James Siegal
@jamessiegal.bsky.social
Playspace equity at KABOOM!. Dad of 3 play experts. PAI & Our Change Foundation boards.
As we speak (type?), presenting these findings and highlighting our partnership with M-NCPPC/Prince George's County Parks...
Thanks to the CDC Foundation for the opportunity to share this work!
cdcfoundation.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Thanks to the CDC Foundation for the opportunity to share this work!
cdcfoundation.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
As we speak (type?), presenting these findings and highlighting our partnership with M-NCPPC/Prince George's County Parks...
Thanks to the CDC Foundation for the opportunity to share this work!
cdcfoundation.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Thanks to the CDC Foundation for the opportunity to share this work!
cdcfoundation.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Check out this groundbreaking work by my trailblazing colleague @isaac-outcomes.bsky.social, transforming the way playground usage is counted and using these data and insights to accelerate our @kaboom-play.bsky.social efforts to advance playspace equity.
kaboom.org/all-stories/...
kaboom.org/all-stories/...
Counting Play: How KABOOM! Uses Crowdsourced Mobile GPS Data to Understand Playground Use - KABOOM!
Playgrounds are more than just places for kids to have fun—they are critical community spaces that contribute to health, well-being, and social connection. Decision-makers need…
kaboom.org
March 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Check out this groundbreaking work by my trailblazing colleague @isaac-outcomes.bsky.social, transforming the way playground usage is counted and using these data and insights to accelerate our @kaboom-play.bsky.social efforts to advance playspace equity.
kaboom.org/all-stories/...
kaboom.org/all-stories/...
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Chilling report from Brown University.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
Brown University advises all international community members to postpone, reconsider travel
One week before spring break, Brown advised international community members, including green card holders and permanent residents, to postpone international travel in a campus-wide email sent on Sunda...
www.browndailyherald.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Chilling report from Brown University.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
Administration advises all foreign students, staff, and faculty to postpone or reconsider (ie cancel) international travel, due to federal government's crackdown on universities.
Brown also warns against *domestic travel* -since it's unclear what ICE will do.
Love focus on infrastructure policy. Hope effort goes beyond housing & explores incentivizing investment in social infrastructure (parks/playgrounds, libraries, etc) every community needs to be happy/healthy/safe/cohesive.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @kristoncapps.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @kristoncapps.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
Open Philanthropy Launches $120 Million Fund To Support YIMBY Reforms
The new fund seeks to ease regulatory barriers to construction and growth, putting the so-called abundance movement under the umbrella of effective altruism.
www.bloomberg.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Love focus on infrastructure policy. Hope effort goes beyond housing & explores incentivizing investment in social infrastructure (parks/playgrounds, libraries, etc) every community needs to be happy/healthy/safe/cohesive.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @kristoncapps.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @kristoncapps.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
Terrific @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social op-ed by @jacobharold.bsky.social w/ 5 tips for climate funders.
Spend now
Rethink existing structures
Show trust
Stop bickering
Consider whole picture
I'd add a 6th to fend off despair: Support achievable proof points.
www.philanthropy.com/article/how-...
Spend now
Rethink existing structures
Show trust
Stop bickering
Consider whole picture
I'd add a 6th to fend off despair: Support achievable proof points.
www.philanthropy.com/article/how-...
How to Build a Climate Funding Strategy in the Age of Trump
As federal climate policy is dismantled, grant makers need to end their silence and get to work.
www.philanthropy.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Terrific @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social op-ed by @jacobharold.bsky.social w/ 5 tips for climate funders.
Spend now
Rethink existing structures
Show trust
Stop bickering
Consider whole picture
I'd add a 6th to fend off despair: Support achievable proof points.
www.philanthropy.com/article/how-...
Spend now
Rethink existing structures
Show trust
Stop bickering
Consider whole picture
I'd add a 6th to fend off despair: Support achievable proof points.
www.philanthropy.com/article/how-...
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We walk for peace.
We work so children can play.
We know those closest to the problem are actually the best solution.
@chicagocred.bsky.social
We work so children can play.
