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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. MacArthur is placing a few big bets that truly significant progress is possible on some of the world’s most pressing social challenges, including advancing global climate solutions, decreasing nuclear risk, promoting local justice reform in the U.S., and reducing corruption in Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria. In addition to the MacArthur Fellows Program and the global 100&Change competition, the Foundation continues its historic commitments to the role of journalism in a responsive democracy as well as the vitality of our headquarters city, Chicago. Source

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Countering the AI Arms Race: Lessons from Philanthropy

| MacArthur Foundation
By learning from philanthropy’s history of building coalitions and advancing global coordination, John Palfrey, President, reimagines the AI arms race from competition to collective responsibility and outcomes that serve the common good. Philanthropy at its best begins with a steadfast commitment to human dignity and to the long arc of the public good. It operates on the understanding that meaningful change rarely comes from rapid, reactive, short-term-oriented measures.
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Twenty Years of the 79th Street Renaissance Festival as a Cultural Destination

| MacArthur Foundation
Since 2005, held the weekend after Labor Day, the 79th Street Renaissance Festival has lit up Auburn Gresham with a celebration of the neighborhood’s culture, creativity, and aspirations. Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation (GAGDC) hosts and co-creates the event with community, and the street fair draws tens of thousands of visitors to enjoy music, art, food, and the 60-foot Ferris wheel that has become symbolic of the festival.
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Case Studies from 10 Years of the Safety and Justice Challenge

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With 10 years of work to safely reduce jail populations and advance equity, the communities participating in the Safety and Justice Challenge have a wealth of lessons, challenges, and successes to help other jurisdictions that face similar issues. Urban Institute has helped document their work, combining information from people directly involved with local criminal justice systems with analysis by the Institute for State and Local Governance.
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Chicago Fund: 10 Years of Supporting Programs to Strengthen Communities

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Since 2016, Chicago community groups have created fun, engaging, and safe neighborhoods with over 1,900 projects, programs, and events for their communities with $13 million of support from the Partnership for Safe & Peaceful Communities (PSPC).
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Innovative Local News Honored at Next Challenge

| MacArthur Foundation
Cicero Independiente, a grantee, serves Cicero and Berwyn with inclusive and bilingual news and storytelling, and received the Catalyst Award for Local News Innovation at the MacArthur-supported Next Challenge for Media and Journalism National Awards. The $50,000 award recognizes a groundbreaking news organization that represents a new way forward for local journalism in the United States.
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Mobilizing $300 Million for Clean Energy

| MacArthur Foundation
Addressing global problems like the climate crisis and access to affordable, clean, and reliable energy requires far more than any one investor can provide. The power of catalytic capital, which encourages other investors to commit capital by reducing their risk, is an important way to bring in greater resources. MacArthur’s recent $5 million impact investment in Zafiri is designed to mobilize additional capital at scale.
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Catalytic Capital Can Help Strengthen Local News

| MacArthur Foundation
Too few traditional lenders are willing or able to invest capital in local news organizations. Catalytic capital, which is more flexible and risk tolerant than conventional capital, is one way to connect news organizations with the resources they need, according to a MacArthur-supported white paper from Press Forward.
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Fellow Spotlight: Hahrie Han

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In our Fellow Spotlight series, we share excerpts from our interview with MacArthur Fellow Hahrie Han and learn more about how to equip people to participate in public life and solve problems together. Hahrie Han is a political scientist addressing critical questions about how and why people participate in civic and political life. The MacArthur Fellowship is a $800,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.
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Fellow Spotlight: Heather Christian

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In our Fellow Spotlight series, we share excerpts from our interview with MacArthur Fellow Heather Christian and learn more about her structurally complex works of music theater. Heather Christian is a composer, lyricist, playwright, and vocalist creating music theater performances that explore the possibility for the sacred and spiritual in our modern world.
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Fellow Spotlight: Ángel F. Adames Corraliza

| MacArthur Foundation
In our Fellow Spotlight series, we share excerpts from our interview with MacArthur Fellow Ángel F. Adames Corraliza and learn more about the forces that drive tropical weather patterns. Ángel F. Adames Corraliza is an atmospheric scientist investigating the mechanisms underlying tropical weather patterns. The MacArthur Fellowship is a $800,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.
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