Results List
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America’s Future: Latino Child Well-Being in Numbers and Trends
Source: National Council of La Raza
This data book, produced by the National Council of La Raza with partial funding from The Atlantic Philanthropies, is a research and advocacy tool about the state of the 16 million Latino children under age 18, of which 92% are U.S. citizens. The report makes…
Resource type: Research Report
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Towards Tolerance, Law, and Dignity: Addressing Violence against Foreign Nationals in South Africa
Source: International Organization for Migration
This report, funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies, presents research conducted for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) by the Forced Migration Studies Programme at the University of the Witwatersrand and funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The Forced Migration Studies Programme at the University of…
Resource type: Research Report
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Recognise Key Role of Migrant Care Workers in Our Ageing Society
Source: Centre on Migration, Policy and Society
Migrant workers play a vital role in the care of older people in the United Kingdom but they face poor pay and working conditions that the government must address to ensure fair treatment for the workers, according to this report funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies…
Resource type: Research Report
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Status of Seniors in Bermuda
Source: The Royal Gazette (Bermuda)
Seniors in Bermuda are generally doing well but they may need government assistance with health care and transportation, among other needs, according to this survey by Bermuda’s Department of Statistics. By Robyn Skinner Thirty five percent of seniors in Bermuda make less than $25,000 a…
Resource type: Research Report
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What We’ve Learned: Lessons from a Communications Campaign for South Africa’s Rural Poor
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
This publication focuses on using communications to advance human rights for South Africa’s rural poor. We believe it will be useful for advocates, nonprofit organisations and funders in many countries interested in effectively elevating important human rights issues on the policy agendas of democratic societies.…
Resource type: Research Report
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Immigrants’ Rights
Source: Gara LaMarche
Immigrants must win a rightful place in U.S. society and will do so through the efforts of diverse communities working toward a just and fair society, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, in this speech accepting the Raul Yzaguirre President Award at…
Resource type: Speech
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Trends and Recent Estimates of Contraceptive Use Among U.S. Teens
Source: Child Trends
In the U.S., teen females are using more effective hormonal and barrier methods to prevent pregnancy. At the same time, Hispanic teens initiate sex at a younger age and show lower levels of contraceptive use, putting them at greater risk of unintended pregnancy and childbearing or…
Resource type: Research Report
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Ai-jen Poo Named One of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World
Source: TIME
Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), a nationwide organization dedicated to the rights of nannies, housekeepers and care workers, was included on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. NDWA is the lead organization of Atlantic’s Caring Across Generations campaign which is working to…
Resource type: Video
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High Impact Strategies for Education Philanthropy
Aaron Dorfman, executive director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) talks about his organisation’s new report on high impact strategies for education philanthropy. The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) is an Atlantic grantee. Read the Report View Original Source
Resource type: Video
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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
