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Secretive Philanthropist Breaks Long Silence
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
By Marty Michaels On an otherwise unremarkable day in November 1984, Charles F. (Chuck) Feeney arrived in Nassau, the Bahamas, as one of the wealthiest men in America, having quietly amassed a fortune based on a global empire of duty-free shops that sold liquor and…
Resource type: News
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The Defeat of Immigration Reform in the U.S. – Now What?
Source: Gara LaMarche
Some weeks after the U.S. Senate failed to muster the necessary votes to deal with America’s immigration challenges, a clearer picture is emerging of what happened and what needs to happen next. Atlantic has supported The Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and a number of…
Resource type: News
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Citizen Schools: An After-Hours Adventure
Source: Education Week
Professionals Mentoring Middle-Grades Students Boston Not long ago, an 8th grader from a hardscrabble neighborhood in this city decided on an ambitious career path: She would become a doctor. Many adults encouraged her, but when she spoke with a knowledgeable source, a Harvard University medical…
Resource type: News
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Programme Seeks to Aid Disadvantaged Children in Republic of Ireland
A project to help disadvantaged children in three communities in Ireland will gather evidence about what works and what does not and apply that knowledge to future programmes, said John R. Healy, former Chief Executive, The Atlantic Philanthropies, in this speech in Dublin announcing the…
Resource type: Speech
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Atlantic Philanthropies is on its way to spending itself out of existence
Source: The Irish Times
By Arthur Beesley John Healy seems more like a university professor than a man who has been in command of a Bermuda-based financial colossus with assets in excess of $4 billion (€3.12 billion). What is more, he is charged with giving all that money away…
Resource type: News
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Higher Achievement Program Named Winner of The Washington Post 2005 Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management
Source: Center for Nonprofit Advancement
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT Rick Rose, Director of Communications EMAIL rickr@nonprofitadvancement.org SUBJECT Higher Achievement Program Named Winner of The Washington Post 2005 Award for Excellence in Nonprofit Management Washington, D.C. - The Center for Nonprofit Advancement, formerly the Washington Council of Agencies, announced today that Higher…
Resource type: News
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What’s happening in Northern Ireland and what can be done about it?
Source: Ariadne
In this blog, Martin O’Brien, Director of the Social Change Initiative (SCI), analyses the recent incidents in Northern Ireland and explores what politicians and philanthropy can do to remediate the situation. Two years ago, we were delighted to welcome Ariadne members to Belfast for the…
Resource type: News
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Inside Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Initiative
Source: PBS NewsHour
Solutions to complex issues like the impact of race require not just a desire to change but the actual tools to make change. In 2014, the Obama administration began My Brother's Keeper, a public and private collaboration to create opportunities for young men of color to…
Resource type: Video
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Building More Than Buildings in Northern Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Shay McAleer waiting for class to start at the School of Speech and Drama, a program that takes place at the Millenium Forum, Derry/Londonderry.[/caption] In a region still healing from political conflict, shared spaces for culture and education promote reconciliation and…
Resource type: News
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Memory Work: South Africa After Apartheid
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Visitors look at the display at the Women's Goal Museum, which used to house female political prisoners.In 1994, Nelson Mandela had just been elected president of South Africa after serving a 27-year prison sentence. Atlantic began looking for ways to support this country on the brink…
Resource type: News