Results List
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Announces the Atlantic Fellows Program and Creation of the Atlantic Institute to Sustain Global Network of Changemakers
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Initiatives will empower and connect dynamic individuals committed to working together across disciplines and borders to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. NEW YORK, June 1, 2016 — The Atlantic Philanthropies today announced two multi-decade investments, totaling nearly $200 million, to equip innovative leaders and…
Resource type: News
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Ending Well: Maximizing Lasting Impact
Source: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
When we finally close our doors, The Atlantic Philanthropies will become the largest foundation ever to deliberately conclude grantmaking within the lifetime of its donor. We’re conscious of making every investment count – in Chuck Feeney’s words: to make the “highest and best use” of…
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Betting Big on New Leaders in Health Equity
Source: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
This new fellowship initiative in Southeast Asia seeks to dramatically reduce disparities in health care.
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Health reform challenge in Australia: Repairing the fundamentals and building on stronger foundations
Source: Prime Minister of Australia
Australia’s Prime Minister praises biomedical research at the University of Queensland as an example of what can be achieved when government, universities and philanthropy work together in partnership.It is good to be back home; it's good to be back in Brisbane; good to be back…
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$1M gift launches Cornell Tech’s Public Interest Tech
Source: Cornell Chronicle
[caption id="attachment_80398" align="aligncenter" width="738"] An aerial view of the Cornell Tech campus, showing the 59th Street Bridge over Roosevelt Island and the Great Lawn, in the foreground.[/caption] By Linda Copman Cornell Tech has announced a $1 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to jump-start its…
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Organizations Provide $8.7 Million to Launch a National Center to Improve Care for Complex Patients
Source: Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers
CAMDEN, N.J.—The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers announced plans to establish a national center to improve care for high-need patients who experience poor outcomes despite extreme patterns of hospitalizations or emergency care. Inefficient and ineffective care of these patients has been identified as a driver…
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Paper: Human Rights and International Justice: Challenges and Opportunities at an Inflection Point
Source: Jonathan Fanton and Zachary Katznelson
This discussion paper, commissioned by The Atlantic Philanthropies, presents the current funding trends in human rights and international justice, and assesses the needs of organisations working within these fields. Through interviews with 138 experts and practitioners, it identifies challenges and opportunities facing human rights organisations,…
Resource type: Research Report
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Humanitarian Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons in South Africa
Source: Forced Migration Studies Programme
Civil society and government can learn key lessons from the humanitarian responses to the displacement of thousands of people in South Africa as a result of attacks against foreigners in 2008, according to this report by the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. This report…
Resource type: Research Report
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Atlantic Philanthropies Awards Foundations' Center for Afterschool Education
Source: Center for Afterschool Education
The Center for Afterschool Education Receives $2.3 Million Grant to Support Professional Development of More Than 5,000 Staff and Leaders of Out-of-School Time Programs. Moorestown, NJ --The Center for Afterschool Education at Foundations Inc., an organization that offers professional development, technical assistance, tools and publications…
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Capturing the Learning - Harvesting the Knowledge
Source: Centre for Effective Services
The Centre for Effective Services (CES) is delighted to have Minster for Children and Young People, Dr James Reilly launch its latest publication Prevention and Early Intervention in Children and Young People’s Services – Ten Years of Learning Report today, Monday, 20 October, in St…
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