Philanthropies is on its way to spending itself out of existence
Source: The Irish Times
By Arthur Beesley John Healy seems more like a university professor than a man who has been in command of a Bermuda-based financial colossus with assets in excess of $4 billion (€3.12 billion). What is more, he is charged with giving all that money away…
Resource type: News
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Nonprofit Consulting Goes Upscale
Source: Youth Today
By Martha Nichols Boston It's a long way from the wood-paneled offices of consulting firms like Bain & Co. to the yard-sale decor of a youth-serving nonprofit. Yet the Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit consulting spinoff of Bain, is trying to connect those worlds. Only six…
Resource type: News
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Mining the Research
Source: Queen’s University Belfast
Many of the assumptions and stereotypes about older adults in Ireland have been based on questionable data and needed to be revisited, according to a study commissioned by The Atlantic Philanthropies. Queen's University is an Atlantic grantee. Summary In Northern Ireland, many of the organisations…
Resource type: Research Report
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Solving the Immigration Crisis
Source: American Prospect
The Road to Comprehensive Immigration Reform A selection of links to full-text articles from the November 2005 issue of The American Prospect on the immigration crisis and models for comprehensive reform in the United States. This special report was supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies. Click…
Resource type: News
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A New Force to Make Washington Notice Kids
Source: Youth Today
America's Promise hosts an $8 million start-up to focus on budget and tax polices. Can it help the youth field 'speak to Republicans'? Bunch of liberals. That's how official Washing-ton sees many of the country's major advocates for disadvantaged and at-risk youth. With Republicans controlling…
Resource type: News