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Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Announces Inaugural Class of Fellows
Twenty-nine advocates, organizers and artists selected from across the U.S. and South Africa will work to tackle anti-Black racism and white supremacy. Photo: Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity NEW YORK, NY — The Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity (AFRE) named its first cohort of 29 Atlantic…
Author: Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity
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Chuck Feeney: Giving It All Away
Atlantic Philanthropies has this year wound itself up as quietly as it arrived in Ireland more than 30 years ago, after dispensing €1bn on Irish projects. Our reporter profiles Chuck Feeney — the billionaire backer of an extraordinary foundation. By Liam Collins Everybody you meet…
Author: Independent.ie
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The Next Generation of Leaders Advocating for Brain Health
By Dana Smith A monologist, a musician, an event producer, and an animal behaviourist are working to change how society thinks about aging and dementia. These individuals are part of the first cohort of Atlantic Fellows at the Global Brain Health Institute and are using…
Author: The Lancet
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'There's No Substitute for Clarity': Atlantic’s CEO Shares Lessons Learned Managing a Global Foundation
In this first episode of a new Australian podcast series, “How I Did It,” Atlantic President and CEO Christopher G. Oechsli shares management lessons learned during his time at the foundation, as well as earlier in his career when he worked for the investment company…
Author: Koda Capital
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New Book Explores "Giving While Living" Approach to Philanthropy
DOWNLOAD PDF The Atlantic Philanthropies today released Atlantic Insights: Giving While Living, a 56-page publication that explores Founder Charles “Chuck” Feeney’s long-standing belief in “Giving While Living,” the idea that people with wealth should use it during their lifetimes to help others. Written by journalist and philanthropy expert…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Celebration Guests Extol Cornell Tech’s Beauty, Achievement and Promise
Guests attend a reception at the Cornell Tech campus Sept. 12, on the eve of the dedication. By Joe Wilensky On Roosevelt Island Sept. 12, on the eve of the Cornell Tech campus dedication, excitement was already building. Guests gathered on the new campus for…
Author: Cornell Chronicle
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By Design: Art and Architecture Signal Cornell Tech Mission
An aerial view of the Cornell Tech campus, showing the 59th Street Bridge over Roosevelt Island and the Great Lawn, in the foreground. By Daniel Aloi With architectural design and aesthetics reflecting its mission of collaboration and innovation, Cornell Tech is dedicating a new type of…
Author: Cornell Chronicle
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Audacious Philanthropy
Image: Christopher Corr / Getty Images By Susan Wolf Ditkoff and Abe Grindle Private philanthropists have helped propel some of the most important social-impact success stories of the past century: Virtually eradicating polio globally. Providing free and reduced-price lunches for all needy schoolchildren in the United…
Author: Harvard Business Review
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Atlantic Mourns the Death of Jack Rosenthal, New York Times Editor and Former Atlantic Senior Fellow
Atlantic mourns the death of Jack Rosenthal, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with The New York Times, and who later served as a Senior Fellow for Atlantic. In addition to his formal roles at Atlantic, Rosenthal is remembered as a mentor and friend. Over the course of his…
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A Laughing Matter: SF Comedian Looks to Tell the Stories of Dementia Patients, Caregivers
Josh Kornbluth is Among the Global Brain Health Institute’s 32 Inaugural Atlantic Fellows Artist Josh Kornbluth (left), a comedic autobiographical monologist, participates in a clinicopathological section with Lea T. Grinberg, MD, PhD, as part of his fellowship at the Global Brain Health Institute. Photo by…
Author: University of California San Francisco
