…the Acton School of Business. https://youtu.be/747gKVhqVWQ?si=DWW1loifIpHInVtX Sandefer, founder of the successful oil and gas company Sandefer Offshore and energy investment firm Sandefer Capital Partners, grew up in Abilene, Texas, and…
As students of all ages return to school this fall, Philanthropy Roundtable is recognizing the incredible work of education reformers Jeff and Laura Sandefer, co-founders of Acton Academy, a network…
…month, Philanthropy Roundtable is revisiting a conversation between President and CEO Elise Westhoff and entrepreneur, teacher and philanthropist Jeff Sandefer during a recent episode of the Roundtable’s interview series “Doers…
…hands-on impact, including self-sustaining water projects in Burundi, local children’s theater and summer camps for children with incarcerated parents. Jeff Sandefer, who founded a number of businesses including Sandefer Capital…
“I was working in the oilfield, earning minimum wage, watching my co-workers give minimal effort,” recalls Jeff Sandefer. It was 1977, and the summer heat in west Texas was brutal….
…to announce the selection of education entrepreneurs and philanthropists Laura and Jeff Sandefer as the winners of the 2023 Simon-DeVos Prize for Philanthropic Leadership. The Sandefers’ notable accomplishments include founding…
…100,000 realizes it, these star-laden, carefully crafted, politically colored films (and lots more like them) all have a single progenitor: philanthropist Jeff Skoll. Since 2004, when he formed Participant Productions…
…mental health challenges affecting children amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Jeff Sandefer, founder of Sandefer Capital Partners, has a deep involvement in helping children realize their aspirations. Sandefer is co-founder…
…to strengthen communities, solve difficult societal challenges and provide pathways to opportunity. Earlier this year, I visited a member of our Roundtable family, Jeff Sandefer, to learn about the Acton…
…a life of meaning; in the words of Acton co-founder and Laura’s husband Jeff Sandefer, “curiosity, competence, and character trump IQ,” and learning to learn, learning to be, and learning…
…Phoenix.) “By nature, he’s incredibly generous, not just with his money, but with his time and talent.” Fellow donor and friend Jeff Sandefer concurs: “David tells the truth in a…
…in Philanthropic Excellence Joanne Florino responded to a recent op-ed, “Giving USA Misses the Boat on the True State of Generosity in America,” written by Jeff Cain, co-founder of American…