Through the generosity of many individuals, The Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation holds numerous endowments for the benefit of both the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum. These endowments support a vast array of public programs, research grants for domestic and international scholars and researchers, and educational initiatives and outreach. Many of the endowments held by the Foundation honor notable individuals, such as the Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values, the Loyd Hackler Chair in Ethical Leadership, the Sid Richardson Chair of Public Affairs, the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Chair in Health and Social Policy, the Dean Rusk Chair in International Affairs, and the Harry Middleton Fellowship in Presidential Studies and the Harry Middleton Lectureship. Additional LBJ Foundation endowments, for which we currently are raising funds, are listed below.

Center for Politics and Governance
The Center for Politics and Governance seeks to develop new approaches to political institutions that will foster creative and effective policymaking. Areas of focus are the effect of campaign politics on policy, changing demographics of the American electorate, ethical leadership, and the role of media and emerging technologies. One of the ways the Center achieves its goal is through the Hispanic Leadership Initiative. Hispanics are the largest and youngest minority group in the U.S. The Hispanic Leadership Initiative was created to examine this population's growing potential for leadership across Texas and the nation.

Center for Health and Social Policy
The mission of the Center for Health and Social Policy (CHASP) is to enhance research and teaching and inform public debate in health and social policy issues. In addition to groundbreaking research and education, CHASP provides a forum for debate and dialogue among today's foremost policymakers and scholars about critical health and social policy issues. Quality research and informed debate are essential as demographic and economic trends rapidly change the contours of our nation and we face pressing needs and problems not addressed on a large scale since the 1960s, when LBJ was president.

RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service
The RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service strives to build knowledge about nonprofit organizations, philanthropy and volunteerism and to prepare students and others to make effective contributions to their communities. Nonprofit organizations increasingly are making critical contributions to public problem solving in almost every field imaginable. The RGK Center annually sponsors an international social innovation competition, which encourages students to tackle social problems and help people in need reach their fullest potential. The competition attracts more than 1,400 student venture plans, and the winner receives $50,000 to launch his venture. The 2011 winning submission, TakaTaka Solutions, is a Nairobi-based social enterprise providing affordable, environmentally friendly waste management services.

Ben Barnes Fellowships in Public Leadership
The Ben Barnes Fellowships in Public Leadership make it possible for the LBJ School to recruit and support graduate students who have strong leadership potential and a demonstrated interest in public service. The fellowships honor former Texas Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes.

Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law
The Strauss Center is a collaborative effort between The Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation, the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs and The University of Texas School of Law. The Strauss Center was created to help the University contribute to the national debate on how to respond to the challenges arising from globalization. Among its many activities, the Center convenes meetings, conferences, lectures and other events that bring government officials, national opinion makers, international figures and prominent thinkers to The University of Texas campus to debate and discuss major global issues.

• Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs
  The Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs brings high profile leaders in global policymaking to The University of Texas at Austin to inspire and instruct the next generation of leaders to better meet global challenges facing this country and the world in decades to come. The chair honors Mack Brown, head football coach at The University of Texas at Austin, for his leadership both on and off the field.

• Jon Brumley Chair in Global Affairs
  The Jon Brumley Chair in Global Affairs supports programs that examine current and past efforts to reconcile technological advances with security needs, particularly the world's struggle to contain the threat of nuclear proliferation. The chair is dedicated to developing peaceful ways to ensure that technological and scientific advances do not endanger global security.

• William H. Crook Program in International Relations
  The William H. Crook Program in International Relations was established for the purpose of promoting global economic development and fighting poverty. The chair sponsors innovative research on global poverty with the specific aim of generating concrete, practical recommendations that policymakers and the public can embrace.

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