Talk:Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies/Archive 1

Edit request to improve the article
Hello, I would like to update this page to enhance its relevance and accuracy. As a COI editor, I am asking for the community's assistance in making the following changes:
 * In the lead, please include the year that Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies was founded and remove the word ‘the’ from the first sentence so it reads like this:
 * Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies is a philanthropic organization founded in 1987 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


 * In the Activities section, please delete the current paragraph and replace it with the following, to provide a more accurate description of the work done by CLSFP:
 * Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies distributed over $400 million in 2021. During 2020, the organizational giving included $150 million in COVID-19 relief to support people and communities hit hardest by the pandemic.
 * 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 has 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. In 2007, they donated to Brandeis University for the creation of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies.
 * 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, including IsraAid and Israel's field hospital in Ukraine. Every year, they bring people to Israel through support for Birthright and other programs.
 * The organization also operates several leadership development programs. REALITY brings leaders to Israel to expose them to the country and to develop relationships with other leaders from around the world. ROI Community is an international network of Jewish and Israeli innovators who collaborate on shared projects and issues. The Schusterman Fellowship identifies and cultivates leaders who work to strengthen Jewish life and nonprofits in the United States and in Israel.

Thank you for your help, SPB for Schusterman (talk) 14:27, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Reply 25-JUL-2023
Regards, Spintendo  07:50, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) ✅ The founding year was placed in the lead.
 * 2) Crystal_Clear_app_help_index.svg The request to delete the word "the" is on hold pending reviewer clarification/consultation with other editors.
 * 3) ❌ The request to substitute the majority of the article's text with the proposed text was not implemented. The proposed text describes in detail both the desired objectives of the donated funds and their perceived outcomes, information which is better placed on websites controlled by the subject philanthropies. (See WP:NOBLECAUSE.)
 * In my review of the various discussions held at WP:THE's talk page, it appears that consensus for the use/non use of 'the' at the beginning of articles has not been found (that I can see) and that this may be a WP:PERENNIAL subject that depends somewhat on an editors preference. Since one of the easiest ways of determining consensus is to WP:BEBOLD and make the change, sit back, and note any dissenting opinions via a revert of those changes, I'm prepared to implement this change to see if any dissenting opinions come by. (Hopefully they will, so any ignorance on my part can be quickly corrected.) Regards, Spintendo  08:52, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
 * , thank you for your feedback. I understand that some of the information I proposed for the page is appropriate for the websites of the organizations receiving funding from the Philanthropies. With that in mind, and given that the current language describing the work of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies is not a concise, clear, or relevant reflection of the activities, might you consider replacing the current language of the Activities section with this instead, some of which is already included on the page:
 * Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies distributed over $400 million in 2021 to causes in the U.S. and Israel. During 2020, organizational giving included $150 million in COVID-19 relief to support people and communities hit hardest by the pandemic.
 * Giving areas in the United States include: criminal justice, democracy and voting rights, education, gender and reproductive equity,  and the Schusterman's hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The organization is also known for supporting Jewish causes and Israel.
 * In the U.S., Schusterman partners with initiatives to advance racial justice, reduce poverty, and promote economic mobility for people leaving the criminal justice system. It has also invested in equitable care infrastructure, such as universal paid family and medical leave, and accessible childcare.
 * Multiple reliable sources are included above; I am leaving it to the community to determine which to incorporate in the article to substantiate the content therein. Thank you. SPB for Schusterman (talk) 20:07, 24 August 2023 (UTC)