Civic Participation and Civil Society

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File number N 0/0/16

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Files for grants made by The Atlantic Philanthropies in Great Britain between 1990 and 2004. Major program areas were Higher Education, Nonprofit Sector/Voluntarism/Philanthropy, Pre-Collegiate and Teacher Development, and Equality, Rights, and Justice. Key issues are identified by Atlantic as being Higher Education, and Effective Nonprofits and Philanthropy.

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Files for grants The Atlantic Philanthropies made in South Africa between 1991 and 2013. $422 million in support was given to this country in order to promote equity, opportunity, dignity, and democracy. Major program area classifications were Reconciliation and Human Rights, Higher Education, and Population Health. Atlantic identified key issues as being LGBT, Delivering on Democracy, Nursing, and Population Health.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Files for grants made by the Atlantic Philanthropies in the United States between 1982 and 2013. Since 1982, $3.1b in grants were made in the United States-- the first of which was an anonymous gift of $7 million to found the Cornell Tradition. Cornell would remain Atlantic's main grantee. In addition to education, Atlantic's primary areas of giving in the US have included medical research, expanded health care, supporting children and older adults, and championing societal and racial...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Files for grants made by the Atlantic Philanthropies in the United States between 1982 and 2013. Since 1982, $3.1b in grants were made in the United States-- the first of which was an anonymous gift of $7 million to found the Cornell Tradition. Cornell would remain Atlantic's main grantee. In addition to education, Atlantic's primary areas of giving in the US have included medical research, expanded health care, supporting children and older adults, and championing societal and racial...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Files for grants made by the Atlantic Philanthropies in the United States between 1982 and 2013. Since 1982, $3.1b in grants were made in the United States-- the first of which was an anonymous gift of $7 million to found the Cornell Tradition. Cornell would remain Atlantic's main grantee. In addition to education, Atlantic's primary areas of giving in the US have included medical research, expanded health care, supporting children and older adults, and championing societal and racial...

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Files for grants The Atlantic Philanthropies made in South Africa between 1991 and 2013. $422 million in support was given to this country in order to promote equity, opportunity, dignity, and democracy. Major program area classifications were Reconciliation and Human Rights, Higher Education, and Population Health. Atlantic identified key issues as being LGBT, Delivering on Democracy, Nursing, and Population Health.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Files for grants made by The Atlantic Philanthropies in Northern Ireland between 1991 and 2014. In total Atlantic invested $570 million in the country, with a strong focus in supporting the peace process. Major program area classifications include Peace and Reconciliation, Reconciliation and Human Rights, Aging, Children and Youth, and Higher Education. Atlantic identified key issues as being Protecting Rights and Promoting Reconciliation, Dementia, Palliative Care, and Advancing Children's...

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Grants made by the Atlantic Philanthropies in areas outside the primary geographic areas of giving between 1990 and 2011. Also included in this Sub-Series are grants with multiple areas of impact. Countires and regions represented include Africa, Europe, Haiti, and the Middle East. Grants were primarily made of out the New York, Ithaca, and Dublin offices.

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Files for grants made by the Atlantic Philanthropies in Bermuda between 1994 and 2011. Atlantic invested over $28 million in Bermuda, with focus on strengthening philanthropies and local NGOs, and advancing social change. Major program area classifications were Country-wide, Aging Children and Youth, and Cross Programme/Strategic Initiatives. Atlantic identified the key issue as Effective Nonprofits and Philanthropy.