The Work of Opportunity
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Sep 29, 2025
As the US approaches its 250th anniversary, we are reflecting on America’s founding ideals—and asking whether the promise of opportunity still holds true today.
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Nov 6, 2017
Nonprofits Give “Disconnected” Youths Another Chance
Youth Village's YVLifeset program helps young adults aging out of foster care to move on a positive trajectory.
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Nov 1, 2017
What Makes A Nonprofit Big Bettable?
Four characteristics can make nonprofits candidates for large investments.
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Oct 13, 2017
The Link Uniting Donors and Doers for Social Change
Field Catalysts are the bridge to bring together wealthy philanthropists and activists to make real progress.
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Oct 8, 2017
Kaiser Foundation’s Effort to Reshape the Futures of Children in Poverty
The George Kaiser Family Foundation has rolled out a new integrated program aimed at improving the lives of Tulsa County’s poor children.
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Oct 4, 2017
George Kaiser Family Foundation Continues Initiative to Break Cycle of Poverty in Tulsa
The program’s first phase is underway, and over the next two years it hopes to reach 17,000 children living at or near the poverty level in Tulsa.
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Oct 1, 2017
Getting to Know Birth through Eight Strategy for Tulsa’s Team Leader
Studio Tulsa Interviews Sophia Pappas, the team leader in charge of introducing and implementing George Kaiser Family Foundation's Birth through Eight Strategy for Tulsa.
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Sep 25, 2017
Day by Day: “Unadoptable” label is one no child deserves
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption began 25 years ago and believes every child deserves a loving family. “Unadoptable” is unacceptable.
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Sep 15, 2017
City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’s Mental Health Programs
The New York Times reports New York City public hospitals are adopting HealthySteps and other programs that recognize “there’s a continuum in a child’s life—at home, in school, certainly in health care centers.”
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Sep 12, 2017
Home Visiting Programs Are Vital for Maternal and Infant Health
A Center for American Progress issue brief highlights the importance of NFP and the federal Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Visiting program that helps fund it.
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Sep 8, 2017
Discover The Missing Year And Prepare Your Baby For Success In School
Many parents are not aware of just how early their babies’ brains are developing—taking in and responding to experiences in the world in their earliest months, with impacts into the long-term.