Trust-based philanthropy requires program officers to be thought leaders, advocates, and strategic partners. Speaking with The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Stephanie Platz, Managing Director of Programs, shares how program officers are connecting with grantees to better understand their challenges and needs at scale. "There’s no way that AI would be able to replace a program officer doing something like that," she says. Read the full story ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eCA-YtBC
MacArthur Foundation
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We support people, institutions, and networks building a more just, verdant, peaceful world. ⚖️🌿☮️🌎
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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. ⚖🌿☮🌎 MacArthur is placing a few big bets that truly significant progress is possible on some of the world’s most pressing social challenges, including over-incarceration, global climate change, nuclear risk, and significantly increasing financial capital for the social sector. In addition to the MacArthur Fellows Program, the Foundation continues its historic commitments to the role of journalism in a responsible and responsive democracy; the strength and vitality of our headquarters city, Chicago; and generating new knowledge about critical issues.
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- 1978
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Press Forward’s spring impact report looks at how 130+ funders are helping strengthen local news, support communities, and build the future of local news philanthropy. Take a look! ⬇️
Excited to share Press Forward’s spring impact report, a look at how our network of 130+ funders is helping strengthen local news, support communities, and build the future of local news philanthropy. In it, you’ll find stories about how: • Investments in local newsrooms — and in the often invisible infrastructure that supports them — are helping journalism become more sustainable and resilient; • Communities are stepping up through Press Forward chapters: investing in local reporting, building pathways for the next generation of journalists, and responding in moments of crisis; • Funders are working together to create greater impact than any one organization could achieve alone. At a time when communities are overloaded with information but hungry for trusted local coverage, these stories show what’s possible when philanthropy, newsrooms and local leaders work together. Together, our network has now invested more than $400 million in local news and information, supporting stronger, more connected communities nationwide. Read the report: https://lnkd.in/enFqWA7X Thank you to our founders Knight Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and Democracy Fund, our Management Committee members Amalie Nash, Silvia Rivera, Angelica Das and Jenny Montoya Tansey and our funder network for all you do for local news.
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Mission Investors Exchange, the leading organization supporting foundations and other mission-driven investors, recently brought together 800 leaders to discuss the impact investment field’s top priorities and challenges. Check out highlights from the conference, which also marked the organization’s 20th anniversary! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/grHee_59
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Public service journalism provides vital information to people and develops trust in communities that are “hard to reach.” El Tímpano, a grantee, shared a Civic Partnerships Playbook that shares their model to sustain public service journalism through partnering with government agencies and nonprofits. Learn more about their tools and strategies ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gzras7_j
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“The very basic freedom to give and the freedom to invest according to our values is an American trait.” Our President, John Palfrey, recently spoke at the Milken Institute International Global Conference about how philanthropy can drive meaningful change during times of immense uncertainty and even restore hope. At “Investing in Hope: Philanthropy for What’s Next,” he joined sector leaders Tonya Allen, Melissa Ann Stevens, Maura Pally, Shamina Singh, and Mark Suzman to discuss how charitable giving is evolving to meet the moment. #MIGlobal Check out a few highlights from the session and watch the full panel ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eXnEg838
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"You don’t just look at Lynsey’s photos. You feel them." Writing for TIME, Katie Couric shares how photojournalist and #MacFellow Lynsey Addario's work bridges worlds and inspires empathy. Read her full profile and see who else was named on TIME's list of 100 Most Influential People of 2026 ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gsUzKs4Y
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"Independent researchers...don’t have any clear institutionalized pathways to assess chatbot behavior." Speaking with IEEE Spectrum, researcher Briana Veccione of grantee Data & Society Research Institute discusses how independent third-party auditing could protect vulnerable AI users. Learn about more proposed guardrails ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/geA6ShwY
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Fiction writer and #MacFellow Yiyun Li was recently named one the 100 Most Influential People of 2026 by TIME. Her profile, written by author Salman Rushdie, praises her latest work for joining "high intelligence with remarkable emotional restraint." Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gtzjzYrr
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For 45 years, MacArthur Fellows have expanded the boundaries of possibility by questioning conventions, crossing disciplines, and driving collective progress. Throughout 2026, we're celebrating the ground-breaking work of the Fellows and inspiring public dialogue through a series of nationwide events and conversations. Last weekend at Chicago Humanities, 2011 #MacFellow Jad Abumrad and 2019 #MacFellow Lynda Barry discussed art as a catalyst for change and a force for good. Abumrad, creator of Radiolab, and Barry, cartoonist and educator, exchanged ideas about the existential benefits of having a creative practice during their panel, "An Unnameable Energy: Why Art Matters Now." View upcoming Fellows at 45 events: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ghay7acJ
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