Results List
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Taking Account of Race as a Philanthropic Imperative
Source: Gara LaMarche
Foundations must take account of race in all of their work in order to get beyond racism, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies President and CEO, in this speech at the Waldemar Nielsen Issue Forums in Philanthropy, Georgetown Public Policy Institute in Washington. You might…
Resource type: Speech
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Working for Lasting Social Change
A short message from former President & CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, Gara LaMarche, about how Atlantic promotes social justice in the seven countries in which we work.
Resource type: Video
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Reasons for Optimism on Immigration and Progressive Reform
In October 2010, award-winning journalist Bill Moyers moderated a discussion between Gara LaMarche, President of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director of the Campaign for Community Change about the road ahead for progressives in the current political climate, and the connection between philanthropy…
Resource type: Video
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How Can Progressives Overcome Big Money & Big Media?
In October 2010, award-winning journalist Bill Moyers moderated a discussion between Atlantic’s President Gara LaMarche and Deepak Bhargava, the Executive Director of the Campaign for Community Change about the road ahead for progressives in the current political climate, and the connection between philanthropy and social justice advocacy. The event,…
Resource type: Video
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Commencement at the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools
Source: Gara LaMarche
Gara LaMarche, Atlantic’s President and CEO addressed the 2010 graduating class at the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools in Haley Farm, Knoxville, Tennessee. I want to start out by saying that I have no recollection of the commencement address when I graduated from St. Bernard’s…
Resource type: Speech
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Atlantic’s Commitment to Social Justice
A short message from former President & CEO of Atlantic Philanthropies, Gara LaMarche, about Atlantic’s commitment to social justice.
Resource type: Video
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Securing Affordable Health Care for All Americans
Today, nearly 50 million Americans have no health care coverage, those with insurance frequently do not get the care they need, and the ill are often shut out of the system. Health Care for America Now (HCAN) is campaigning to pass legislation in 2009 that…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Fall 2010 Letter From the President
This letter from Atlantic’s former President and CEO, Gara LaMarche, is the first in an annual series that will chronicle the work of The Atlantic Philanthropies as it spends down its assets and closes its doors by 2020.
Resource type: Annual Report