Includes Landmark Effort to Expand Internet At Universities New York, NY — United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan joined the presidents of six of the largest U.S. foundations in announcing a $200 million commitment by the foundations over the next five years to further strengthen higher education in seven African nations. The investment by the …
MENLO PARK, Calif. – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has authorized $60,195,043 in new grants to a total of 152 organizations. Some highlighted new grants awarded include: Education – Enhancing Open Educational Resources The Foundation announced a total of $15,772,333 in grants to reform and improve education in California and across the country, including …
After twenty years of experience in the field of Conflict Resolution, the Hewlett Foundation ceased making grants in the field at the end of 2004. Drawing on this experience, the Foundation has recently released three guides for funders in the field of Conflict Resolution. Now available for download are: Environmental Conflict Resolution: Strategies for Environmental …
MENLO PARK, Calif. – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has authorized $44,858,748 in new grants to a total of 175 different organizations. Some highlighted new grants awarded include: Education – Providing Support for California’s Teachers The Foundation announced a total of $6,158,000 in grants to education programs nationwide, including a $1,500,000 grant to the …
After more than two years in development, the National Commission on Energy Policy released its groundbreaking report, “Ending the Energy Stalemate: A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet America’s Energy Challenges” in December, 2004. The report, which offers a detailed set of recommendations on oil security, climate change, and other key energy concerns, has emerged as a …
Californians received a grim report card for their troubled public schools this January when the RAND Corporation released a report commissioned by the Hewlett Foundation showing state funded schools are failing at almost every measurable level. Once considered the best public schools in the nation, California schools now rank at or near the bottom. Among …
MENLO PARK, Calif. – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has awarded $1.2 million in emergency grants to two existing grantee organizations that are providing desperately needed health services to women and children in areas affected by the earthquake and tsunami in South Asia. The Foundation awarded $900,000 to International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), and …
MENLO PARK, Calif. – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has awarded a $575,000 grant designed to reduce teen pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases among at-risk youth in the San Francisco Bay Area. The grant was made through the Foundation’s new Regional Grants Program, which will make grants to assist disadvantaged communities in the Bay …
MENLO PARK, Calif. – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has awarded $57 million in new grants to a total of 160 different organizations in the fourth quarter of 2004. The Foundation also announced that it has reorganized several of its programs for 2005. One major change includes the creation of a new Global Development …
Evaluation of the “Knowledge Is Power Program” Charter Schools in the San Francisco Bay Area Will Help Guide Education Practices in Public Schools MENLO PARK, Calif. – The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has announced that SRI International, a leading independent research and development organization, will evaluate the “Knowledge Is Power Program” (KIPP), a nationwide …