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Lever for Change: How ‘big bet philanthropy’ is transforming the sector 

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For example, when the MacArthur Foundation awarded its first $100 million grant to Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee, it gave the organizations six months to refine their plans for how to use the funds. The number of such competitions has grown from 36 in 2005-09 to almost 600 in 2015-20. Similarly, when the W.K.

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The Foundation’s Approach to Career Development: Our Mentoring Philosophy

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Grant Scholars program must propose measured theoretical and methodological risks that will stretch their expertise, they must also identify one or two senior researchers to serve as mentors to help them with this journey. Originally available only as a supplemental award for William T. For instance, while applicants of the William T.

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