Results List
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What Is the Most Daring, Audacious, and Successful Grant of the Past 100 Years?
Source: Philanthropy Magazine
A symposium of philanthropic leadersTo mark the 100th anniversary of the Carnegie Corporation, we asked several philanthropic leaders about the most audacious grants of the past century—and what grants made today will be talked about 100 years hence.—THE EDITORS* * *Ted Turner’s shock announcement in 1997 that he…
Resource type: News
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World's wealthy looking to "give while they live"
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - More of the world's rich people are opting for "giving while living" rather than waiting until they are dead to donate their wealth to charity, according to a report released on Tuesday. Philanthropy by the world's rich recovered in 2009 in all regions…
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The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Embrace of a Social Justice Approach to Grantmaking
The story behind The Atlantic Philanthropies’ embrace of social justice is recounted in this speech by Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, at the Ford Foundation Convening on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace in February 2009 in Cairo, Egypt. It is bracing…
Resource type: Speech
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Next-Gen Givers
Source: Barrons
Generous Gen-Xers are putting their own spin on charitable giving, combining their desire to achieve with their desire to do good. Original Source By SUZANNE MCGEE THE STORY IN PHILANTHROPY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON is becoming all too familiar. Individuals, foundations and corporations are all scaling…
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The strategic philanthropist
Source: Business Spectator
By Michael Traill The recent and welcome examples of significant giving from some of Australia's newly minted billionaires highlight a real challenge: how to make that generosity deliver real impact? It is a problem for the ages. As Aristotle observed: To give away money is…
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One Life to Give
Source: Irish America
Conor O'Cleary interviews Chuck Feeney about his philosophy of giving. Irish America 12-01-2003 Chuck Feeney has just put into practice something he had been considering for many years. He has decided that all the vast wealth he accumulated in his lifetime should be given away…
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“Morir rico es una desgracia”. Fundó un imperio, fue una de las personas más ricas del mundo, pero donó todo su fortuna: 8 mil millones de dólares
Source: La Nacion
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Charles Feeney, el multimillonario que regaló su fortuna de 8.000 millones de dólares en vida y se quedó sin nada[/caption] Constanza Bengochea LA NACION Hace un año, una noticia sacudió al mundo financiero: Charles “Chuck” Feeney había muerto. Falleció a los…
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Limited Life, Unlimited Impact
Source: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
[caption id="attachment_83351" align="aligncenter" width="361"] Atlantic Fellows at the Atlantic Institute.[/caption] September 14, 2021 Dear Friends, One year ago today, Chuck Feeney signed the documents to dissolve the 38-year-old Atlantic Foundation that he founded to distribute his entire business fortune to improve the lives of others. …
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New award honors Feeney for entrepreneurship, generosity
Source: Cornell Chronicle
By Kathy Hovis Charles F. “Chuck” Feeney ’56, founding chairman of The Atlantic Philanthropies and the university’s most generous donor, will be the first recipient of a new Cornell award created in his name to honor successful entrepreneurs who have dedicated their lives to giving…
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Transformative Leaders for Health Equity in Southeast Asia
Source: China Medical Board
[caption id="attachment_76935" align="aligncenter" width="581"] Fellows join Lincoln Chen in launching the initiative. Source: China Medical Board[/caption] At the Prince Mahidol Award Conference in Bangkok on January 29, CMB announced an unprecedented partnership with the Atlantic Philanthropies to launch an ambitious program to nurture an entire…
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