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Walton Family Foundation
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Walton Family Foundation
OVERVIEW: The Walton Family Foundation is a major funder of K–12 education, river and ocean conservation, and place-based work in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta. Its education funding operates nationally, while its … [Read more...] about Walton Family Foundation
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We Took a Deep Dive Into Mega-Donor Foundation Giving. Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on May 16, 2023. Over the past 20 years, the philanthropic status quo has been dramatically upended by private foundations led by living mega-donors. Hailing from fields like tech, media and … [Read more...] about We Took a Deep Dive Into Mega-Donor Foundation Giving. Here’s What the Numbers Tell Us
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Legacy Foundations Love Listing Out Their Grants. Billionaire Givers? Not So Much
Visit the website of a major legacy foundation and almost without exception you will find one of the hallmarks of philanthropic transparency: a grants database. But if you’re hoping for the same from America’s biggest individual donors, you’re often … [Read more...] about Legacy Foundations Love Listing Out Their Grants. Billionaire Givers? Not So Much
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Should We Pay for Relationships? Why Philanthropy Needs to Invest in Social Capital
When I started my career in venture philanthropy, I got a baptism by fire in how funders think about risk and reward. Since then, philanthropy has shown a greater willingness to take risks in the education and workforce fields, where I now work as a … [Read more...] about Should We Pay for Relationships? Why Philanthropy Needs to Invest in Social Capital
