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Big changes are afoot at one the largest antipoverty funders in the nation. Here's what will shift in its three focus regions.

Wendy Paris(@wendyparis.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/39mwch3j

#Philanthropy #BallmerGroup #PlaceBasedGiving #EconomicMobility #Grantmaking #CommunityDevelopment
Ballmer Group’s Three Regional Offices Will Go Independent. What’ll That Look Like?
Big changes are afoot at one the largest antipoverty funders in the nation. Here's what will shift in its three focus regions.
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August 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Place-based giving works. Our Cradle to Career programme in the Liverpool City Region is the proof.

The government's 'Our Place to Give' roadmap is a step forward. The test is whether it leads to real money reaching real communities. Read more here: bit.ly/4cjDA71

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A photo of Steve Morgan passionatly speaking with the following words quoted: “We know place-based giving works because we’ve been doing it for 25 years. Our Cradle to Career programme shows what can happen when you invest properly, with the right partners, for the long term. Now the job is making sure this roadmap leads to real investment, not just good intentions.”
April 13, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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What they’re supporting might not make national headlines, but philanthropic funders doing yeoman’s work in local communities are often the sector’s unsung heroes.

Katherine Don Reports: tinyurl.com/43ha64x2

#PlaceBasedGiving #CommunityPhilanthropy #Grantmaking #LocalGiving #CommunityDevelopment
These Six Place-Based Funders Show Us the Power of Local Philanthropy
What they’re supporting might not make national headlines, but philanthropic funders doing yeoman’s work in local communities are often the sector’s unsung heroes.
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July 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Jed Walentas, son of a billionaire real estate titan, and his team discuss how they are betting on New York one person at a time with their David Prize and other programming.

Ade Adeniji(@adeadeniji.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/436n5k3e

#Philanthropy #ArtsAndCulture #NewYork #PlaceBasedGiving
From DUMBO to the Five Boroughs: Inside the Giving of New York’s Walentas Family
Jed Walentas, son of a billionaire real estate titan, and his team discuss how they are betting on New York one person at a time with their David Prize and other programming.
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March 26, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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A new report finds that when DAFs represent a larger proportion of a community foundation’s activities, more of its grants exit the community.

Mike Scutari Reports: tinyurl.com/2kvkkjfn

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Some Community Foundations’ DAF Grants Are Leaving the Community. Is that a Bad Thing?
A new report finds that when DAFs represent a larger proportion of a community foundation’s activities, more of its grants exit the community.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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As this family foundation evolves beyond its founder-led origins, Boston remains an anchor amid strategic and leadership change.

Ade Adeniji(@adeadeniji.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/sbbkszst

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The Wagner Foundation: Embracing Accompaniment at Home and Abroad
As this family foundation evolves beyond its founder-led origins, Boston remains an anchor amid strategic and leadership change.
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January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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We dig into the story of the Oregon-based foundation's expansion and how the family behind it are earnestly tackling the challenges of rural funding.

Ade Adeniji(@adeadeniji.bsky.social) Reports: tinyurl.com/37da5p6f

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Inside the Roundhouse Foundation’s Growth into a Rural Funding Powerhouse
We dig into the story of the Oregon-based foundation's expansion and how the family behind it are earnestly tackling the challenges of rural funding.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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We talked with President and CEO Rip Rapson about the foundation’s decision to relocate its headquarters to Detroit and a tranche of new funding to enhance the city’s Livernois-McNichols corridor.

Mike Scutari Reports: tinyurl.com/35evbpja

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Back in Detroit: A Closer Look at the Kresge Foundation’s Ambitious Relocation
We talked with President and CEO Rip Rapson about the foundation’s decision to relocate its headquarters to Detroit and a tranche of new funding to enhance the city’s Livernois-McNichols corridor.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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New report commissioned by @DCMS on #placebasedgiving in England:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/place-based-giving-schemes-funding-engaging-and-creating-stronger-communities #funding
Place-based giving schemes: funding, engaging and creatin...
This report summarises the current state of the place-bas...
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November 19, 2024 at 6:13 AM