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Next-Gen Givers
Generous Gen-Xers are putting their own spin on charitable giving, combining their desire to achieve with their desire to do good. Original Source By SUZANNE MCGEE THE STORY IN PHILANTHROPY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON is becoming all too familiar. Individuals, foundations and corporations are all scaling…
Author: Barrons
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Money to Grow On
By William Foster In the for-profit world, the term investment has clear meaning and investors have sophisticated techniques for spotting and growing the most promising companies. Yet foundations and other nonprofit donors have not developed similar clarity or approaches. As a result, the nonprofit sector’s…
Author: Stanford Social Innovation Review
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Island of Ireland emerging as the leader in applications of prevention science to policy and practice
Original Source The island of Ireland is emerging as a point of focus for breakthroughs in applications of prevention science to policy and practice. Over 25 innovative projects from across the island were showcased at a conference convened by the Office for the Minister of…
Author: Prevention Action
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Announces Full Cohort of Atlantic Fellows
The Atlantic Fellows Program empowers catalytic communities of emerging leaders to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Hundreds of changemakers working to solve pressing inequality issues around the world. NEW YORK, NY — The Atlantic Fellows program made a major step forward this month…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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From Alpha to Omega: Choices and Challenges of Limited Life Philanthropy
By Joanne Florino Many thanks to the Center for Effective Philanthropy for a thoughtfully structured and informative research report on the why and how of limited life foundations. Any foundation donor and/or board considering an option other than perpetuity will be well served by a…
Author: The Center for Effective Philanthropy
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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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How Atlantic Philanthropies Plans To Keep Making Change After It Shuts Down
The foundation will have given away more than $8 billion when it shutters in 2020. Now as it spends its last millions, Atlantic is innovating better ways to leave a lasting impact. [Illustration: Sylverarts/iStock]By Ben Paynter When it was founded in 1982, the Atlantic Philanthropies,…
Author: Fast Co.Exist
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Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity: Leading the Way to a More Just Future
Photo: Getty Images Dismantling anti-black racism to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies for all The Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity is one of an interconnected set of fellowship programs – the Atlantic Fellows – launched by The Atlantic Philanthropies as part of the…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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The Atlantic Philanthropies-University of Queensland Vietnamese Scholarship Programme Experience: Stepping Stone and Personal Transformation
By Trevor Grigg The scholarship programme and its objectives Over the period 2000 to 2006, The Atlantic Philanthropies (AP) funded The University of Queensland’s Vietnam Coursework Masters and Doctoral Development Scholarship Programs, with grants totalling AUD 17 million. The primary objective of the programmes was:…
Author: The Association of Commonwealth Universities Blog
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Funding’s Not Forever, But Foundations Must Help Grantees Manage Transitions
Grantmakers in Health Conference, 2016. Photo: Paul Rieckhoff / Twitter By Maryann Jacob Macias, Associate Programme Executive Change is always hard, especially when it involves bringing something one has invested in to an end. It is difficult for us as grantmakers adjusting to new circumstances – for…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies