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Atlantic Philanthropies Final Grant Supports Cornell Tradition

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01/10/2017

The Atlantic Philanthropies, the foundation established by entrepreneur Charles F. Feeney '56, has made a $7 million grant to The Cornell Tradition, a fellowship program offering distinctive service, work and scholarship opportunities to some of the...

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Charles Feeney Gives Away the Last of His Fortune

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01/06/2017

Last month, Mr. Feeney and Atlantic completed the sprint and made a final grant, $7 million to Cornell University, to support students doing community service work.

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Ford, Rockefeller, Atlantic, Pershing Square, Bloomberg and Open Society Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy

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11/30/2016

Who’s going big to change the world? Here are the ten most promising big bets.

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With the End Near, Atlantic Makes a Big Move on Racial Justice

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11/01/2016

Atlantic invested over $100 million in a network of schools and school-based health centers to improve opportunities for low-income middle school kids of color, and has been closely involved in the My Brother's Keeper initiative.

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Establishes New Program to Dismantle Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. and South Africa

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10/25/2016

Program will empower and connect dynamic individuals committed to working together across disciplines and borders to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

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Atlantic Philanthropies Steps Into Political Arena With $50 Million Fund

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10/21/2016

"It is increasingly difficult to avoid partisan politics if you want to bring about significant changes in public policy," the Civic Participation Action Fund's Stephen McConnell said.

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Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers

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10/07/2016

A new ranking by Forbes puts Warren Buffett at the top the list of the fifty U.S. philanthropists who gave the most in 2015, while Chuck Feeney, co-founder of the Duty Free Shoppers Group and founder of Atlantic Philanthropies, ranks as the most...

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Many Funders Are Pursuing Legal Advocacy, Here’s How and Why

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09/13/2016

Jared Raynor and Deepti Sood of TCC Group partnered with Atlantic Philanthropies to create a video and guidlines for legal advocacy and why it’s important.

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Mediratta Publishes New Book on Inequality in School Discipline

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09/09/2016

Kavitha Mediratta, Chief Strategy Advisor for Equality Initiatives and Human Capital Development at The Atlantic Philanthropies, co-edits a new book that addresses the profound and life-altering consequences students face—especially young people of...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Advocating an End to the Death Penalty

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07/20/2016

The Atlantic Philanthropies and its network of partners are using advocacy and communications to end capital punishment in the United States once and for all.

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Atlantic Philanthropies Report Examines Human Rights Program in Ireland

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06/24/2016

Despite initial resistance, Atlantic Philanthropies' efforts to advance human rights in Ireland have had a lasting impact.

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Atlantic Philanthropies Pledges $197 Million for Fellowship and Institute

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06/01/2016

Two major initiatives will deepen and extend Atlantic Philanthropies’s legacy of supporting new generations of leaders who will improve lives and forge new opportunities around the world.

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Atlantic Philanthropies Strengthens Support of Media That Matters

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05/31/2016

Media Impact Funders (MIF), a member-supported network of funders who seek to improve society through media and technology, has been awarded a two-year, $500,000 matching grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies.

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Ford, Atlantic Philanthropies Bring U.C.L.A. Center on Police-Community Ties to John Jay College

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03/22/2016

A national research center focused on interactions between the police and the communities they serve will open this summer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, with the college’s first endowed professor as its director.

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Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center

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03/09/2016

The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers announced plans to establish a national center, funded by $8.7 million from AARP, The Atlantic Philanthropies and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Atlantic Announces $40M for Fellowship to Reduce International Health Disparities

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02/01/2016

Atlantic Philanthropies, in its last year of grantmaking, announced a number of major investments to improve access to quality health care for people in both Southeast Asia and the United States.

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Atlantic Philanthropies Writes About Philanthropy’s Role in Promoting Positive Approaches to School Discipline

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01/07/2016

The widespread use of suspension and expulsion in schools reflects a national belief in "zero tolerance" to set a tone of academic focus and seriousness and to maintain order and safety. Yet, is this effective discipline?

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Financial Times Cites Atlantic Philanthropies, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers in 'How to Give Away $1 Billion'

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01/04/2016

For the 1,826 billionaires in the world, disposing of their fortune is more difficult than it might seem.

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Atlantic Philanthropies Gives $177 Million to Study Dementia

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11/17/2015

The Atlantic Philanthropies, which will conclude its grant-making commitments next year, announced on Monday the capstone of its work on aging populations: a $177 million grant to create a new institute to study dementia.

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Atlantic Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, MetLife, Bank of America Partner to Provide $30M Social Impact Loan Fund

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11/17/2015

The new fund will support better integrated care for at-risk people such as frail seniors, people with disabilities, at-risk youth, and individuals with behavioral health needs.

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