When Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced an agreement this summer to impose the nation’s most sweeping controls on carbon dioxide emissions, the Hewlett Foundation was among the many institutions that could take satisfaction in helping to enact this historic legislation. A key factor in the governor’s and the California legislature’s decision to pass this bill was …
“Foundations” is the first in an occasional series of informal question-and-answer sessions with employees of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to give them an opportunity to explain their work. Jacob Harold is the Foundation’s Philanthropy Program Officer. It is his job to improve the field of philanthropy itself by supporting research in the field, …
The Internet Archive has been awarded the 2006 Microsoft Education Award from the San Jose Tech Museum’s Tech Award program for its commitment to building the world’s largest, free, online library. Founded in 1996 with the purpose of offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format, the …
The prestigious medical journal The Lancet has launched an ambitious international examination of the state of sexual and reproductive health and its findings draw a stark picture of the work that remains to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health services. The Lancet’s six-part series on Sexual and Reproductive Health was underwritten by the …
From the nerve-jangling juncture of art and technology to the dulcet beauty of Mozart’s chamber music, Bay Area art patrons were treated to a startling range of artistic expression this summer, thanks to two grants from the Hewlett Foundation. But there’s one feature both grants shared. In underwriting ZeroOne San Jose: A Global Festival of …
MENLO PARK, Calif. and SEATTLE, Wash. – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that they will collaborate on a series of grants totaling at least $60 million to improve the quality of education at the primary and secondary school levels in the developing world. The unusual …
MENLO PARK, Calif. – Ben Caldwell is a filmmaker, but he’s also a business owner and a social activist. He’s worked both for money and for causes, and he’s played a role in the Southern California community of Leimert Park, where he created KAOS Network-a community multimedia training and arts center. All together, Caldwell’s artistic …
MENLO PARK, Calif. – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation today announced the appointment of Byron Auguste to its board of directors. Auguste, a Yale and Oxford trained economist, is a director in the Los Angeles office of McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm. “Byron shares the values of the Hewlett Foundation,’’ said …
From a research team in pursuit of better fuel efficiency to a performing arts program that uses dance to teach youth about nonviolence, a total of 235 organizations were awarded $137.1 million in grants from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation this fall. Organizations receiving grants ranged across the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout …
MENLO PARK, Calif. – Hayward middle school teacher Sandra Molina, a veteran teacher of students learning English, knows the exact point when language gets in the way of their learning. She’s seen it time and again. “Today we were working on writing paragraphs,” she said. “I give a topic sentence, and they have to give supporting …