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Sit Down, Stand Up: Social Justice Philanthropy Revisited
by Christopher Harris Last summer, Alliance magazine editor Caroline Hartnell asked me if I thought it would be good to write another special feature on philanthropy and social justice. As she put it, was there something new to say? While there is still much to do to…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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Limerick's quiet revolution
by SEÁN FLYNN PROFILE: PROFESSOR DON BARRY, PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK (UL): The University of Limerick has been physically transformed but it still needs to move up the world rankings of leading universities – that’s the next big challenge for its self-effacing president, Don Barry FOR…
Author: The Irish Times
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The Foundation Center Elects Two New Board Members: Marcia Smith and Valdemar de Oliveira Neto
NEW YORK, May 19 — The Foundation Center, the nation’s leading authority on organized philanthropy, has elected two new trustees to its board: Marcia A. Smith and Valdemar Neto (known as “Maneto”). Ms. Smith is senior vice president at The Atlantic Philanthropies, a global foundation…
Author: The Foundation Center
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Viet Nam Journal: Over 11 Years, Atlantic Grants Help Spur a Country’s Transformation in Health
Several of the staff of the Hue Central Hospital were kind enough to come to work last Sunday morning to give my Atlantic colleagues and me a tour of what has become a world-class facility in the ten years since our Founding Chairman, Chuck Feeney,…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Boston University's Institute for Geriatric Social Work Awarded $3.1-million Grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies
By Colin Riley (Boston) Boston University’s Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW), a national leader in training social workers in competencies related to aging, has received a five-year, $3.1-million extension grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) to continue the institute’s trail-blazing efforts to prepare the…
Author: Boston University
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Mathematica to Evaluate KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program)
PRINCETON, N.J. (March 13, 2008)-Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., has been awarded a contract of approximately $4 million to evaluate the impact of KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program). KIPP is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college preparatory public schools in underserved communities throughout the United…
Author: Mathematica
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Meet the man who gives the most
Few people outside of the philanthropic world know who he is, but Chuck Feeney gives more to Australia than any local business player – and he thinks this is wrong. It is difficult to tell James Packer, Rupert Murdoch, Frank Lowy and Richard Pratt that…
Author: Australian Financial Review
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Foundations Giving Voice to the Voiceless
By Kimberley Chin, Programme Executive, The Atlantic Philanthropies Sound policy can only be effective if it represents the experiences and voices of the people it is trying to benefit. The theme for the Grantmakers In Health (GIH) annual meeting this year, The Power of Voice,…
Author: Grantmakers In Health
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Federation, National Council on Aging Announce Collaboration
By: National Council on Aging CDCUs to Work with Regional Economic Security Centers to Assist Vulnerable Older Adults According to research from the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (Federation) and the National Council on Aging (NCOA), older adults in the United States are…
Author: San Francisco Chronicle
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Forum calls on citizens to help reinvigorate nation
A NATIONAL gathering of concerned citizens is to be held in the summer with a view to re-invigorating Ireland’s democratic institutions and restoring trust in public life. We the Citizens, an independent national forum aimed at showing the benefits of public engagement with national decision…
Author: Irish Examiner