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Science
Fast Company: Why Patients Have Begun to Lead the Way in the Fight Against Rare Diseases
This piece was published in Fast Company on February 26, 2020. Several years ago, I was working in the White House Office of...
Education
Fast Company: How Technology Can Amplify Great Teaching
This piece was published in Fast Company on December 18, 2019. Great teachers have always used all the tools available to...
Criminal Justice Reform
Transforming Prosecution
“As a former prosecutor, I’ve seen firsthand how the daily decisions prosecutors make in court can have life-altering...
Grants
CZI Names Vice President and Head of Justice & Opportunity
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is proud to announce that Mike Troncoso will lead the organization’s Justice &...
Criminal Justice Reform
Expanding Opportunities for Incarcerated Students
Higher education can be powerful and life-changing for incarcerated students. It’ s one of the best pathways to jobs,...
Science
Watch Priscilla Chan on Good Morning America
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Co-founder and Co-CEO Priscilla Chan spoke on ABC’s Good Morning America about CZI’s Rare As...
Grants
The Center for Effective Philanthropy: Four Promising Practices for Philanthropies to Advance... The Center for Effective Philanthropy: Four Promising Practices for Philanthropies to Advance Advocacy and Policy Change
This piece was published in The Center For Effective Philanthropy on May 30, 2019 In an era when government has become less...
Criminal Justice Reform
Formerly Incarcerated Leaders are Paving the Road for Change
At the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, we want to help the diverse and growing criminal justice reform movement flourish, which...
Criminal Justice Reform
Making Real Second Chances Possible
This April we celebrate Second Chances Month — a time to recognize and honor individuals and organizations that are...
CZI in the News
Priscilla Chan’s Remarks at SXSW
Editor’s Note: This release has been updated as of 11/2/21. Today, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Co-Founder...
Criminal Justice Reform
Fast Company: How technology can help build a more equitable justice system
This piece was published in Fast Company on March 6, 2019. Over the past several years, many of us have come to rely on...
Ventures
Quartz Africa: Andela’s Latest $100 Million Funding Round is Led by a Former US Vice President
This piece was published in Quartz Africa on January 23, 2019. Software developer training and outsourcing company, Andela...
Ventures
Fortune: Byju Education Startup Backed By Mark Zuckerberg Starts Global Expansion With Acquisition
This piece was published in Fortune on January 16, 2019. India’s leading education app developer, Byju, is tapping a war...
CZI in the News
David Lee Named Chief Investment Officer for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has announced that David Lee will join the philanthropic organization early next year as...
Criminal Justice Reform
Shutting people with records out of opportunity is economically foolish
This opinion editorial was published in USA Today on November 23, 2018: By David Plouffe and Mark Holden Our nation’s...
Community
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Moves into Redwood City
Reposted from the San Mateo Daily Journal The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has officially moved into Redwood City, where its...
Criminal Justice Reform
CZI and Over 25 Partners Launch National Bipartisan ‘Clean Slate’ Initiative to Automate... CZI and Over 25 Partners Launch National Bipartisan ‘Clean Slate’ Initiative to Automate Clearing of Criminal...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a time when right and left agree on very little, today, a diverse group of more than 25 groups from...
