Category: CSF in the News
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Introducing Opportunity and Hope, a New Book by Naomi Schaefer Riley
Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) is pleased to announce the publication of Opportunity and Hope: Transforming Children’s Lives through Scholarships by Naomi Schaefer Riley, author, former Wall Street Journal editor, and columnist for the New York Post. In this new book, Ms. Riley profiles ten young men and women from across America whose lives were improved…
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CSF Named Top-Rated 2013 Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits
We are happy to announce that Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) has been honored with a prestigious 2013 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. The Top-Rated Nonprofit award is based on the large number of positive reviews that CSF received – reviews written by volunteers, donors and clients. For example,…
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Cardinal Dolan Celebrates Ted Forstmann’s Legacy
Cardinal Dolan commemorated the contributions of three prominent education philanthropists in his recent blog post and we are honored to see our co-founder, Ted Forstmann, among them. Peter Flanigan, Ted Forstmann, and Paul Woolard all made significant contributions to giving New York families access to quality school options through their involvement with the Partnership for…
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WSJ Publishes Letter to the Editor from CSF’s Chair and President on Peter Flanigan’s Legacy
The Wall Street Journal just published a letter to the editor from CSF Chair Mike McCurry and CSF President Darla Romfo in response to the paper’s recent editorial about the late Peter Flanigan‘s education reform legacy. In their letter, McCurry and Romfo urge a new generation of leaders to “take up the mantle and make [Flanigan’s] dream…
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CSF Alumni Appear in Education Next
We are proud to report that the cover of the latest issue of Education Next features two Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) alums, Denasia Watts and Tiffany Williams. Both young women used CSF scholarships to attend private elementary schools in New York. Denasia will graduate from high school next month and plans to begin college this fall,…
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Philanthropy Magazine Cover Story on Choice Features CSF
The latest issue of Philanthropy magazine features a cover story on education reformers who balance charitable giving with advocacy and direct political engagement. In the piece, former CSF Tampa Bay Founder John Kirtley says that when the CSF partner program received more than 12,000 applications for its first 700 scholarships, he became convinced that philanthropy…
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CSF Co-Founder John Walton Enters Philanthropy Hall of Fame
Children’s Scholarship Fund is honored to note that our co-founder John T. Walton is one of 50 philanthropists who comprise Philanthropy Roundtable’s newly-launched Hall of Fame. The list of donors honored also includes household names such as Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford, and J.P. Getty as well as some lower-profile philanthropists. But each…
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CSF Philadelphia Takes Part in Romney’s Education Roundtable
CSF Philadelphia (CSFP) Board President and CSF National Board Member Evie McNiff participated in Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s education roundtable, held at a Philadelphia charter school yesterday. At the event, Romney voiced his support for high-quality parental choice in education, calling for federal funds to follow every child, whether their parents want to send…
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Celebrating CSF Partner Program Events!
CSF partner programs across the country are busy signing up new families for scholarships starting next fall and shepherding current scholarship recipients through the requalification process. But several are also celebrating their successes with gala lunches, dinners, and graduations. Here’s a line-up of CSF partner program special events this spring: This past Wednesday, CSF Portland held…
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CSF Philadelphia Awards 2,000 New Scholarships
Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP) has just awarded 2,000 brand new scholarships for the 2012-13 school year! Take a moment to watch this story from WPVI-ABC6 in Philadelphia and listen to what some of the newest scholarship recipients have to say about the program. You’ll also meet Anthony Samuel, a CSFP alum now studying accounting…