Gara Lamarche’s Civil Discourse
In November, Gara LaMarche announced that he will be stepping down as president of the Democracy Alliance, the network of liberal donors who coordinate their giving. LaMarche has also been president and…
Atlantic Philanthropies
CPAF Spent $50 Million to Turn Out Democratic Voters
Throughout its carefully planned five-year lifespan, CPAF flew under the radar even as it spent millions of dollars from anonymous overseas donors on campaigns to boost Democratic registration and voting…
A “Dark Money” Assault on U.S. Elections: Meet Atlantic Philanthropies
Atlantic Philanthropies, a foreign entity based in Bermuda, has spent millions in dark money influencing American politics. Through funding Health Care for America Now, it is credited with almost single-handedly…
A “Dark Money” Assault on U.S. Elections: Meet the Team
To help put its vision into action, Atlantic Philanthropies recruited a team of highly skilled left-wing operatives, many of whom had worked with Atlantic Philanthropies before.
A “Dark Money” Assault on U.S. Elections: Unmasking CPAF’s Origins
Bill Roberts inadvertently emailed a document showing the changes made to the original draft. The tracked changes reveal an entire arsenal of tactics that left-wing nonprofits use to conceal partisan…
A “Dark Money” Assault on U.S. Elections: Was CPAF Successful?
Although attributing the “blue wave” of 2018 entirely to Atlantic’s efforts would be foolish, the amount of money used and the projected number of votes gained suggest that CPAF played…
Chuck Feeney and his “Giving While Living” Ethic
This article is crossposted from Philanthropy Daily – published July 6, 2017 If someone asked me to sum up best practices in philanthropy in one sentence, I’d respond, “Study…
A Donor Can Stand Up
(PDF here) Conservatives may not approve of many of the causes that former billionaire Charles Feeney has given money to over the years, but they would agree that he…