Results List
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Grant Making with a Racial Equity Lens
Grantmakers explain why a focus on racial equity gives them a powerful “lens” for understanding and advancing their work in this GrantCraft guide. This report aims to provide grantmakers and foundation leaders with advice and tools on incorporating diversity and equity competencies in all aspects…
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Taking Account of Race: A Philanthropic Imperative
President Obama’s election has unquestionably transformed discussions of race in the United States. At the recent Black Entertainment Television Honors Awards, Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina declared that now that an African-American man holds the most powerful position in the world, “Every child has…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Obama to Report Widening of Initiative For Black and Latino Boys
President Obama delivering remarks at the White House in February on his My Brother’s Keeper initiative to help black and Latino boys succeed. Photo: Gabriella Demczuck / The New York Times By Motoko Rich President Obama will announce on Monday that 60 of the nation’s…
Author: The New York Times
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Finished, But Not Done
The last two months of 2016 marked the convergence of two critical events for The Atlantic Philanthropies and the people and communities we serve. The first was the completion this month of Atlantic’s grant commitments. We are bringing to conclusion $8 billion in grantmaking over 35…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Atlantic and Leading Foundations Recommend Collective Action to Advance Opportunity for Young Men of Color
Download the report (PDF) New York, NY – The Atlantic Philanthropies joined 10 of the nation’s leading foundations today in releasing a report, “A Time for Action: Mobilizing Philanthropic Support for Boys and Young Men of Color” outlining recommendations for coordinated action and funding across…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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New National Collaborative Aims to Improve Outcomes for Boys and Men of Color
Improving Outcomes for Boys and Men of Color: New National Collaborative Aims to Identify and Share Best Practices and Fund Cross-Cutting Academic and Community-Based Research A new multifaceted effort, RISE (Research, Integration, Strategy and Evaluation) for Boys and Men of Color, has launched to identify…
Author: University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
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Ending Well: Maximizing Lasting Impact
When we finally close our doors, The Atlantic Philanthropies will become the largest foundation ever to deliberately conclude grantmaking within the lifetime of its donor. We’re conscious of making every investment count – in Chuck Feeney’s words: to make the “highest and best use” of…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Has Inclusiveness Taken Hold in Philanthropy?
How well are minorities represented within foundation staff and boards, and how well are the less advantaged served through grants? In June 2009, a group of nonprofit leaders had a candid panel discussion on diversity in philanthropy, referencing the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ new report, Philanthropy…
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Game Changer: The Atlantic Philanthropies
By Nicole Richards Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO of US billionaire Chuck Feeney’s The Atlantic Philanthropies on why philanthropy is a force multiplier, the difference between ‘venture’ and ‘adventure’ philanthropy, and lessons learned from a limited life foundation. “It’s a real honour to talk…
Author: Generosity
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The Fierce Urgency of Atlantic: Bending the Arc in Our Final Years
Thirteen years ago, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ founding chairman Chuck Feeney and our Board of Directors made the decision to complete our grantmaking by the end of 2016. That seemed a long time away. The distant target has now become next year. After extended deliberations during this…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies