This Major Anti-Poverty Collaborative is Doubling Down on Support for Early Childhood

This Major Anti-Poverty Collaborative is Doubling Down on Support for Early Childhood

Blue Meridian’s big investment in HealthySteps demonstrates the funding collaborative’s commitment to early childhood and interventions that disrupt the intergenerational cycle of poverty.

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Future of Big Philanthropy: 15 Heirs of Top Mega-Givers to Watch Closely

Future of Big Philanthropy: 15 Heirs of Top Mega-Givers to Watch Closely

The children of America’s richest people won’t just control vast fortunes in the future. Some are already top givers themselves or have moved into leadership positions within leading family foundations.

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Billionaires to the Rescue: What’s the Role of Philanthropy When Government Falls Short?

Billionaires to the Rescue: What’s the Role of Philanthropy When Government Falls Short?

A rising tide of local crises and public disinvestment is pulling private funders into roles once thought of as government’s domain. How are these dynamics playing out in different places? And how far should philanthropy go when public systems falter?

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This Billionaire’s Foundation Will Pay You $10,000 to Work Remotely from Tulsa

This Billionaire’s Foundation Will Pay You $10,000 to Work Remotely from Tulsa

Economic development and entrepreneurship are on the forefront of many funders’ minds these days as they seek to catalyze urban growth. But some foundations are taking these goals to a whole new level to give their hometowns a boost.

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As a Foundation Winds Down, the Anti-Poverty Funder Collaborative It Launched Takes Flight

As a Foundation Winds Down, the Anti-Poverty Funder Collaborative It Launched Takes Flight

Since its launch in 2016, Blue Meridian Partners has emerged as a powerhouse vehicle for new giving by some of America’s wealthiest philanthropists. Now the collaborative created by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation is becoming an independent nonprofit.

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The Billionaire Behind Oklahoma's Early Childhood Program

Tulsa oil billionaire George B. Kaiser is a "latter-day" convert to early childhood education whose foundation has funded the construction and operation of three innovative Educare centers. Kaiser also has funded training of early childhood teachers and physicians serving Tulsa's poorest neighborhoods. Not bad for a self-described "robber baron from red state America."
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