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Social Change + Pop Culture = Spitfire’s AndACTION
Kristen Grimm, President, Spitfire Strategies I have three pieces of good news. 1) You can now claim binge-watching is an essential part of your day job, 2) The expert opinion and proof that connecting your issues to pop culture is not only fun but a…
Author: Kristen Grimm
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Chuck Feeney, Bill Gates' and Warren Buffett’s Hero, Honored by Ireland Fund
By Niall O’Dowd San Francisco: Chuck Feeney whose Atlantic Philanthropies foundation has given away $7.2 billion to worthy causes, many of them Irish, was honored by the American Ireland Fund at an emotional and deeply deserved event in his honor on Friday night. It was…
Author: Irish Central
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After Spring Valley: Making Schools Safe and Supportive
The video shows a South Carolina school officer grabbing a high school student from her chair, knocking her to the floor and dragging her across the classroom. As a native of South Carolina, I watched with complete horror and sadness the viral video of a…
Author: Tasha Tucker, Associate Programme Executive, Racial Equity at The Atlantic Philanthropies.
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Building More Than Buildings in Northern Ireland
Shay McAleer waiting for class to start at the School of Speech and Drama, a program that takes place at the Millenium Forum, Derry/Londonderry. In a region still healing from political conflict, shared spaces for culture and education promote reconciliation and opportunity. The sectarian violence…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Memory Work: South Africa After Apartheid
Visitors look at the display at the Women’s Goal Museum, which used to house female political prisoners. In 1994, Nelson Mandela had just been elected president of South Africa after serving a 27-year prison sentence. Atlantic began looking for ways to support this country on the…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Experts: Schools Can't Address Racial Disparities In Discipline Without Confronting Racial Issues
The tragic deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in New York City once again have shown that race remains a potent dividing line in American society. A nationally recognized panel of experts has concluded it’s time we recognize that racial issues…
Author: The Discipline Disparities Collaborative
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Philanthropy Heroes Honoured at Inyathelo Awards
Twelve extraordinary individuals have been honoured at the prestigious annual Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards, including a couple of friends who set up an organisation to support refugees and asylum seekers, the founder of the ‘Spread the Luv Movement’ and Jack Ginsberg, a passionate supporter of South…
Author: Inyathelo: The South African Institute for Advancement
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Atlantic Makes Grants of €14.7m to Improve Care for People with Dementia
The Atlantic Philanthropies is making new grants totaling €14.7 million to improve the care and wellbeing of people living with dementia in the Republic of Ireland. These grants are the subject of ongoing discussions with the Government. The grants are being made to: The Health…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, the Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates share a common hero, the under-the-radar philanthropist Chuck Feeney. By Dan Alexander Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are the two most iconic philanthropists in the world, having given away tens of billions to much fanfare. But their role model is…
Author: Forbes
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When School Discipline Is Unfair: Four Ways to Do Better
A new set of reports dives deep into the complex causes of inequities in school discipline and offers details on what schools can do to create a climate that is both orderly and fair. A student gets his books from his locker at Alisal High…
Author: Christian Science Monitor