We know those closest to the problem are actually the best solution.
@chicagocred.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
We walk for peace.
We work so children can play.
We know those closest to the problem are actually the best solution.
@chicagocred.bsky.social
We work so children can play.
We know those closest to the problem are actually the best solution.
@chicagocred.bsky.social
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This data is stark. That's why my colleagues turned this around less than two weeks after survey close -- and got it out into the world today. Funders: this is what nonprofits are experiencing and what they're looking for from you all. cep.org/wp-content/u...
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March 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This data is stark. That's why my colleagues turned this around less than two weeks after survey close -- and got it out into the world today. Funders: this is what nonprofits are experiencing and what they're looking for from you all. cep.org/wp-content/u...
Spent last 3 days in our annual @kaboom-play.bsky.social staff retreat. So grateful to work with colleagues who bring joy to our very serious efforts to address playspace inequity. Play isn't the opposite of work, but of despair. If you're seeking joyous struggle, join us: kaboom.org/about-kaboom...
Careers - KABOOM!
We pride ourselves on working hard, playing hard, and living our values every day. Join us to make a difference in the lives of kids across the country.
kaboom.org
February 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Spent last 3 days in our annual @kaboom-play.bsky.social staff retreat. So grateful to work with colleagues who bring joy to our very serious efforts to address playspace inequity. Play isn't the opposite of work, but of despair. If you're seeking joyous struggle, join us: kaboom.org/about-kaboom...
Welcome! Exciting news!
I am excited to share that I've joined the KABOOM! Board of Directors! I am passionate about the well-being of children. And, now more than ever, kids need access to safe places to grow & thrive. I am ready to work with this inspiring team to create accessible playspaces.
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February 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Welcome! Exciting news!
Thrilled to receive my copy of Laysha Ward’s new book Lead Like You Mean It. I had the very good fortune of crossing paths with Laysha multiple times in my career, from Independent Sector to AmeriCorps to KABOOM!. In each case, I benefited from her wise counsel & learned from her wonderful example.
February 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Thrilled to receive my copy of Laysha Ward’s new book Lead Like You Mean It. I had the very good fortune of crossing paths with Laysha multiple times in my career, from Independent Sector to AmeriCorps to KABOOM!. In each case, I benefited from her wise counsel & learned from her wonderful example.
Amidst the daily chaos, division, and dehumanization, it is important to lift up and celebrate the things that we can/should all agree on, like making sure every kid has the opportunity to play and experience the joys of childhood.
grist.org/looking-forw...
grist.org/looking-forw...
Congress agrees on one thing: Expanding access to the outdoors
How the EXPLORE Act, a bill aimed at improving outdoor recreation opportunities, managed to pass with unanimous support.
grist.org
February 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Amidst the daily chaos, division, and dehumanization, it is important to lift up and celebrate the things that we can/should all agree on, like making sure every kid has the opportunity to play and experience the joys of childhood.
grist.org/looking-forw...
grist.org/looking-forw...
Another terrific CEP report about MacKenzie Scott's transformative giving. As our @kaboom-play.bsky.social CEO Lysa Ratliff told @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social, "It allowed us to move into what we needed to do to have a path to achieving our mission."
www.philanthropy.com/article/5-th...
www.philanthropy.com/article/5-th...
5 Things We Just Learned About MacKenzie Scott’s Giving
A study by the Center for Effective Philanthropy reveals the profound impact of MacKenzie Scott’s unrestricted grants on hundreds of nonprofits.
www.philanthropy.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Another terrific CEP report about MacKenzie Scott's transformative giving. As our @kaboom-play.bsky.social CEO Lysa Ratliff told @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social, "It allowed us to move into what we needed to do to have a path to achieving our mission."
www.philanthropy.com/article/5-th...
www.philanthropy.com/article/5-th...
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Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it.
Strong power move for Team Cancer.
Strong power move for Team Cancer.
February 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it.
Strong power move for Team Cancer.
Strong power move for Team Cancer.
