Results List
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Social Justice: A Guiding Vision for Atlantic’s Final Chapter
All healthy institutions must from time to time take a look at what they are doing to see what’s working and what isn’t, to re-examine assumptions in light of changes in the environment – political, social, economic and philanthropic – and make any necessary adjustments.…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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HHS Announces $15 Million Collaboration on Prevention for Older Americans
WASHINGTON, July 5 /PRNewswire/ — HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced a $15 million collaboration with The Atlantic Philanthropies to improve the health and quality of life for older Americans at the community level. “This collaboration, led by the Administration on Aging (AoA) and involving…
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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One Life to Give
Conor O’Cleary interviews Chuck Feeney about his philosophy of giving. Irish America 12-01-2003 Chuck Feeney has just put into practice something he had been considering for many years. He has decided that all the vast wealth he accumulated in his lifetime should be given away…
Author: Irish America
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C.S. Mott Foundation Partnership with Atlantic Philanthropies Gives South Africa’s Community Advice Offices Long-Term Support
FLINT, Mich. — Supporting the ongoing efforts of the community advice offices that assist underserved South Africans is the focus of a new partnership between the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies that is expected to result in up to $1,936,080 in grants over three…
Author: Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
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The Atlantic Philanthropies awards $15 million for undergraduate scholarships
By Emily S. Hopkins On June 28, Cornell received a $15 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic) to support financial aid for students in the Cornell Tradition program. The gift, which will be paid in three annual installments of $5 million each beginning this…
Author: Cornell University
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World Alzheimer's Day
Today (21st September 2010) is ‘World Alzheimer’s Day’, a day when people around the globe raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Marking the importance of this day, Jim Wells MLA and Chair of the Stormont Health Committee got on board the Fold Brain Bus…
Author: Ulster Tatler
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Fran Barrett Appointed Director of Capacity Building at The Atlantic Philanthropies
Fran Barrett has been appointed Director of Capacity Building at The Atlantic Philanthropies effective September 6, Senior Vice President and Marcia Smith announced today. In this newly created role, Barrett will manage a unit of communications, advocacy, organizational development and fundraising experts who will provide…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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SAGE Announces $1.5 Million in New Funding from The Calamus Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies for New Strategic Plan
Calamus Gives One of the Largest Grants in Its History to SAGE. CORRECTION: Please note the release distributed on Tuesday, December 9th was in error. The Atlantic Philanthropies grant to SAGE was not the Foundation’s first gift to an LGBT organization. Please use the corrected…
Author: SAGE (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders)
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Five Social Innovators in Encore Careers Win $100,000 Purpose Prize
The Purpose Prize and Civic Ventures are Atlantic grantees. SAN FRANCISCO – This year’s winners of The Purpose Prize, a $100,000 award for social innovators in their encore careers, are using a new stage of life to do extraordinary things to improve life for millions…
Author: Encore Careers / Civic Ventures
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PHI Establishes National Policy/Advocacy Office in DC
Bronx, NY – PHI, a nonprofit working to strengthen eldercare and disability services in the United States, announces that it has opened a national policy/advocacy office in Washington, DC. The opening of the DC-based office caps a year in which the Bronx-based PHI has significantly…
Author: PHI