Our Community

A Connected Community of Global Changemakers

Once Atlantic Fellows complete one of seven Atlantic Fellowship programs, the Atlantic Institute supports them to connect to over 800 Atlantic Fellows who have already comprise our Global Atlantic Fellows Community.  Fellows who completed different Atlantic Fellowship programs, connect, learn from one another, co-create and collaborate to address the underlying systemic causes of inequities – locally, regionally and globally.

A connected community of changemakers, growing to a global network of thousands.

Atlantic Fellows are tackling global, systemic inequities. United in their pursuit of equity, they are courageous, compassionate, collaborative thinkers and doers who collectively seek to bring lasting improvements to their communities and the world. Fellows come from all walks of life and each carries a deep resolve for a more equal and just world.

Their lifelong journey begins with a bespoke program experience to enhance each Fellow’s capacity to counter systemic issues impeding equity. As they connect and collaborate through the global network, they think and learn together, incubating and implementing strategies for greater impact. Accelerated by the Atlantic Institute and community support they become collective agents of change.

A Flourishing Ecosystem

Atlantic Fellows are part of a wider ecosystem that encompasses the organisations they lead and the communities they serve. Together they create a collective groundswell of action that changes narratives and redefines what's possible. The Fellowship community also works in partnership with a broader ecosystem of stakeholders to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies. The strength of these ecosystems comes from the intersection of thought leadership, creativity and passion; hands-on work that translates intent into action and lasting change.

How the
Community Works

Fellows

Working together for One Common
Purpose: Equity.

Our programs
Seven Programs. One Common Purpose: Equity.

Each of the seven Atlantic Fellowship programs is unique and grounded in its local context, yet they are all committed to a common mission to empower catalytic communities of emerging leaders to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

Working for Impactful Change

The collective leadership of the global community provides a pathway to addressing inequities, something which requires a new and transformative response.

The community does this by harnessing local knowledge, experience and innovation; by contextualizing specific needs and approaches; by hearing and recognizing diverse voices equally, and by connecting across geographies, cultures, and areas of expertise around a shared vision and values.

Through this, the community challenges and changes narratives and policies to create fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Fellows accelerate impact by taking many small elegant steps together, which culminate in the disruption of the inequities of the status quo – a revolution for equity.

The Atlantic Institute recognizes that this work of the global community is vital and lifelong, and invests intentionally in building a community of resonance and inclusion, resulting in forms of collaboration that, but for this community, might not have occurred.

Our values
 The foundation for the global community of Atlantic Fellows and each Fellowship program is a shared set of principles, attributes, and values.
Opportunity
Equity
Dignity
Commitment

to Action
Inclusion
Our Values

Our shared values

The Institute vision
Building a Global Community of Change-Makers

Our vision is to harness the power, leadership and creativity of the Atlantic community to build a flourishing ecosystem of global change-makers who connect and collaborate across borders developing (k)new perspectives, knowledge and skills resulting in more equitable organizations, communities and nations.

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Our mission
Seven Programs. One Common Purpose: Equity.

Each of the seven Atlantic Fellowship programs is unique and grounded in its local context, yet they are all committed to a common mission to empower catalytic communities of emerging leaders to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.  

Our Seven programs
Our mission
Seven Programs. One Common Purpose: Equity.

Each of the seven Atlantic Fellowship programs is unique and grounded in its local context, yet they are all committed to a common mission to empower catalytic communities of emerging leaders to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.  

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The institute
A Lifelong Community

Advancing fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies requires values-based, solutions-oriented and influential people, who are culturally and professionally diverse, to learn from one another and collaborate on solutions. The problems that the Atlantic Fellows seek to address are complex and systemic in nature and larger than any one person, community, or nation can effectively address alone or in the short-term. To allow for sustained interactions, relationships and progress, Atlantic Fellowship is lifelong, with ongoing engagement in the community over time.

Our Seven
programs
THE ATLANTIC INSTITUTE
Providing the architecture, networks, and resources to connect Atlantic Fellows and the seven Fellowship programs within one global community.

The Atlantic Institute supports lifelong community among Atlantic Fellows. We provide access to resources and opportunities for Fellows to connect, learn and act together to address the underlying systemic causes of inequity. We promote collaboration and shared approaches across Atlantic Fellowship programs, and connect Fellows to a broader network of equity-oriented initiatives. Raising global awareness of Atlantic Fellows work also amplifies its impact.

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Who our FELLOWS are

Atlantic Fellows are courageous, compassionate, and collaborative thinkers and doers who collectively seek to bring lasting improvements to their communities and the world. They come from all walks of life and are in proximity to the world’s most pressing inequities. As accomplished leaders they work in diverse settings, professions, disciplines and contexts - all committed to working together to think, learn, incubate and implement strategies to reduce inequities. They act on systemic problems from multiple perspectives to more effectively address the root causes rather than the symptoms.

FELLOWS influence

Our Fellows drive impact on some of the world’s most pressing inequities through their dedication, innovative thinking, and relentless pursuit of justice. By leveraging their diverse skills and experiences, our Fellows develop and implement transformative solutions that create lasting change in communities around the globe.

FELLOWS Publish

From academic papers to cookbooks, our diverse community have produced a wide array of publications, all grounded in the pursuit of equity. Each publication serves as a testament to our community’s commitment to fostering understanding, sharing knowledge, and driving meaningful change. Together, they contribute to a rich tapestry of resources that inspire and empower others to join the fight for a more equitable world.

Meet the Fellows

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If you are committed to the pursuit of eradication of inequities, we warmly invite you to explore our community and learn more about the opportunities to be a part of this extraordinary group of changemakers.

Becoming
a fellow
Narrative Change

Narratives have the ability to change how we see the world and how we move toward change. We work with our community to use narrative to create fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. We do this by dissolving boundaries and dogmatic beliefs that articulate the inevitability of inequity and work to develop and support those who imagine new alternatives and liberatory futures.

(K)new Solutions

COVID-19 has profoundly changed the way we think and further exposed already glaring inequities. Our ‘normal’ has changed and our imagination draws us to what our (k)new futures might look like. (K)new solutions draw on our longer histories, knowledge, and ways of being, and are made possible by leaps in innovation. We seek to catalyse our community to this (k)new thinking and action.

Policy Change

To foster change, the appropriate policies must be in place at organizational, institutional, local, national and international levels. Our community accelerates this change through its activism; through the arts, organizing, advocacy, legal action, research or from within institutions. To help realize this, Fellows are exposed to cutting edge theory, and practical examples of change from across the world.

GLOBAL IMPACT

Forging a global community for equity
Storytelling
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