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By The New York Times Following is the first set of answers from Lucy N. Friedman, the president of a nonprofit organization that provides children with after-school programs. We are no longer accepting questions on this feature. Read Ms. Friedman’s biography. Read the second set…

On a mellow California afternoon earlier this month, I drove a few hours up the coast from Los Angeles, where I’d been on a panel at the annual meeting of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, to spend some time with one of the most influential…

The Atlantic Philanthropies’ approach to funding in ageing, including its emphasis on advocacy, is outlined in this speech by Gara LaMarche, Atlantic’s President and CEO, at the Annual Meeting of Grantmakers in Aging in San Diego, California in November 2007. When I was asked a…

Campaign Uses Video to Spotlight the Problem, Calls for Change in the Older Americans ActWASHINGTON, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 13 million older adults are considered economically insecure, living on just $21,780 a year or less. Every day, these seniors, and millions of Boomers, have to choose whether…

University of the Witwatersrand is an Atlantic grantee. By Monako Dibetle and Mandy Rossouw. It has been 18 months since the violent xenophobic attacks broke out across the country. Monako Dibetle and Mandy Rossouw talked to foreigners from across Southern Africa, locals and experts and…

Original Source By Kelly Greene The deep recession is forcing millions of Americans in their 50s and 60s to rethink plans for retirement. That shift -- coupled with new legislation out of Washington -- could help spur a commitment to national service not seen since…

Communities in Schools is an Atlantic grantee. by Dave Moore & Bill Manville BILL: In my Greenwich Village drinking days, everybody knew "Marvin." If you wanted a couple of tires for your car, maybe a new TV set, you called him and "put in your…

Remarks of Jackie Williams Kaye, Strategic Learning & Evaluation Executive, The Atlantic Philanthropies, at the New Mexico Convening of Integrated Services in Schools (ISS).  I am very happy to be here on behalf of Atlantic together with my colleagues Mini, Nicole and Alice. Alice Duff…

Oakland sixth-grader Carlos Mazariego took his first trip away from home when he travelled to Washington, D.C., for a national Elev8 youth advocacy trip. He and nine other students met with staff from the offices of California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and advocated…

Community colleges court baby boomers searching for new career training Original Source By MARC PARRY, Staff writer TROY -- For Hope Melton, a public health professional, retirement felt like falling off a cliff. The 67-year-old from Saratoga Springs thought of pursuing a Ph.D., but that…