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Atlantic Philanthropies Announce Support for The New Bermuda Community Foundation
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
New Foundation Will Continue Growth of the Island’s Philanthropic Sector, Support Advances in Racial Justice, Democracy and HealthJanuary 30th, 2014 (Hamilton, Bermuda) – The Atlantic Philanthropies announced their support today for the Bermuda Community Foundation, a new public charity dedicated to grantmaking for nonprofit organisations throughout…
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Bold Advocacy: How Atlantic Philanthropies Funded a Movement
Source: GrantCraft
By Naomi Rothwell The dramatic story of the recent American health care reform movement – and how foundations had a hand in changing history – has not been widely told. Starting in 2008, Atlantic Philanthropies and others helped fund an extraordinary campaign to push for…
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Mission to create an enduring funding resource for Island’s charities
Source: The Royal Gazette
Dr Myra Virgil is using lessons learned from a prestigious American grantmaking fellowship to create an organisation that will provide an enduring source of funds for local charities — many of whom are currently locked into a life or death struggle for survival due to…
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Interview - Christopher Oechsli
Source: Alliance magazine
The Atlantic Philanthropies is coming to the end of its life as a grantmaking foundation. It is due to complete its grantmaking by 2016 and close its doors by 2020 – the largest foundation ever to spend out. Caroline Hartnell talked to Atlantic president and…
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Support Cornell University’s Applied Sciences NYC Initiative Through Significant Grant
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Atlantic Philanthropies are pleased to announce a grant totaling $350 million to Cornell University to support the Cornell University/Technion-Israel Institute of Technology’s consortium for the Applied Sciences NYC initiative. The consortium’s ground-breaking partnership with the City of New York seeks to build what will…
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Appoint Christopher Oechsli President and Chief Executive Officer
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
NEW YORK, NY, 28 September 2011 – The Board of Directors of The Atlantic Philanthropies has announced the appointment of Christopher Oechsli as President and Chief Executive Officer, and his election to the Board, effective immediately. Oechsli has served as Interim President and Chief Executive…
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Federation, National Council on Aging Announce Collaboration
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
By: National Council on Aging CDCUs to Work with Regional Economic Security Centers to Assist Vulnerable Older Adults According to research from the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (Federation) and the National Council on Aging (NCOA), older adults in the United States are…
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The Atlantic Philanthropies awards $15 million for undergraduate scholarships
Source: Cornell University
By Emily S. HopkinsOn June 28, Cornell received a $15 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic) to support financial aid for students in the Cornell Tradition program. The gift, which will be paid in three annual installments of $5 million each beginning this month,…
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KidsWell Campaign Launches Website and Online Resource Hub for Health Reform Implementation
Source: Kidswell
New York, June 29, 2011. KidsWell, a campaign dedicated to the successful implementation of federal health reform for America’s children, launched www.KidsWellCampaign.org, a website monitoring state and national health care reform implementation and opposition across the country. Drawing on a growing repository of more than…
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Appoint Christopher Oechsli as Interim CEO
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
NEW YORK, NY, June 27, 2011 – The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Board of Directors today announced that its Transition Committee has selected Christopher Oechsli as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. The Board announced earlier this month that President and CEO Gara LaMarche did not intend…
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