Category: CSF in the News
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CSF President Darla Romfo Interviewed on Newsmax TV
Today, CSF’s President Darla Romfo appears in an exclusive interview on Newsmax speaking about the work and mission of the Children’s Scholarship Fund. Since CSF’s inception in 1998, almost 123,000 low-income children have been given a chance to transform their lives with scholarships to attend private schools, a true testament to CSF’s co-founders, Ted Forstmann…
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John Kirtley on Ted Forstmann’s Legacy
Tributes to CSF’s co-founder Ted Forstmann have been pouring in today. redefinED has a touching piece by John Kirtley, Chairman of Florida’s Step Up for Students, about his experience working with Ted and CSF to form a CSF partner program in Tampa Bay – and how CSF was the “spark” for tax credit and voucher…
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CSF in Today’s Wall Street Journal
Be sure to read Daniel Henninger’s column about Children’s Scholarship Fund in today’s Wall Street Journal. The article, “Forstmann’s Not So Little Idea,” recounts the story of how Ted Forstmann and John Walton founded CSF on the belief that parents should be actively involved in their children’s education: Mr. Forstmann has long argued that all…
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Co-Founder of CSF of Omaha Remembered
CSF of Omaha Co-Founder and owner of Performance Automotive Group Tal Anderson is remembered in the current issue of Automotive News. In the article, former CSF of Omaha executive director Judy Tamisiea recalls Tal Anderson’s tireless efforts to fundraise for scholarships and also the joy he took in meeting the children who benefited. “Tal had…
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CSF – The Investment of the Century
Philanthropy magazine recently asked what current philanthropic investments would people still be talking about a century from now? Chester E. Finn Jr. of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute cited Children’s Scholarship Fund (along with KIPP and Common Core Standards) as an education reform effort that would still be making news in a hundred years! “Don…
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MOST Celebrates Educational Choice in Memphis
Good news! CSF’s partner program in Memphis – Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust (MOST) – is featured in today’s Memphis Commercial-Appeal with an article from MOST staffers Mandy Yandell and Ginger Spickler. As we celebrate National School Choice Week, Yandell and Spickler highlight the wide variety of school choices available to families of means in Memphis…
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CSF on the CBS Evening News
CSF’s Co-Founder Ted Forstmann was featured on the CBS Evening News last night as part of the “American Spirit” series on giving. Forstmann and AOL’s Steve Case were interviewed after signing The Giving Pledge. Watch the clip from last night’s broadcast below. You can also see a full 25-minute interview with the two men here.
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Katie Couric Interviews CSF Co-Founder
CSF Co-Founder Ted Forstmann was among the latest group of wealthy Americans to sign the Giving Pledge, agreeing to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. Last week, CBS News anchor Katie Couric interviewed Ted along with AOL co-founder Steve Case about their thoughts on giving and the charities and causes they have supported.…
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CSF’s President Honored as a 2010 Hero
We want to make sure you know about this! CSF President Darla Romfo has been chosen as one of the Heroes of 2010 by Newsmax magazine. The heroes list includes former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, First Lady Michelle Obama, and former Washington D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee. According to the magazine, “the…
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You Can Help CSF Win $200,000!
We have some exciting news, and also a favor to ask. The big news is that Children’s Scholarship Fund has been chosen to participate in Members Project®, a partnership between American Express and TakePart, a social action network, to help people everywhere support charitable organizations – and we have a chance to win $200,000 from…