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Messages of Hope and Solidarity for Gay South Africans Watch the videos of several Atlantic grantees who participated in the project.        Equal Education, It Gets Better  Gender DynamiX, It Gets Better  The Inner Circle, It Gets BetterOctober 11, Cape Town - A small group…

[caption id="attachment_83461" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Charles "Chuck" Feeney David Cantwell © Provided by Forbes[/caption] Charles “Chuck” Feeney, who cofounded retailer Duty Free Shoppers, became a billionaire and donated much of his fortune anonymously—leading Forbes to dub him the James Bond of philanthropy—has died at age 92,…

By Katy Chance.  A “ROLLICKING story of how, by stealth, an Irish American obsessed with secrecy built a business empire and revolutionised philanthropy”, is how The Economist describes the 2007 book, The Billionaire Who Wasn’t: how Chuck Feeney secretly made and gave away a fortune,…

With money tight, top philanthropists insist on more bang for the buck. Meet the 25 most effective givers. The KIPP Foundation is an Atlantic grantee. By Suzanne McGee. THE NAME OF THE GAME IN PHILANTHROPY this year is to make your dollars go far --…

Original Source by Shaun Tandon | Pretoria, South Africa The United States and South Africa pledged joint action on Friday to induce reforms in Zimbabwe as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed a new spirit of cooperation between the two democracies. Clinton, visiting Africa's largest…

South Africa's leading LGBT organisations have slammed the government for failing yet again to uphold gay and lesbian rights in the international arena. The Joint Working Group, which represents a network of 26 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex organisations, said that it is deeply…

How John Podesta invented the Obama administration. by Michael Crowley The bright young think tank staffers at the progressive Center for American Progress (CAP) admire their boss, John Podesta. Podesta, who is also co-managing Barack Obama's presidential transition team, possesses energy (he is a workaholic and marathon…

Labor, health and other interests want a say. Party members debate whether to take a centrist course. by Janet Hook The nation's capital woke up Wednesday to a political landscape upended by voters clamoring for change, delivering to Democrats more power than they have wielded…

Now More Cautious, Some Are Keeping Philanthropy Closer to Home Donating, With Care Now More Cautious, Some Are Keeping Philanthropy Closer to Home By Kathleen Day Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, November 19, 2006; F01 Americans give generously, but that charitable spirit recently has been…