@aspeninstitute.bsky.social’s State of Play Oakland built a case that has helped Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, @kaboom-play.bsky.social, Oakland Unified School District and others give thousands of kids equitable access to great new schoolyards for active play.
projectplay.org/news/how-oak...
projectplay.org/news/how-oak...
How Oakland is mobilizing for kids - Project Play
Oakland’s passion for sports was recognized by the Aspen Institute in “State of Play Oakland,” the 11th community report from our Project Play initiative. Two data points stood about abo...
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February 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
@aspeninstitute.bsky.social’s State of Play Oakland built a case that has helped Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, @kaboom-play.bsky.social, Oakland Unified School District and others give thousands of kids equitable access to great new schoolyards for active play.
projectplay.org/news/how-oak...
projectplay.org/news/how-oak...
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February 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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The White House memo of Friday is an astonishing assault on nonprofits. But we are not powerless. Institutional funders are definitely not powerless. My post, just up this morning. cep.org/blog/how-fun...
How Funders Can Respond to an Unprecedented Threat to Nonprofits | The Center for Effective Philanthropy
The Trump administration’s hostility for and threat to the nonprofit sector is clear; how should funders respond?
cep.org
February 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The White House memo of Friday is an astonishing assault on nonprofits. But we are not powerless. Institutional funders are definitely not powerless. My post, just up this morning. cep.org/blog/how-fun...
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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration for refusing to issue passports with accurate sex designations for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people.
This action violates the Constitution.
This action violates the Constitution.
February 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration for refusing to issue passports with accurate sex designations for transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people.
This action violates the Constitution.
This action violates the Constitution.
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Appreciated my terrific colleague David McKinney’s call for us to focus on young people in this moment: cep.org/blog/now-is-...
Now is the Time to Lay the Foundation for Long-Term Civic Resilience | The Center for Effective Philanthropy
Regardless of where you fund, don’t leave youth voices out of the conversation: now more than ever it's critical to systematically listen.
cep.org
February 7, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Appreciated my terrific colleague David McKinney’s call for us to focus on young people in this moment: cep.org/blog/now-is-...
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy reached out to more than a dozen major foundations — most with assets exceeding $1 billion — for this story. Some responded, but most declined to provide statements on the record.
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phlnthrp.com/4aQakDZ
Foundations Remain Largely Mute as Nonprofits Face Slashed Federal Funding
Most large private foundations have been slow to respond to the Trump administration’s policy changes affecting nonprofits. Bloomberg Philanthropies is the one exception.
phlnthrp.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Chronicle of Philanthropy reached out to more than a dozen major foundations — most with assets exceeding $1 billion — for this story. Some responded, but most declined to provide statements on the record.
phlnthrp.com/4aQakDZ
phlnthrp.com/4aQakDZ
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There are more anti-trans bills than there are trans athletes. This is a solution in search of a problem. A villain for the GOP to distract Americans from the fact Musk is stealing all of our money.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump’s new ban on trans athletes is latest attack on transgender policies
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to ban trans athletes from women’s sports, the latest shake-up for schools navigating the new rules.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
There are more anti-trans bills than there are trans athletes. This is a solution in search of a problem. A villain for the GOP to distract Americans from the fact Musk is stealing all of our money.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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JUST IN: Judge Lamberth has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing provisions of Trump executive order that would require moving transgender inmates from women's to men's prisons.
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February 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
JUST IN: Judge Lamberth has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing provisions of Trump executive order that would require moving transgender inmates from women's to men's prisons.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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Despite Judge Loren AliKhan's order, some nonprofits leaders say the fight to keep federal payments rolling in has just begun. phlnthrp.com/40Ik3aK
Nonprofits Dependent on Federal Grants Scramble Amid Mixed Signals From White House and Federal Judge
A federal judge extended a block on Trump’s rescinded federal funding freeze, citing evidence from nonprofits that they were shut out of funding portals or denied critical resources. Some nonprofit le...
phlnthrp.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Despite Judge Loren AliKhan's order, some nonprofits leaders say the fight to keep federal payments rolling in has just begun. phlnthrp.com/40Ik3aK
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This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...