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Laying Foundations for Change: The Atlantic Philanthropies in Melbourne
Warren Buffett’s bid to out-do Chuck Feeney’s legendary $15 Casio watch, teaching the billionaire philanthropist how to use the Melbourne tram system and spreading the word on Giving While Living were just a handful of the topics covered during Atlantic Philanthropies recent visit to Australia.…
Author: Generosity
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One Year Into My Brother's Keeper – What We've Done and What's to Come
By Kavitha Mediratta Head of Racial Equity Programs The Atlantic Philanthropies As today’s reports from President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative and the Executives’ Alliance for Boys and Men of Color make clear, tremendous work has been done in the past year. And much more…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Nonprofit's Big Bet on Linked Learning
Naomi Post is head of community-based programmes at Atlantic. By Naomi Post, guest commentary The Atlantic Philanthropies is committed to spending its considerable endowment by 2020 in a final push to find workable answers to some seemingly intractable social problems. That means we are making…
Author: San Jose Mercury News
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Eight Cities to Receive Funding to Reduce the Number of Uninsured Children
Washington, D.C. – To help implement local outreach efforts to enroll children and families in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the National League of Cities (NLC) today awarded grants and technical assistance to eight cities. The Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and…
Author: National League of Cities
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Atlantic Philanthropies Announce Support for The New Bermuda Community Foundation
New Foundation Will Continue Growth of the Island’s Philanthropic Sector, Support Advances in Racial Justice, Democracy and Health January 30th, 2014 (Hamilton, Bermuda) – The Atlantic Philanthropies announced their support today for the Bermuda Community Foundation, a new public charity dedicated to grantmaking for nonprofit…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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New public charity announced
By Ceoloa Wilson A new public charity dedicated to grant making for non-profit organisations was announced by the Atlantic Philanthropies today in support of the Bermuda Community Foundation (BCF). At a press conference held this morning Atlantic also announced a $6 million award to the…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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Evaluation of family support programmes published
Genio, an Atlantic grantee, has just published a report on the evaluation of family support programmes for people with a disability in Ireland. In 2010, Genio supported four family-focused projects through small grants. The objective of these projects was to build capacity within families to…
Author: Genio
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Hate Crime in South Africa Gets International Scrutiny
By Paul LeGendre Fighting Discrimination A May 28 article in the New Yorker and a May 31 United Nations review of South Africa’s human rights record bring much-needed scrutiny to the problem of hate crime violence in South Africa and shortcomings in the government’s efforts…
Author: Human Rights First
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Trio Make History at Gender Studies Programme
By Elizabeth Roberts Three Bermudian women made history by being the first from the Island to attend a prestigious gender studies programme in Barbados. Elaine Williams, Deborah Bradford and Robyn Skinner spent all of July on the intensive course at the Caribbean Institute for Gender…
Author: Royal Gazette
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QUT reshaping healthcare in Vietnam: Governor General visit
Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce visited the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, last week to mark International Nurses Day. A speech by the Governor-General recognised Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT) partnership with Vietnamese universities and nursing organisations to build the capacity of…
Author: Queensland University of Technology