The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced this week that Janet Holt and May Aguiar have joined the foundation’s Global Development and Population program. From an email to grantees and foundation staff that Global Development and Population Program Director Ruth Levine sent about the new team members: Janet Holt has joined us as a program officer. …
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Jaime Cortez has joined the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as a program officer in the Performing Arts Program. Emiko Ono, the program’s director, announced Jaime’s appointment in an email to the foundation’s staff, grantees and colleagues: I am writing to share the exciting news that Jaime Cortez will join us …
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has launched a two-year, $10 million exploratory effort to support research on new ideas and intellectual frameworks in economics and economic policymaking. The new effort will be part of the foundation’s Special Projects, which have included incubating potential initiatives, as well as enabling collaboration with other foundations. It will …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Heath Wickline 650.234.4662 hwickline@hewlett.org Eight organizations receive grants of $100,000 to $205,000 to address long-term recovery needs MENLO PARK, Calif. (April 26, 2018)— The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that it has made eight grants totaling $1.2 million to arts organizations in Sonoma and Napa counties affected by …
MENLO PARK, Calif. – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Charles Koch Foundation, Democracy Fund, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and Omidyar Network, announced today that it will support a new research initiative to increase public understanding of Facebook’s role in elections …
MENLO PARK, Calif. – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that, following a yearlong exploration, it will devote $10 million over the next two years toward grappling with the growing problem that digital disinformation poses for U.S. democracy. Focusing primarily on the role of social media, the new funding commitment will support high-quality …
MENLO PARK, Calif.—The William and Flora Foundation announced today that Emiko Ono is the new program director of the foundation’s Performing Arts Program. Hewlett Foundation President Larry Kramer announced the news of Emiko’s appointment in an email to grantees and colleagues: It is with great pleasure that I write to tell you that we have …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ten New Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions Will Go to Bay Area Nonprofits to Support World-Class Theater, Spoken Word and Musical Theater Performances MENLO PARK, Calif. (January 9, 2018) – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that applications are now open for the 2018 round of its Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions, …
Menlo Park, Calif.―The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that it will donate $600 million over a five-year period from 2018-2023 to nonprofits globally working on solving climate change. The pledge comes on the eve of President Macron’s December 12 convening of global government, business, and philanthropic sector leaders, one goal of which is …
Media contact: Laura Gigounas, Kati Stadum, Gabrielle Farrell at Glodow Nead Communications, 415.394.6500 or HewlettPR@glodownead.com. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE First Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions Go to Bay Area Nonprofits to Work with World-Class Artists on Major New Music Compositions MENLO PARK, Calif. (November 14, 2017) – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today the first …