Results List
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Gay and Lesbian Refugees in South Africa: ‘We Thought You’d Accept Us’
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and inter-sex Africans seek asylum and refuge in South Africa, where the Constitution promises equal rights. Tolerance and acceptance, however, does not come easily. Find out how gay rights activism has helped challenge and overcome xenophobia and homophobia. Learn More PASSOP…
Resource type: Video
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Combatting Stereotypes of Gays and Lesbians
Under democracy and a progressive constitution, South Africa’s gay and lesbian community has won rights unequalled just about anywhere in the world. But for the majority of the country’s gays and lesbians – those who are black or poor – these rights largely exist only…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Marriage Equality – Civil Marriage for Gay and Lesbian People
Source: O'Carroll Associates and Hibernian Consulting
This case study, based on an evaluation of Marriage Equality’s work funded by Atlantic, describes the strategic learning points of Marriage Equality’s advocacy campaign to achieve the policy outcome of civil marriage for same-sex couples in the Republic of Ireland. Marriage Equality is an Atlantic…
Resource type: Case Study
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The Key Role of Advocacy Funding in the U.S. Health Reform Debate
Source: Gara LaMarche
The reasons why The Atlantic Philanthropies made what may be the largest U.S. advocacy grant ever in order to support health reform are outlined by Gara LaMarche, Atlantic’s President and CEO, at the Grantmakers in Health conference in Orlando, Florida. Occasionally it is better not…
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