When billionaire philanthropists, celebrities, global embassies, and the National Football League want to lend a helping hand to American veterans, they...
When billionaire philanthropists, celebrities, global embassies, and the National Football League want to lend a helping hand to American veterans, they increasingly turn to one source: the Bob Woodruff Foundation .
“They know the field, and they could do a far better and faster job than I ever could,” said Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist andNewmark isn’t alone in his enthusiasm for the organization’s approach. MacKenzie Scott donated $15 million, no strings attached, in 2022. Since 2018, the Qatar Embassy has provided over $10 million earmarked to help vets cope with the effects of Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Harvey.
Organizations, even small ones, can have an outsize impact on the population they serve by focusing on issues that others aren’t funding, says Kathleen Enright, president of the Council on Foundations: “It’s always great when a foundation recognizes what the scale of their resources is best positioned to do and calibrates that intentionally.”
“I am often struck by the people we bring to the table who don’t already know one another when I think they should,” says Harrell of the Bob Woodruff Foundation.
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