Results List
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The 50 Philanthropists Who Have Given Away the Most Money
Atlantic’s Founding Chairman, Charles “Chuck” Feeney, is number 9 on Forbes’ list of America’s 50 top givers in 2012. When Centre College in Kentucky declared in July that it had received a $250 million donation from its former trustee chair, Houston entrepreneur Robert Brockman, via a trust…
Author: Forbes
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The Giving Pledge Featured on 60 Minutes
Atlantic’s Founding Chairman, Charles “Chuck” Feeney, is the 59th signatory of the Giving Pledge, a campaign to invite the world’s wealthiest people to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. In this 60 Minutes video segment, Charlie Rose discusses the Pledge’s background with its…
Author: 60 Minutes
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US Health Researchers Look to Cuba for Better Outcomes
By Joseph Vargas For many Americans, Cuba is perceived as a forbidden island associated with Soviet era revolutionary leaders mixed with distant memories of cold war politics that culminated in the Cuban missile crises of the 1960’s. Although the country maintains its Communist ideology, Cuba…
Author: MEDICC
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Purpose Prize Winners: Changing The World After 60
By Richard Eisenberg Maybe you recall these Crosby Stills and Nash lyrics, as I do: We can change the worldRearrange the worldIt’s dying — to get better Let me tell you about seven inspiring older Americans — six women and one man — who are,…
Author: Forbes
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Meet the 2013 Purpose Prize Winners
By Marc Freedman It’s a great honor to unveil the stories of our seven inspirational Purpose Prize winners for 2013. These individuals come from all walks of life, but hold one thing in common: each is changing the world in what was once seen as…
Author: Encore.org
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Ireland Well Placed to Become a Global Leader in Digital Healthcare
Ireland well placed to become a global leader in digital healthcare. Photo: Shutterstock By John Kennedy, Silicon Republic Ireland – with its concentration of ICT giants, pharmaceutical and medical device makers – is strategically placed to become a world leader in digital healthcare technologies, a…
Author: Silicon Republic
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Neglect, Abuse Most Common Factors for Children in Care
By Pamela Duncan Neglect, abuse and mental illness among parents are among the most common reasons for children coming before the child care courts, a project established last year to examine and report on childcare proceedings has found. The first interim report of the Child Care…
Author: The Irish Times
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A Bad Ruling on Stop-and-Frisk
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit was unwise to put a stay on the necessary remedies Judge Shira Scheindlin of Federal District Court in Manhattan ordered in August in response to the civil rights violations of New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy.And it overreached in taking…
Author: The New York Times
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Sure, It's Not Perfect. But A Couple Of Teens Made The Most Authentic Obamacare Pitch I've Seen.
These kids don’t meet the expectations of health care insurance advocates, and that’s a good thing. Because it’s real people with real problems who know how to keep it real. Atlantic grantee Mississippi Center for Justice made this video as part of its efforts to help…
Author: Upworthy
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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