Funder Spotlight: How the Schultz Family Foundation Backs Young People and Veterans

Funder Spotlight: How the Schultz Family Foundation Backs Young People and Veterans

Here’s an overview of longtime Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s family foundation, and how it’s working to foster greater opportunity among veterans and youth, as well as respond to the pandemic.

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Cash is King: Two Case Studies on the Power of Direct Financial Support During Crisis

Cash is King: Two Case Studies on the Power of Direct Financial Support During Crisis

As the coronavirus forced businesses to close and left millions unemployed, donors large and small have discovered the power of direct cash transfers. The Schultz Foundation was quick to pivot, and Google.org was ahead of the curve.

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Coming Home: Who’s Giving to Support Veterans in an Era of “Forever Wars?”

Coming Home: Who’s Giving to Support Veterans in an Era of “Forever Wars?”

Some 2 million Americans have now served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. What has philanthropy been doing to help former soldiers handle the physical and mental tolls of service, and ease the transition back to civilian life?

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City By City: Behind a Partnership Effort to Get Disconnected Youth Hired

City By City: Behind a Partnership Effort to Get Disconnected Youth Hired

Backed by the founder of Starbucks, a corporate coalition is gunning for a million youth hires by 2021 with a pragmatic initiative focused on a key zone of racial and economic inequity. 

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