Talk:Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies

Remove Academic advocacy subsection
, the content you recently added is extensive and does not warrant its own subsection in this article. Only the first sentence is directly relevant to the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies and should be properly placed in the Activities section. I would appreciate your consideration on this matter. Thank you, GrantRSchusterman (talk) 18:40, 4 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Skimming the Jewish Currents article, there is about a dozen references to the foundation in the article so some summary of the info in that article probably belongs here. But more controversial statements should be attributed to the publication and not presented in WikiVoice per WP:NPOV.
 * Less convinced the Inside Higher Ed article belongs here, it does not mention the foundation specifically. TulsaPoliticsFan (talk) 03:42, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks, u|TulsaPoliticsFan for adjusting the section. Eventually, it could be beneficial to expand more of the Activities and/or make an article specific to the Israel Institute to make a more appropriate balance. Lastchapter (talk) 02:15, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Expanded Activities Section
Recent edits have triggered a discussion about expanding the Activities section of this article. and, I'd be happy to work with you both to include additional information and present an accurate description of the work done by Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies. An earlier edit request I made suggested the inclusion of the following well-sourced content for that section:
 * Please delete the first paragraph of the Activities section and replace it with the following, to provide a more accurate description of the work done by CLSFP:
 * Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies distributes over $400 million annually to a variety of causes in the United States and Israel. The giving areas in the United States include:
 * Criminal Justice: Funding to address overcriminalization in the U.S. and to prioritize community health and safety. They are part of the $250 million Justice and Mobility Fund to support the economic mobility of people involved with the criminal justice system. They fund the Coalition to Advance Public Safety, an initiative to reduce gun violence in 12 cities.
 * Democracy and voting rights: Funding to protect voting rights, election and ballot integrity, and increase participation in elections. Grantees that have received support include Fair Fight Action, All Voting is Local, and Protect Democracy.
 * Education: Supporting public education efforts that provide students with opportunities and access to higher education and career success. They support building a diverse, skilled educator workforce.
 * Gender and reproductive equity: Funding in the areas of women’s health, rights, and safety as well as support for LGBTQ rights and community. They are part of the Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity to support gender equity and reproductive freedom and have also invested in equitable care infrastructure, such as universal paid family and medical leave, and accessible childcare.
 * Hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma: Supporting several causes to benefit youth and families in the Tulsa area, including K-12 education, youth development programs, access to postsecondary education, housing stability, food security and social services. Organizations supported include Tulsa Community College Organizations working in Tulsa Public Schools, such as Teach for America, the Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance, Tulsa Housing Authority, and Hunger Free Oklahoma.
 * Jewish community: Supporting efforts to encourage young people to have a connection to Jewish values. Some of the national Jewish organizations the organization supports include BBYO, Hillel International, Moishe House, and Repair the World, . They helped to establish the Safety Respect Equity Network to address women’s leadership and safety in the workplace and fund Keshet to support LGBTQ inclusion in the Jewish community.
 * Schusterman Family Philanthropies also invests in Israel. They support social services work through investments in women, children and family safety. They also support Israel's humanitarian efforts. Every year, they bring people to Israel through support for Birthright and other programs.

Thank you for considering these changes. GrantRSchusterman (talk) 15:27, 6 February 2024 (UTC)


 * I did what I could to include your recommendations in WikiVoice and appropriate attribution. Lastchapter (talk) 21:39, 8 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking the time to review and implement. Might you consider these two small "fixes" for optimum accuracy?
 * CLSFP does not have a specific activity area devoted to cannabis; this work falls under the organization's Criminal Justice work, as noted by this source. Can the cannabis content be included there?
 * The addition of the following sentence in the Gender Equity section, using this and this source: Schusterman is a funding partner of the Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity, working to support gender equality and abortion access.
 * I am grateful for your time and continued assistance, GrantRSchusterman (talk) 15:26, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @GrantRSchusterman, slightly an aside, but when you're making these suggestions you should include years. Schusterman is a funding partner of the Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity, working to support gender equality and abortion access. since when? 1987? 2020? yesterday?
 * For an org in existence over 37 years we need to answer in the text. TulsaPoliticsFan (talk) 16:16, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
 * , thank you for pointing this out; I hear what you're saying and appreciate why this information is important in the encyclopedia. CLSFP has been supporting the Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity since 2019, a year after the Collaborative was founded. This source speaks to that. Appreciate the continued collaboration, GrantRSchusterman (talk) 14:54, 1 April 2024 (UTC)