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University of Limerick receives €6.7m in donations
University of Limerick Foundation is an Atlantic grantee. By Anne Sheridan EVEN in times of hardship people’s generosity towards the University of Limerick seems to know no bounds. The latest figures submitted to the Companies Registration Office reveal that the University of Limerick Foundation, which…
Author: Limerick Leader
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New scholarship created
Original Source Cummings Zuill is a member of the Atlantic Philanthropies Board of Directors. The Centre on Philanthropy is an Atlantic grantee. By Ruth O’Kelly-Lynch A new scholarship for charity workers and those working with in faith-based associations has been created. The Cummings V. Zuill Leadership…
Author: Royal Gazette (Bermuda)
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Older Nonprofit Workers Get $100,000 Awards for Their Work
Original Source By Heather Joslyn Six nonprofit workers in their 60s and 70s today have been announced as the winners of the third annual Purpose Prizes, given by Civic Ventures, a nonprofit group in San Francisco that promotes projects that use the skills and experience of older…
Author: Chronicle of Philanthropy
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University of Queensland signs up for next Smart State
Original Source The University of Queensland has welcomed the focus on people in the next stage of the Smart State Strategy, announced at UQ today by the Premier, Anna Bligh. Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfield said the next phase’s emphasis on support for researchers would help…
Author: University of Queensland
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She Launched a Mentorship Program to Create More Black Healthcare Professionals
By Kandia Johnson Dr. Christina T. Rosenthal is a dentist, social entrepreneur, and recently named Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity, one of nearly 300 people working worldwide to build fairer, healthier, and more inclusive societies. Just one year out of dental school, she opened her first private…
Author: Black Enterprise
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Final Grant From Atlantic Supports The Cornell Tradition
By Diane Lebo Wallace The Cornell Tradition awards 500 fellowships each year to Cornell students who demonstrate significant work experience, a commitment to campus and/or community service, and academic achievement. Photo: Lindsay France/University Photography The Atlantic Philanthropies, the foundation established by entrepreneur Charles F. Feeney ’56,…
Author: Cornell Chronicle
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Inaugural Director of the Atlantic Institute Announced
Dr Penelope Brook has been named as the inaugural Director of the Atlantic Institute, following a successful career at the World Bank Group including as Ombudsman and as Country Director for Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Earlier this year the Rhodes Trust joined with The Atlantic Philanthropies in…
Author: The Rhodes Trust
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Atlantic’s Health Equity Champions
Our grantees have led the way to fairer and better health care around the world. Meet some of them. Photo: Magnum Foundation One of the best things about working at The Atlantic Philanthropies is that we have the privilege of supporting extraordinary leaders and organizations to advance opportunity,…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Archives of Atlantic Philanthropies Given to Cornell Library
By Melanie Lefkowitz The archives of The Atlantic Philanthropies, among the world’s largest and most influential foundations, will be housed permanently at Cornell. The archives, which will serve as an important resource for philanthropists and historians, document roughly $8 billion in Atlantic grants over three…
Author: Cornell Chronicle
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New $25m Fund for SA civil society groups working to advance constitutionalism
Joint statement from the Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies Cape Town – Today the Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies announced the launch of a joint fund to support organisations promoting and advancing constitutionalism in…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies