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Debbie Truong

Associate Manager, Communications, YouthTruth

Debbie shapes YouthTruth’s public voice by amplifying our research, and sharing stories of how schools use data to create meaningful change for young people.

She spent a decade as a reporter, focusing her work on equity and centering student voices. Debbie most recently covered higher education for the Los Angeles Times, and previously reported on K-12 schools for The Washington Post and WAMU 88.5, the NPR affiliate in Washington, D.C.

She graduated from Syracuse University, where she double majored in journalism and political science. She earned a master’s degree from American University in public affairs journalism.

Outside work, she spends her time lifting weights, reading and thrifting.

Recent Blogs

The Tidal Foundation: Unmooring Philanthropy From Perpetuity Versus Spend DownRickke Mananzala President, New York FoundationCarmen Rojas, Ph.D. President and CEO, Marguerite Casey Foundation
The Tidal Foundation: Unmooring Philanthropy From Perpetuity Versus Spend Down

Approaches to foundation spending have too often been organized around a false choice. Foundations are expected to preserve assets in perpetuity while spending at or near the IRS-required 5% minimum, or to spend down by deploying resources over a fixed period and...

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Rest Is Infrastructure — It’s Time Foundations Treated It That WayAbby Siegel Hyman Program Partner for External Partnerships, The Healing TrustJosh Feldman CEO and Founder, R&R: The Rest of our LivesRachel Zieleniec Chief Program Officer, R&R: The Rest of our Lives
Rest Is Infrastructure — It’s Time Foundations Treated It That Way

"So much of my work life was driven by the feeling that my work is who I am, and all I have. Realizing that isn't actually true was huge for me." – Sabbatical Grantee For decades, funders have invested in sabbaticals for nonprofit leaders — one grant, one leader, one...

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