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Ralph Smith

Posted on February 15, 2019

Ralph Smith is senior vice president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. He also serves as managing director for the Campaign for Grade Level Reading, a national effort to increase rates of third-grade reading proficiency, especially for children from low-income families.  From 1975 to 1997, he sat on the faculty of the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania, teaching corporate… Read More

Prince Charitable Trusts

Posted on February 15, 2019

Prince Charitable Trusts were established in 1947 from the bequests of Frederick Henry Prince (1859-1953) and his wife, Abbie Norman Prince (1860-1949). The three trusts operate as a family foundation with giving programs in the city of Chicago, the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, and the state of Rhode Island… Read More

Project Implicit (Harvard University)

Posted on February 15, 2019

Project Implicit is a non-profit organization and international collaboration between researchers who are interested in implicit social cognition – thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control. The goal of the organization is to educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a “virtual laboratory” for collecting data on the Internet. Read more… Read More

Proteus Fund

Posted on February 15, 2019

Founded in 1996, Proteus has brought together $145 million towards the realization of this vision. Partnering with individual donors and foundations, we design and manage collaborative grant making on a range of leading social change arenas—from curbing the growing influence of money in politics to advancing marriage equality and protecting civil liberties in an age of heightened national security. Our… Read More

Public Welfare Foundation

Posted on February 15, 2019

The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to advance fundamental rights and opportunities for people in need. We look for strategic points where our funds can make a difference and improve lives through policy and system reform… Read More

Quixote Foundation

Posted on February 15, 2019

The Quixote Foundation believes in free people in fair societies on a healthy planet. That’s our ambition. It’s a little lofty, but that’s what we love: it’s a perfectly grand vision for a small foundation built from buttercat money. We think mighty-fine philanthropy sees abundance, not scarcity. It chooses movement over money. Giving over hoarding. It thrives on the unexpected. It… Read More

Race Forward: the Center for Racial Justice Innovation

Posted on February 15, 2019

Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation united with Center for Social Inclusion in 2017 to become the new Race Forward. Founded in 1981, Race Forward brings systemic analysis and an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective action toward racial equity. Founded in 2002, CSI catalyzes community, government, and other institutions to dismantle structural… Read More

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