From the President
Protecting Immigrant Rights
Standing up to divisiveness, providing aid for immigrant families
Leaders from all quarters of our state and nation are standing up to racist and divisive rhetoric that seeks to divide America for political purposes. We stand with them.
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Postsecondary Success
From the President
Irvine’s new way of investing in postsecondary success
The Irvine Foundation has entered into a partnership with College Futures Foundation that starts a new chapter in our support of postsecondary success in California.
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About the Foundation
From the President
Reflections on 2018
Our annual Year in Review highlights the work of our partners and grantees in 2018. Read an excerpt from Don Howard's letter.
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Leadership Awards
From the President
Meet the 2019 Irvine Leadership Award Recipients
We are honored to announce the recipients of the 2019 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards - tackling some of California’s toughest issues: homelessness, youth development, health care, and aging.
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About the Foundation
From the President
The Next Phase of Irvine's Work
As we start the new year here at the Irvine Foundation, we have finished our move to a new strategy.
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About the Foundation
From the President
Philanthropy works when we listen – to those we aim to serve
The blog entry I shared is about the scrutiny that philanthropy is receiving – and should – for being disconnected from the people and places they aim to serve. I share my doubts about philanthropy’s effectiveness when, as I see in too many cases, foundations and donors fail to listen to and hear the wisdom, needs, and ideas, of grantees and the people grantees serve.
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Protecting Immigrant Rights
About the Foundation
From the President
Supporting efforts to reunite, advocate for immigrant families
Yesterday, our board allocated $1 million of new funding to support California-based efforts to reunite and advocate for the families being separated and imprisoned for seeking refuge in the U.S.
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From the President
Tips for Successful Collaboration
The problems philanthropy aims to solve are far bigger than we can address by scaling even the most effective nonprofits. Social sector funders must look to public sector and for-profit partners to scale solutions.
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