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Commissioned by the Civic Participation Action Fund (CPAF), this research investigated how 501(c)(4) organizations build and sustain capacity through issue and candidate campaigns. Case studies of three grassroots organizations explain how capacities were built, the extent to which campaigns supported their development, and the conditions…

[caption id="attachment_83415" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Atlantic staff in 2016[/caption] In 2010, Atlantic commissioned philanthropy consultant Tony Proscio, in conjunction with Duke University Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society, to write a series of reports charting the final years of the foundation, the largest endowed institution…

In this guide by GrantCraft, U.S. funders and organisers discuss what makes community organising effective, how to manage grantee relationships over time, understanding the value of process, and the grantmaker’s special role in fostering change. Grantmakers who fund community organizing say it’s the best option…

With important social justice movements around the nation gaining momentum, committed advocacy and voter engagement is critical. To continue Atlantic's support for policy change in the United States beyond our limited life, Atlantic has established a new, independent Washington, D.C.-based organization, the Civic Participation Action Fund…

Stephen McConnell, Atlantic’s former U.S. Country Director, discusses the Civic Participation Action Fund (CPAF), a new, independent Washington, D.C.-based organization established with Atlantic's support. With important social justice movements around the nation gaining momentum, committed advocacy and voter engagement is critical. McConnell describes how the organization…

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Original Source The 2009 ASA-NCOA Aging in America Conference devoted a full day on March 16th to a National Forum on Civic Engagement, which presented best practices in civic engagement inspired by the 2006-2007 winter issue of ASA’s journalGenerations, Civic Engagement in Later Life. A…

Touchstone is a program of the Active Ageing Partnership of Ireland, developed in partnership with the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology at NUI Galway, designed to expand opportunities for older adults to become more engaged in their communities. This publication summarizes results of the program, including what was learned about what influences…

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…