Category: Philanthropy
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CSF’s 2019 Champions for Children Celebration Marks 21 Years
Last week, CSF was honored to recognize CSF Alumnus Jason Tejada, education reform advocate Derrell Bradford, and investor and philanthropist Arthur Rock as this year’s Champions for Children. The event marked 21 years since CSF’s founding, during which time 174,000 students have benefitted from scholarships funded by CSF and its partners. Kicking off…
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CSF Will Celebrate Turning 21 with Champions for Children Event
The Children’s Scholarship Fund’s (CSF) 2019 Champions for Children Awards celebration will be held on Wednesday, May 8th, from 6:30-9 PM at The Roosevelt Hotel (45 E. 45th Street near Madison Ave.) in New York City. This year, CSF turns 21, and we are commemorating this special milestone by celebrating three generations of Champions for…
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Education Freedom Scholarships: A New Federal Tax Credit Plan
By CSF President Darla M. Romfo Last week, a new federal tax credit plan was unveiled by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Senator Ted Cruz, and Representative Bradley Byrne that could significantly increase the impact of your gifts to CSF and CSF partner programs. The plan, called the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, would offer…
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How ‘Oprah’ Reruns Helped My Dad Find the Right School for Me
by CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato Note: This blog post originally appeared on Education Post, an education news site that seeks to elevate the voices of the people who matter most in the movement to improve schools: parents, kids, and teachers. I grew up in El Sereno, a low-income neighborhood near Los Angeles, and…
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CSF President on Fox Nation’s Deep Dive
CSF President Darla M. Romfo was part of a panel discussion on education yesterday led by The Wall Street Journal’s Dan Henninger on Fox Nation’s Deep Dive program. Darla was joined on the panel by fellow guests and frequent collaborators John Schilling, President of American Federation for Children and Kathleen Porter-Magee, Superintendent of Partnership Schools. In making…
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Thoughts of the Season
Dear Friends, As fall slips into winter and 2018 soon becomes a part of history, I want to take a moment to thank all of you for making CSF’s 20th anniversary year an extra special year of celebration, thanksgiving, and inspiration.
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Meet the Tejada Family: A CSF Success Story
Luz and Francisco Tejada moved to New York City from the Dominican Republic in the late eighties so their family would have a shot at the American Dream. Three decades later, their hard work and sacrifices are paying off, with all three of their children going to college and moving forward in their careers.…
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Oslo Freedom Forum Brings Human Rights to Life for CSF Alumni
CSF was delighted to take more than 120 students, including many CSF alumni, to Lincoln Center earlier this week for the second annual Oslo Freedom Forum in New York. Students from La Salle Academy, St. Jean Baptiste High School, and Cathedral High School joined several CSF alums now in college for the day-long human…
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CSF Celebrates 20 Years With Gala Honoring 2018 Champions for Children
In May, Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) marked its 20th anniversary with its first-ever gala, paying tribute to co-founders Ted Forstmann and John Walton and the 166,000 children who have benefitted from CSF scholarships, as well as honoring prominent philanthropists and business leaders Eli Broad and Julian Robertson as this year’s Champions for Children. …
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As CSF turns 20, equal opportunity in education remains a worthy goal
By CSF President Darla M. Romfo “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Martin Luther King Jr.’s “‘Letter from Birmingham Jail,” 1963 Fifty-five years after Martin Luther…
