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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Feb 1, 2018
CEO Helps Put 200-250 People Recently Released from Prison on a Path to Employment Each Year
Oklahoma Gazette reports on how the program is breaking the cycle of re-incarceration in Oklahoma City.
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Jan 26, 2018
My Journey From Couch-Surfing Kid to Tech Engineer
A Year Up graduate tells Entrepreneur how the program gave him the mindset, the skill set and the connection to launch a successful career.
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Nov 20, 2017
A Billionaire Wages War on Poverty in Oklahoma
In Tulsa, philanthropist George Kaiser is mounting one of the most ambitious efforts in the US to help the poor.
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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.