Results List
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Can Philanthropy Work Effectively With Government?
Source: European Foundation Centre
By Richard Boyle Head of Research, Publishing and Corporate Relations, Institute of Public Administration There is a growing interest in how government and philanthropic organisations can work together to achieve social goals. Working together is not a straightforward task. Governments and philanthropies have different perspectives…
Resource type: News
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Fritz Schwarz to Head The Atlantic Philanthropies Board; Two New Board Members Named
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
New York, July 3, 2008The Board of Directors of The Atlantic Philanthropies has elected Frederick Fritz A. O. Schwarz, Jr., as chairman and appointed two new board members. The two new board members are Cecilia Munoz, Vice President of the National Council of LaRaza, based…
Resource type: News
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Harvest Time for The Atlantic Philanthropies – 2014-2016: Finished, But Not Done
Source: Tony Proscio, Duke University Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society
This is the sixth paper in the “Harvest Time” series on the concluding years of The Atlantic Philanthropies, the largest endowed institution to put all its charitable assets to use in a fixed period of time and then close its doors. “Finished, But Not Done”…
Resource type: Research Report
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The Atlantic Philanthropies To Support Cornell University’s New Tech Campus in New York City
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Rendering: Aerial view of NYC Tech Campus courtesy of Cornell University. The City of New York has partnered with Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology for its Applied Sciences NYC initiative, which will transform more than 10 acres of Roosevelt Island into an…
Resource type: News
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OASIS Receives $2.5 Million from The Atlantic Philanthropies To Expand
Source: PNN Online
The OASIS Institute has received a $2.5 million grant - its largest ever - to fund a five-year plan to significantly grow its services to the nation's dramatically expanding aging population. The grant is from The Atlantic Philanthropies of New York, a leader in initiatives…
Resource type: News
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Community Mourn the Loss of Founder Charles F. Feeney
October 9, 2023 – San Francisco, CA – Charles Francis “Chuck” Feeney, an Irish American businessman and philanthropist who devoted his entire personal fortune to global philanthropy in his lifetime, died peacefully on October 9 in San Francisco. He was 92. Chuck Feeney’s philanthropic organizations,…
Resource type: News
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A Conversation with Atlantic President and CEO Christopher Oechsli
Source: The Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute hosted a wide-ranging conversation with Christopher Oechsli, President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, as part of their Foundation Presidents’ Series. The conversation was moderated by Jane Wales, Vice President of Philanthropy and Society at the Aspen Institute. Learn More > Foundation…
Resource type: Video
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A Conversation with Atlantic President and CEO Christopher Oechsli
Source: Aspen Institute
[atlpvideo src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/S3G1cqkkghM?rel=0" height="366" width="650"] [/atlpvideo] The Aspen Institute hosted a wide-ranging conversation with Christopher Oechsli, President and CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, as part of their Foundation Presidents’ Series. The conversation was moderated by Jane Wales, Vice President of Philanthropy and Society at the Aspen…
Resource type: News
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Learning Lessons from The Atlantic Philanthropies and the Irish Government Working Together
Source: Institute of Public Administration
This report summarizes a roundtable held in April 2017 in Ireland to discuss how government and philanthropy can work together effectively. The discussions drew on lessons Atlantic and the Irish government learned from working together for more than a decade, starting in 2003. Over the…
Resource type: Research Report
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Establishes New Fellowship Program at Columbia University to Dismantle Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. and South Africa
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Program will empower and connect dynamic individuals committed to working together across disciplines and borders to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. [caption id="attachment_78814" align="aligncenter" width="650"] “At a time when issues of race and identity are at the forefront of intense debates in South Africa,…
Resource type: News