At its annual meeting with grantees in the field of Open Educational Resources, the Hewlett Foundation welcomed keynote speaker Hal Plotkin, senior policy advisor to Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter. As part of his remarks, Mr. Plotkin noted that the Hewlett Foundation has agreed to advise the Department on issues related to Open Educational …

Seven women in white peasant blouses and pleated pastel skirts gather at the front of an East San Jose meeting hall and begin to speak. They speak of domestic violence, of the wounded souls of their men, and of a conspiracy of silence. Tears stream down one woman’s face. “We want dignity, equality, and respect!” …

Too often family violence and reproductive health are separate concerns in the public mind and in public policy. But that’s not the way it works in real life. Sexual violence against women and its health consequences is an important – and largely untold – story. The Web site kNOw More (intentional spelling), a project of the …

  “Foundations” is a regular series of informal question-and-answer sessions with employees and others affiliated with The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to give them an opportunity to explain their work. Peggy Duxbury is a program officer with the Foundation’s Environment Program. She makes grants to minimize damage from fossil fuel development in the West, …

For Maria Diarra, an educator from Bamako, Mali, the whirlwind trip through southern India last fall to learn about educational practices was as noteworthy for its informal moments between educators as for its formal agenda. Diarra was one of thirty educators who came together from India and West and East Africa to share effective techniques …

“Foundations” is an occasional series of informal question-and-answer sessions with employees and others affiliated with The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to give them an opportunity to explain their work. Helena Choi is a program officer with the Foundation’s Population Program. She makes grants to support research into how population and reproductive health issues affect …

To do their best, philanthropies need the same access to solid information and good advice that for-profit businesses have. It is to provide it that The Bridgespan Group was created. Modeled on the working methods of business consultants, the nonprofit Bridgespan has worked hard over the past decade to translate the best of management theory …

MENLO PARK, Calif. – From supporting work to clean up California’s air to training a brigade of musicians to teach in public schools, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Board approved $1.2 million in grants this past November for 54 organizations serving diverse and disadvantaged communities in California. Across the state, organizations received grants in …

For a prospective philanthropist looking for place to invest, it can be hard to know where his or her dollars will do the most good. Looking at a nonprofit’s administrative costs—one common measure of a well-run organization—tells only part of the story. Information about that organization’s impact on its chosen field can be harder to …

  “Foundations” is an occasional series of informal question-and-answer sessions with employees and others affiliated with The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to give them an opportunity to explain their work. John E. McGuirk is the new director of the Foundation’s Performing Arts Program, which makes grants to support artistic expression and encourage public participation …