Tuesday, November 1, 2016
With the End Near, Atlantic Makes a Big Move on Racial Justice
Race has been getting a lot of attention from funders lately, but Atlantic Philanthropies has been a leader in this area for a number of years now.
Back when Gara LaMarche was leading the foundation, he gave a much-discussed speech on race and philanthropy in 2008, in which he said that attacking structural racism had to be an imperative for funders.
Atlantic's longstanding commitment in this area has played out in a number of ways, both in the U.S. and overseas. For example...