Four Years After Launch, Here’s How MacArthur’s Lever for Change Is Galvanizing Big Giving

Four Years After Launch, Here’s How MacArthur’s Lever for Change Is Galvanizing Big Giving

In 2019, the MacArthur Foundation launched Lever for Change, enabling funders to run their own prize competitions. We check in with CEO Cecilia Conrad to discuss how it came together, lessons learned and what’s next.

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How MacArthur Is Winding Down 40 Years of Nuclear Security Funding

How MacArthur Is Winding Down 40 Years of Nuclear Security Funding

The MacArthur Foundation has funded global nuclear security since the 1980s, and is now in the process of wrapping up the program as one of its “big bets.” We take a look at its capstone nuclear funding, and the state of the field.

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