Over the past decade, the U.S. has faced significant challenges, including an escalating climate crisis, increased polarization, rising inequity, and the profound impacts of a global pandemic. These threats could have led to inaction, but instead, a promising trend has emerged. We are witnessing a new wave of ambitious initiatives that illustrate how government investments…
At the Hewlett Foundation, we believe everyone deserves a meaningful opportunity to thrive, regardless of their background or circumstances. However, this opportunity is increasingly threatened as the global climate crisis deepens. Over the past decade, we’ve witnessed escalating wildfires, extreme weather events, growing risks to businesses, increased climate-induced displacement of communities, mounting challenges for farmers…
The Hewlett Foundation has supported the arts in the San Francisco Bay Area since its inception. We believe the arts are essential for individuals and communities to thrive and that artists are the cornerstone of cultural practices that enrich our lives and the region. Artists help us connect to our heritage, better understand our present…
Reproductive freedom — the ability to determine whether, when, and under what circumstances to have children — enables people to achieve personal autonomy, economic empowerment, family well-being, and ultimately, to thrive. For over 50 years, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has supported efforts to expand access to safe, effective, and affordable contraception and abortion…
Click to read in English Programme d’Équité des Genres et Gouvernance (GEG) de la Fondation Hewlett soutient un ensemble diversifié de penseurs créatifs et de résolveurs de problèmes qui travaillent à construire une société inclusive où chacun, en particulier les femmes et les filles, peut s’épanouir. Depuis 2015, le programme GEG se consacre à la promotion…
Cliquez ici pour lire en français The Hewlett Foundation’s Gender Equity and Governance (GEG) program supports a diverse set of creative thinkers and problem solvers who are working to build an inclusive society where everyone, especially women and girls, can thrive. Since 2015, the GEG program has been dedicated to promoting Evidence-Informed Policymaking (EIP) in…
Recent years have seen an intensification of pressures for the nonprofit sector — from the global pandemic, to threats to democratic values, to increased demands for diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. These challenges disproportionately affect organizations serving marginalized communities and have led to widespread staff burnout and a labor shortage crisis. In addition, the power…
The concept of durability has been at the forefront of my mind as we’ve worked with grantees and partners over the past year to refresh the Hewlett Foundation’s Western Conservation grantmaking strategy. It’s no secret that the U.S. West is facing a biodiversity and climate crisis — with communities and ecosystems alike under threat of…
The Performing Arts Program makes grants to support meaningful artistic experiences for communities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. These values, drawn from the program’s Strategic Framework, expand on and emphasize aspects of the Hewlett Foundation’s mission and guiding principles, guide the Performing Arts Program’s grantmaking. The expansive power of the arts The joy, exploration,…
This year has been a busy one as the Chief of Equity and Culture at the Hewlett Foundation. For starters, this was the first year where we began to draw from the $150 million in dedicated racial justice funds to make grants to a number of organizations, including the Color of Change, Race Forward, re:Power,…