MENLO PARK, Calif.— Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, has been named board chair of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the foundation announced today. A nonprofit executive, former state supreme court justice, scholar and academic leader, Cuéllar has served as a Hewlett board member since 2014. He chaired a task …
New Round of Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions honors world-class artists steeped in diverse cultural traditions (Menlo Park, Calif. – October 26, 2021) — The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today the recipients of this year’s Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions in Folk and Traditional Arts. The commissions will support 10 master artists in the development …
Major international philanthropic initiative will build on action on methane, including the Global Methane Pledge, to reduce emissions by 30% by 2030 Updated on Nov. 2 to reflect updated total commitment and number of Global Methane Pledge nations. To learn more about the Global Methane Pledge, visit globalmethanepledge.org. Washington, D.C. – October 11, 2021 – …
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has named Rosa Maria Castañeda as the inaugural director of its Racial Justice Initiative, a 10-year, $150 million commitment that the foundation announced last year. She will take on her new role in late November. Castañeda brings to the foundation more than two decades of experience as an expert …
Thirty-Four Innovative Groups Receive Special Funds to Address Long-Term Challenges in the Arts Sector (Menlo Park, Calif. – September 20, 2021) — The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that more than 30 San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits have been awarded a total of $17 million as part of a special Adaptation Grants program. …
The Hewlett Foundation is pleased to announce a grant to start up the Climate Finance Fund, an independent platform at the European Climate Foundation. The Fund will focus on mobilizing capital to drive solutions to the climate crisis. Marilyn Waite, who developed the Hewlett Foundation’s climate finance strategy, will lead the Climate Finance Fund with …
Kathy A.N. Grant, a technology leader in the philanthropy sector, has been named by the Hewlett Foundation as its next Chief Information Officer. Grant is a 15-year veteran of the Hewlett Foundation, who has served in both grantmaking and IT roles, including the last three years as Deputy Chief Information Officer. Muneeb Cheema, a business …
Jehan Velji, a philanthropy expert with more than 25 years of experience in strategy consulting and organizational capacity-building, has been named as the next director of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s Effective Philanthropy Group. Velji will start her position on September 20. Hewlett’s Effective Philanthropy Group seeks to strengthen the capacity of the foundation’s …
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced that Carrie Doyle has been appointed to a Senior Fellow position in its Environment Program. During her two-year fellowship, Doyle will support the Hewlett Foundation’s United States climate portfolio, which embraces a holistic approach to decarbonizing American society as a means of addressing the climate emergency, keeping communities …
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced today that Economy and Society Initiative Director Jennifer Harris will depart to join the Biden administration, and Brian Kettenring, who has served as Co-Executive Director of the Center for Popular Democracy for the past seven years, will join the foundation for a two-year appointment as Initiative Director. As part …