Money Well Spent, Paul Brest and Hal Harvey’s book on strategic philanthropy, won the 2009 Skystone Ryan Research Prize, awarded by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Research Council. The book was selected for its focus on providing both donors and nonprofits insight on developing strategies that lead to concrete results. It was recognized for …
Dear Friends, As one of the most diverse states in the nation, California’s future depends significantly on the success of the communities of color that together comprise a majority of its population. The current economic hardships make it even more urgent to strengthen the nonprofit organizations that serve these communities. To that end, the Packard, …
This month, we’re pleased to introduce the beta version of the new and, we hope, much-improved Web site for The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. You’ll find a sleek new design and stories about the great work our grantees do, front and center throughout the site. A new interactive map shows you where Hewlett grantees …
Marie Stopes Kenya Health Centre in Mathare was forced to close its doors as a result of the Mexico City Policy. Photo courtesy of Marie Stopes International. Chances are that few of the 300,000 people in Nairobi’s Mathare Valley had ever heard of the Mexico City Policy. These residents of one of Africa’s worst slums just …
Three of the Bay Area’s largest private foundations will commit $8 million over three years for a new project to strengthen grassroots organizations that are led by or serve people and communities of color in California. Called the Community Leadership Project, it is being underwritten by the David and Lucile Packard, James Irvine, and William and …
“Foundations” is a 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. The Hewlett Foundation’s Global Development Program makes grants to improve the lives of people around the world living in extreme poverty. It does this through several …
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It isn’t a typical tourist stop in this Central Valley city, but Sandra Flores, showing a visitor the sights, thought it too telling to ignore. The stop, at the edge of downtown Fresno, California, was at a homeless encampment, a sagging jumble of castoff plywood, blue plastic tarps, and wooden pallets all tacked together …
“Foundations” is a 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. Julie Fry is a program officer with the Foundation’s Performing Arts Program. Before joining the Foundation in 2007, she was associate vice president for fund …
The fact is, not all nonprofits are created equal. Good intentions are no substitute for solutions, and some organizations solve social problems better than others. To help would-be donors know which nonprofits deserve support there is GiveWell. The brainchild of eight friends in the financial services industry who wanted to know where to donate money, …