Menlo Park, Calif. — It is hard to look at events of the past few years without concluding that democracy in America is in trouble. Surveys routinely find that most Americans think poorly of the federal government and, in particular, of Congress. Such frustration and mistrust do not bode well for our system of government. …
MENLO PARK, Calif. – TJ Bliss has joined The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as a program officer in the Education Program, the Foundation announced today. At the Foundation, Bliss will manage the set of grants that provides funding for efforts to openly license high-quality, mostly online educational materials, that permits their free use and …
MENLO PARK, Calif. —Jean Parvin Bordewich has joined The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as a program officer in Special Projects and Democracy, the Foundation announced today. Bordewich comes to the Hewlett Foundation with more than twenty-five years of experience in government. From January 21, 2009 – May 23, 2014, she served as staff director …
MENLO PARK, Calif. – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that Christine Clark has joined the Foundation as a Program Officer in the Global Development and Population Program. With broad experience in the public health and youth services sectors, Clark will be principally responsible for managing the portfolio of grants that supports family …
MENLO PARK, Calif. —The Hewlett Foundation has been working with the Center for Effective Philanthropy to survey its grantees about their perceptions of the Foundation’s work since 2003. The report allows foundations that participate to compare their results over time and to compare their data to other similarly sized foundations. In 2013, the Hewlett Foundation …
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 dances by California choreographers. The works are to be commissioned and premiered by Bay Area nonprofit arts organizations that can apply for grants …
Maite Arce’s 950-mile tour of national parks in Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico—which included hiking, biking, rafting, and video blogging—was equal parts family vacation and social media campaign. Its goal was to raise Latinos’ awareness about conservation. Last summer, with her husband and three telegenic teenage boys in tow, Arce—the founder and CEO of a …
Menlo Park, Calif. — The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that is has created a new initiative designed to help address the problem of cyber threats against governments, businesses, and individuals. The foundation will invest $20 million over the next five years in what it is calling its Cyber Initiative to build a …
Peter Belden’s epiphany came in the spring of his junior year at Palo Alto High School, when Ms. Mayo showed a film about population growth in her U.S. history class. As she turned the projector off and the classroom’s lights back on, a light bulb flipped on in Belden’s head as well. “It just clicked …
Hewlett Foundation Communications Director Eric Brown interviews President Larry Kramer about his new job, first impressions of the philanthropic field, and other topics.