Results List
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Feeling the Pressures of a Limited Life
By Tony Proscio Leadership changes, strategic reviews, the closing of some programs and a fresh emphasis on others — all these are part of the normal cycle at just about any foundation. They may feel momentous at the time, but at most foundations, where endowments…
Author: The Intrepid Philanthropist
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Chuck Feeney donates €15 million to fight child poverty
In keeping with Atlantic Founding Chairman Charles F. Feeney’s Giving While Living approach to philanthropy, Atlantic will conclude its grantmaking by 2016 with the objective of addressing big urgent problems– with maximum impact – in a limited timeframe. This article looks at an example of…
Author: The Irish Times
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Just and Fair Schools Fund Newsletter: April 2013
Watch this quick video to learn about the Just and Fair School Fund’s grant awards, and the youth, parents, congregations, and teachers they support around the country. Feature The Just and Fair Schools Fund is pleased to announce $3.8 million in grants over two years…
Author: Just and Fair Schools Fund
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Atlantic Grantees Working for Human Rights
International Human Rights Day on 10 December marks the 63rd year of global recognition of our basic human equality and the continuous struggle to gain basic human rights for all individuals. Reconciliation & Human Rights made up the largest portion of Atlantic’s 2010 grantmaking programmes — funding…
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A Letter from the President and CEO
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Now that I am settled into my new position as President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, I wanted to take a moment to tell you how special it is for me to have the opportunity to work with this organisation…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Edith Asibey Appointed Chief Communications Officer at The Atlantic Philanthropies
Edith Asibey has been appointed Chief Communications Officer at The Atlantic Philanthropies. She joined Atlantic as a Communications Executive in October 2009. In this new role, Ms. Asibey is responsible for developing and managing the foundation’s global communication strategy. She counsels senior leadership and program…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Mary Sutton Appointed Country Director for the Republic of Ireland at The Atlantic Philanthropies.
The Atlantic Philanthropies is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Sutton as Country Director for the Republic of Ireland. In this role, she will lead the Atlantic team in the Republic of Ireland, overseeing grantmaking under Atlantic’s Ageing, Children & Youth and Reconciliation &…
Author: Dublin
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What Is the Most Daring, Audacious, and Successful Grant of the Past 100 Years?
A symposium of philanthropic leaders To mark the 100th anniversary of the Carnegie Corporation, we asked several philanthropic leaders about the most audacious grants of the past century—and what grants made today will be talked about 100 years hence. —THE EDITORS * * * Ted Turner’s shock…
Author: Philanthropy Magazine
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Grant Makers Urged to Take Activist Role
By Caroline Preston. Foundations are not institutions set apart from society and its problems, and grant makers can and should be involved in the fight for a more just and equitable world, Gara LaMarche, president of Atlantic Philanthropies, and Benjamin Jealous, head of the NAACP,…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Sharon King Appointed Director of the Ageing Programme at The Atlantic Philanthropies
New York, January 15, 2010 – Sharon King, a recognized leader in philanthropy, has been appointed Director of the Ageing Program of The Atlantic Philanthropies effective February 2, 2010, Senior Vice President Marcia A. Smith announced today. King will lead the global Ageing Programme which…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies