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The Fierce Urgency of Atlantic: Bending the Arc in Our Final Years
Thirteen years ago, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ founding chairman Chuck Feeney and our Board of Directors made the decision to complete our grantmaking by the end of 2016. That seemed a long time away. The distant target has now become next year. After extended deliberations during this…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Globetrotting and Goal Setting: Where Will Atlantic Wind Up?
I have been on the road for most of the last four months, more so than in the prior three years I have been leading The Atlantic Philanthropies. In order to take in what Atlantic has done in its three decades-plus of grantmaking, I traveled…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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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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Nursing and Dental Faculty and Students Engage in Oakland School-Based Clinics
Karen Duderstadt with students at James Madison Middle School (photo by Elisabeth Fall) By Martha Ross Two eighth-graders come running into the health clinic at James Madison Middle School in East Oakland. The boys have an emergency of sorts. They want to know if they can borrow…
Author: UCSF Science of Caring
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New Thinking Needed to Promote Active Ageing
By Anne Connolly Opinion: In Ireland and throughout the developed world, people are living longer and healthier lives. Every decade, life expectancy is increasing by 2.5 years. At least half of the babies born today in Ireland are likely to live to be 100. The Central…
Author: Irish Times
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Integrating Youth Services
By Sam Scott. Al and Marshae Rivera keep their home stocked with candy—all the better to stop their kids from venturing out to buy some themselves. No one knows better than they do that in East Oakland, Calif., even short trips can turn violent. Their…
Author: Stanford Social Innovation Review
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The South African Institute for Advancement – Making a Stepping Stone into a Milestone
Issued by: Quo Vadis Communications Attention: News Editors For immediate release: MEDIA STATEMENT BY INYATHELO – THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCEMENT – MAKING A STEPPING STONE INTO A MILESTONE A conference that will be held in Cape Town next month will bring together foreign…
Author: Inyathelo
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Leaders of 2 Foundations Reflect on the Process of Giving It All Away
By Caroline Preston. Atlantic Philanthropies, a multibillion-dollar foundation that supports a variety of causes including progressive priorities such as changing the U.S. health-care system, and the Avi Chai Foundation, a $593-million fund dedicated to strengthening Judaism, might not seem to have all that much in…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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UCSF Children’s Hospital Receives $100 Million Gift To Build New Hospital
UCSF Children’s Hospital has received a $100 million gift to help fund the construction of its new home at the UCSF Mission Bay campus near downtown San Francisco. The gift is a private donation from San Francisco residents Lynne and Marc Benioff, and is both…
Author: UCSF Medical Center