Results List
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Social Justice and the Life Course
Source: Gara LaMarche
Gara LaMarche, President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, addressed the National University of Ireland-Galway’s Life Course Institute Seminar. He commented that Life Course projects are important because they are not just about “treating” disadvantage in old age or in youth, but are about breaking…
Resource type: Speech
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The Corner Office, Non-Profit Edition: A Practitioner’s Thoughts on Social Justice Management
Source: Gara LaMarche
Social justice management should be both more humane and tougher, said Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, in this speech at the Yale School of Management. I was at first flattered when I heard that students here at the Yale School of Management…
Resource type: Speech
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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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Building Capacity for Maximum Impact
Source: Gara LaMarche
Gara LaMarche delivers the Keynote Address at the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York Symposium: Baruch College School of Public Affairs. It’s a little odd that I should be standing here this morning to share some thoughts about the role of evaluation in foundations…
Resource type: Speech
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Elev8 New Mexico
Elev8 New Mexico, an initiative of the New Mexico Community Foundation, is a part of a national program focused on creating full-service community schools. At Elev8 schools, students and their families benefit from a full range of afterschool activities, a school-based health center, and family…
Resource type: Video
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Graduating Seniors Testify to Elev8’s Strengths
Source: LISC Chicago
Watch four high school seniors reminisce about their middle-school experiences with Elev8, a community schools initiative helping to prepare sixth- through eighth-grade students for high school and beyond. Through the Elev8 program, these students participated in after-school activities, used the health centers built at their…
Resource type: Video