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Ira Hirschfield President Emeritus

Ira oversees the Fund’s investments and leads its work on selected community partnerships.

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A Bold Step in the Right Direction Letter from the President

A Bold Step in the Right Direction

| by Ira Hirschfield in Immigrant Rights

Fall 2014 Letter from the President

President Obama’s leadership on immigration is a needed step in the right direction, but more must be done.

President Obama took a bold and important step this week to address one of the most pressing problems facing our country today. The problem? More than 11 million undocumented immigrants are living in the shadows acr…

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grantmaking, leadership development, philanthropy, philanthropic news

Less Than One Percent

| by Ira Hirschfield in Leadership

Why leadership development should be a core part of grantmaking

In this SSIR article, Fund president Ira Hirschfield talks about how investing in leadership is critical to accelerating philanthropic impact.

This blog was originally published on the Stanford Social Innovation Review website as part of the Talent Matters series. View the entire series, including the collection curated by Linda Wood featuring additional f…

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Why Don’t Foundations Invest More in Social Sector Leadership?

| by Ira Hirschfield in Leadership

Fund president Ira Hirschfield discusses the need for funders to do more

Foundation support for leadership development is under 1%. That's not nearly enough.

This op-ed was originally published in the Chronicle of Philanthropy on July 14, 2014. Many economists say the U.S. economic recovery will stay in the slow lane until American companies finally ramp up capital sp…

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SoS family Letter from the President

Both Sides of Social Justice

| by Ira Hirschfield in Season of Sharing

Winter 2013 Letter from the President

Fund president Ira Hirschfield reflects on why the road to justice must also include emergency support for struggling families.

In my role as president of an established family foundation, I am often approached for advice by generous and caring people who want to help make critical changes in the world through philanthropy. Thoughtfully, the…

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