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Why I Vote

A bright yellow legal pad and black felt-tip pen set me off on my journey as an advocate. I was twelve years old and completely appalled by the planned installation of speed bumps on my street in...

Christine Maulhardt Vaughan

Reimagine Lab

Connecting and Co-Designing: Interviews with Reimagine Lab Fellows

If you spent any time at the Foundation’s office — or read some of our emails — over the past eight months or so, you would have undoubtedly heard a lot about Reimagine Lab . I first heard about the...

Foundation staff

A Moment for a Movement: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Each year at the Foundation, we take the opportunity to highlight a particular aspect of our work to end domestic violence — including the voices and...

Exploring the Value of Prevention

The Value of Prevention

From Foundation Senior Program Officer Rachel Wick: One of my new year’s resolutions was to work on my personal finances. Like many Americans, I’m better at spending money than I am at saving it –...

Peter Long Headshot

Pervasive Problems Call for Engaged Partners with Bold Goals

We know that when we get it right, collaboration will allow us to embrace new viewpoints into the complex problems we want to solve, attract more partners, create new frameworks to guide action, and achieve bolder goals.

Peter Long, Ph.D.

President's Letter

Standing Firm and Moving Further Forward

This past year, against a backdrop of unprecedented change, the Foundation had a historic opportunity to put our values into action. With a bold, new grantmaking strategy and strong partners by our...

Peter Long, Ph.D.

2024 year in numbers
$17 million awarded
99 grants made
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