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PM Chucks in magic money man
By Peter Cameron PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd is courting Australia’s richest to take up where the federal Budget largesse left off. Mr. Rudd left little to chance. He enlisted Irish-American philanthropist Chuck Feeney to twist the tails of the rich and famous. Mr. Feeney was…
Author: The Gold Coast Bulletin (Australia)
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Bligh puts stamp on Smart State
By Craig Johnstone THE State Government has moved to wind up the building funds associated with its Smart State agenda, confirming Premier Anna Bligh’s determination to switch the policy’s focus from “bricks and mortar” to people. Tucked away in this week’s Budget is news that…
Author: The Courier Mail (Australia)
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Davies to join UQ population health
THE former deputy secretary of the Federal government’s department of health and ageing, Philip Davies, will join the University of Queensland‘s school of population health as professor of health systems and policy. The Head of UQ’s School of Population Health, Professor Alan Lopez, said that Professor…
Author: The Australian
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UQ's top minds to focus on fund-raising
The University of Queensland will adopt a greater focus on fund-raising activities, with vice-chancellor Paul Greenfield making the approach a priority. Lynn Meek, director of the LH Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management, said ‘generally most of the universities are becoming leaner, more…
Author: Australian Financial Review
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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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Charles Feeney to receive Cornell Icon of the Industry Award
Ithaca, NY – Charles F. Feeney, co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers (DFS) and founding chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies, will receive the 2010 Icon of the Industry Award from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration (SHA) at a gala dinner in New York City…
Author: Cornell University
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Six billion dollar man
Original Source and Video Broadcast: 30/07/2009 Reporter: Kerry O’Brien Quietly spoken American billionaire Chuck Feeney has flown under the public radar for most of his long and very successful life. Over decades he built an international empire of duty free stores, but in the eighties,…
Author: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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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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Brick-by-Brick – Investing in Capital Projects for Social Change
The business of making social change often has to start from the ground up. Sometimes literally! Since its inception, The Atlantic Philanthropies has invested over $1.5 billion in a number of capital projects to build the infrastructure that enables health to be advanced, children and…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Worried pixies hunt pots of gold
by Sue Lappeman TO quote Ernie from Sesame Street: “One of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn’t belong, can you tell me which thing is not like the others by the time I finish my song?” Organ donor,…
Author: The Gold Coast Bulletin