In its third year, the Fund for Shared Insight is continuing to strengthen its commitment to improving philanthropy and increasing its investments in the field. The collaborative announced it is expanding its grantmaking and network of partners, bringing the total number of funders to 36. In addition, Shared Insight announced the third round of grants …
MENLO PARK, Calif.—A new collection of photographs released today by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Getty Images Reportage, and Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) provides more than 1,000 high-quality, editorial images of the ways women work, often in informal and invisible jobs, in six countries around the world. The collection shows women cleaning homes, collecting …
BERKELEY and MENLO PARK, Calif.— The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation are pleased to announce a $300,000 fund for the creation and production of new music by California composers. The works are to be commissioned and premiered by Bay Area nonprofit arts organizations that can apply for grants of …
SAN FRANCISCO and MENLO PARK, Calif.—The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of six $50,000 grants to support the creation and production of new theater works by playwrights who represent the voice of California today. The works will be commissioned and premiered by Bay …
MENLO PARK, Calif.—The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that Joseph Asunka has joined the Foundation as a program officer in the 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 appointment: I’m happy to announce that Joseph …
MENLO PARK, Calif.—The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that David Sasaki would be joining the Foundation as a program officer in the Global Development and Population Program. From an email to grantees and Foundation staff Global Development and Population Program Director Ruth Levine sent about the appointment: I’m pleased to announce that David …
Funding research is an element of nearly all our grant making programs and strategies—running a wide gamut that encompasses everything from ascertaining who takes advantage of the Bay Area’s diverse performing arts to quantifying women’s contributions to the economies of sub-Saharan Africa. Research matters because knowledge is a powerful force for change, and high-quality evidence …
MENLO PARK, Calif.—Veteran attorney Stephen C. Neal has been named board chair of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the foundation announced today. Neal, a board member since 2006 and chairman of the global law firm Cooley LLP, succeeds Walter B. Hewlett, who has served as interim chair since Harvey Fineberg stepped down when he …
SAN FRANCISCO and MENLO PARK, Calif.— The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation are pleased to announce a $300,000 fund for the creation and production of new theater works by California playwrights. The works are to be commissioned and premiered by Bay Area nonprofit arts organizations that can apply for …
MENLO PARK, Calif.—The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that Jessica Mele would be joining the Foundation as a program officer for Performing Arts. From an email to grantees and Foundation staff Performing Arts Program Director John McGuirk sent about the appointment: I am very pleased to announce that Jessica Mele will be joining …