The Atlantic Philanthropies 2020 Hindsights: Top 10 Lessons
Release Date:
09/17/2020
To create our “Top 10” list of hindsights and lessons, we looked back over 35 years of grantmaking.
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08/03/2020
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Release Date:
06/10/2020
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02/26/2020
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Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Announces 20 Leaders for 2019 Cohort
Release Date:
06/06/2019
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Release Date:
12/11/2018
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Atlantic Philanthropies Awards $18 Million to Expand Health Equity Fellows
Release Date:
08/08/2018
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Release Date:
07/24/2018
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Release Date:
06/19/2018
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Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Two New Books on Advocacy and Government Partnerships
Release Date:
03/16/2018
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Release Date:
02/14/2018
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Learn About The Isivivana Centre, An Atlantic Philanthropies Grantee
Release Date:
01/22/2018
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Atlantic Philanthropies and Ford Foundation Funded Lynching Memorial and Slavery Museum Sets April Opening
Release Date:
11/14/2017
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Release Date:
10/26/2017
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Giving While Living
Publication date:
09/2017
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New Book from Atlantic Philanthropies Explores ‘Giving While Living’ Approach to Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/18/2017
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Atlantic Philanthropies Funds New “Leadership In Action” Program to Improve Healthcare for the Most Vulnerable
Release Date:
08/01/2017
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Atlantic Philanthropies Publishes “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic"
Release Date:
05/31/2017
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Value, Time, and Time-Limited Philanthropy
Publication date:
04/2017
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Atlantic Philanthropies, Commonwealth Fund and Other Foundations Take a Stand — or Not — on the GOP Health Plan
Release Date:
03/20/2017
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