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Gara LaMarche
Born (1954-08-26) August 26, 1954 (age 69)
Westerly, Rhode Island, U.S.
EducationColumbia University (BA)

Gara LaMarche (born August 26, 1954) is the president of the

The Open Society Institute.[2] In his tenure at the Atlantic Philanthropies, LaMarche led the foundation's shift to a social justice approach to grant-making.[3]

Background

LaMarche attended St. Bernard's, a small all-boys high school in Uncasville, Connecticut, before enrolling in Columbia College, from which he graduated in 1976. While at Columbia, LaMarche became the youngest member ever to serve on an ACLU policy committee.[4]

Professional life

From 1979-1984, LaMarche was the associate director of the ACLU's New York branch and was the executive director of the ACLU of Texas from 1984 to 1988. From 1988 to 1990, LaMarche was director of the Freedom-to-Write Program of the

Open Society Institute, until he was named the director of U.S. programs.[5]

While at the Atlantic Philanthropies, LaMarche was credited with improving communications and transparency at the foundation. [6] Eventually, however, his disagreements with founder Chuck Feeney about the foundation's activities and visibility caused a "donor-intent crisis", where Feeney's single vote on the board of directors gave him insufficient influence to counter LaMarche's change in the foundation's priorities; by early 2011, an anonymous writer sent the board a letter threatening to take the conflict public and asking, “What will potential philanthropists think if they find out that a foundation board doesn’t listen to the wishes of the founder when he is alive and sitting in the room, never mind when he is dead?”. The crisis eventually ended with LaMarche's resignation. [7]

Affiliations and writing

LaMarche is a columnist for

John Jay College.[11]

LaMarche serves on the boards of the

Center for Community Change.[12]

Personal life

LaMarche has two daughters and lives in New York City.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Gara LaMarche '76 | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  2. ^ "Gara LaMarche '76's Job Is To Give Away $4 Billion | Atlantic Philanthropies". The Atlantic Philanthropies. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  3. ^ "The Strengthening of Atlantic's Social Justice Mission: What It Means for Our Funding | Atlantic Philanthropies". Archived from the original on 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
  4. ^ "Gara LaMarche '76 | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  5. ^ "Gara LaMarche". Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  6. ^ "Atlantic Philanthropies Stakes $25-Million on Health-Care Lobbying Group". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  7. ^ "The moral authority of a living donor: Atlantic Philanthropies". Philanthropy Roundtable. 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  8. ^ "Gara LaMarche | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  9. ^ "Authors". The Nation. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  10. ^ "GaraLog". GaraLog. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  11. ^ "Gara LaMarche - Atlantic Philanthropies". Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  12. ^ "Gara LaMarche". Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  13. ^ "Gara LaMarche '76 | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-08.

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