Atkinson Foundation
| Joseph E. Atkinson | |
| Formation | 1942 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Joseph E. Atkinson |
| Legal status | Charity |
Eexecutive Director | Colette Murphy |
The Atkinson Foundation Atkinson Charitable Foundation is a major Canadian charity established in 1942.[1]
History
Joseph E. Atkinson (1904-1968) was the founding chair of the Atkinson Foundation which was established in 1942 in XXX. After Atkinson senior died in 1948, control of the Toronto Star passed to the trustees of the Foundation.[3] Atkinson, a philanthropist, who was the owner and publisher of the Toronto Star until his death in 1948 at the age of 82, remained as the President and chair of the board of directors of the Foundation until YYY.[1][4]
Key people
Colette Murphy is the Atkinson Foundation’s executive director.[1]
Projects
On May 13, 2018 the Atkinson Foundation named economist Armine Yalnizyan as the two-year Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers—on collaborative research on "policy innovation for inclusive economic growth in an era of rapid technological change".[5]
In 2014 the Atkinson Foundation partnered with the Toronto Star to hire Sara Mojtehedzadeh as the "work and wealth" reporter; in 2017 they partnered to hire Carleton University graduate, journalist Sabrina Nanji to report on "democracy and democratic reform."[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Katawazi, Miriam (September 11, 2017). "Toronto Star, Atkinson Foundation partner to hire democracy reporter". Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "How It All Began". October 26, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
In 1906, a young Methodist minister alerted Atkinson to the deprivation facing 30 families in York township. One hundred children faced a bleak Christmas – a thought that likely stirred Atkinson's own childhood memories. Atkinson launched The Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund, appealing to readers to ensure no child under age 12 would be without a gift at Christmas. On December 12, 1906 the front page story read "… whatever contributions made may be expended in bringing pleasure to little hearts where pleasure is most seldom felt. There are many hundreds of little folks in this wealthy city, and in this prosperous year, to whom Christmas and Santa Claus are unfortunately meaningless terms.
- ^ "Atkinson, Joseph E. National Historic Person". Directory of Federal Historic Designations. Parks Canada. March 15, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
Influential owner and editor of the Toronto "Star", philanthropist. Plaque: "Mounted inside on wall of Toronto Star Office 1 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario. One of Canada's most influential newspapermen, Atkinson became managing editor of the Toronto Star in 1899, and its majority owner by 1913. Originally hired by supporters of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, he sought to make the daily an instrument of social reform. His many and often sensational innovations changed the face of Canadian journalism, and made the Star Canada's largest circulation newspaper by the 1930s. A tough taskmaster in life, he generously bequeathed his fortune to the Atkinson Charitable Foundation, which endows an array of cultural, medical and educational institutions in Ontario.
- ^ Archer, William L. (1947). Joe Atkinson's Toronto Star: The Genius of Crooked Lane. Montreal.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Murphy, Colette (May 13, 2018). "The Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers". Atkinson Foundation. Retrieved August 2, 2018.