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Project Title
In support of the launch of the Christchurch Call Foundation
Date
Dec. 12, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
In March 15, 2019, a terrorist attacked two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, killing 51 people and injuring 50. The attack was livestreamed by the terrorist for 17 minutes, went viral, and marked a turning point in terrorist exploitation of the internet. The Call’s objective is elimination of terrorist and extremist content. It focuses on prevention; targeted positive interventions in the information environment to prevent disinformation-driven violent extremism; tooling to research and deliver insights into the impacts of algorithmic processes on radicalization; and investment in youth-led prevention of radicalization. This grant is to support the launch of the Christchurch Call Foundation as a fully independent body from the NZ government following its spin-out in 2023.
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Toward the expansion of the Student Presidential Leaders Series
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
27 months
Description
According to the 2023 Arkansas Civic Health Index, Arkansas has the lowest voter registration and turnout rates in the United States with voter turnout declining in the past two generations. In 2001, President William Jefferson Clinton established the Clinton Foundation to create programs and partnerships to expand economic opportunity, improve civic health, confront the climate crisis, and inspire citizen engagement and service. Through the expansion of its Student Presidential Leaders Series, the program will help fifty high school students develop their leadership skills and explore the importance of inclusivity and civic participation. Additionally, in a pilot program, over 750 ninth graders throughout Arkansas will complete 75 hours of district or school approved community service with help from the Clinton Center, housed at the Clinton Foundation. With Corporation support, the Clinton Center will support high school students to engage in community service across the state.
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As a final grant for core support of LearnerStudio
Date
Mar. 07, 2024
Duration
30 months
Description
Much of our education system was designed for the industrial era and is not equipping students with the future-ready skills needed to achieve economic mobility and navigate our increasingly complex world. While we aspire to prepare all students for future success, and despite strong examples of innovations that do so, universal access remains elusive. For over three years, the Corporation has engaged a group of eighty funders in a dialogue about the need for change in response to the educational toll of the pandemic. As an outgrowth of that work, prior Corporation support enabled widely respected social entrepreneur Kim Smith to conduct an analysis of impact opportunities in the education sector. This spurred the creation of the LearnerStudio, a new organization seeded by the Corporation and the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, to address the need for a backbone organization to identify and fund high-leverage innovations, aggregate promising solutions toward more impactful change, and galvanize momentum among system leaders to accelerate the pace of transformation. Corporation support will enable the LearnerStudio to respond to today’s most pressing challenges with innovative learning solutions and partnerships that strengthen the education sector.
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For support for the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) evidence website and its expansion to include data on Corporation-supported fellows
Date
Mar. 07, 2024
Duration
27 months
Description
The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) seeks to address the “Capacity Building and Scientific Impact Tracking System for Africa” (CB-SITS Africa) project that will track the outcomes and various forms of impact of select Corporation-supported projects. It builds on the CARTA Evidence project, a website that was launched in December 2022 to showcase the impact of the CARTA network. With additional funding, the approach will be deepened, improved, and expanded to elevate the visibility of African scholarship and produce data of value to a variety of stakeholders on the continent and beyond.
Project Title
For support of the Middle East Consultation Group meetings
Date
Dec. 12, 2024
Duration
12 months
Description
Recent fast-moving crises in the Middle East have raised the level of instability and risk within and beyond the region to near unprecedented levels. In responding to these developments, the Munich Security Conference (MSC) will convene a high-level, multinational group of 15 experts and former policymakers to support ongoing diplomatic efforts in the broader Middle East. Through a series of monthly meetings (both virtual and in-person) in several key states in the region, the “Middle East Consultation Group” (the Group) will identify, list, categorize, and prioritize the key questions and issues to be resolved if the region is to become peaceful and fulfill its enormous, if heretofore stifled, potential. The Group will draft an early-stage review of this dialogue to be presented at the MSC annual conference in February 2025 and a final report to be presented to the UN General Assembly meeting in New York in September 2025.
Project Title
For a project to provide training in strategic force analysis
Date
Mar. 07, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
Opportunities to learn technical analysis of nuclear strategy, weapons capabilities, and the impact of emerging technologies are scarce, especially for those new to the nuclear field. Renewed funding to Dartmouth College will enable emerging nuclear weapons scholars and practitioners to learn how to assess and model the capabilities of strategic nuclear forces through week-long in-person training courses. These courses will also facilitate networking among course participants as well as with established experts. This, in turn, will encourage future collaboration as well as sustain technical and analytical capacity in the field.
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For core support of the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
24 months
Description
International, refugee, and undocumented students in the United States face unique obstacles in pursuing higher education, launching careers, and building stable lives. The obstacles include an outdated federal immigration system and an uneven patchwork of state policies and institutional practices that systematically limit their ability to achieve education and career goals. Fiscally sponsored by the National Center for Civic Innovation, the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration is a national network of over 550 presidents and chancellors of public and private colleges and universities serving over 5 million students in forty-two states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. It is the only national nonprofit organization exclusively focused on the intersection of higher education and immigration. With Corporation support, the Presidents’ Alliance will continue to educate policymakers about the importance of advancing immigration reforms that will improve educational and economic outcomes for immigrant students and the country overall.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Despite China’s global rise, U.S. companies, government agencies, think tanks, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions face a talent deficit due to insufficient Chinese language capabilities and experience in China. Without a deep pool of China-fluent, China-knowledgeable professionals, Americans in both public and private sectors will continue to operate at a disadvantage. The American Mandarin Society (AMS) is dedicated to nurturing the current and future generations of China-focused professionals and creating meaningful channels for dialogue. With continued Corporation support, AMS will publish bilingual, theme-specific learning guides for professionals; foster the next generation of bilingual American journalist; run a mentorship program for mid-career African-American China professionals; and maintain a website offering Chinese-language learning tools.
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As a one-time only grant for general support
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
The Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership was founded to facilitate open-minded, informed, and respectful dialogue among a broad and engaged public and its leaders to arrive at outcomes that help to create better communities. The foundation works to encourage mutual respect, engage diverse views, and promote transparency through its seminars, research, and publications on a wide range of topics that emphasize the increasing economic, social, and political disparities in society. It has previously collaborated with think tanks and individuals with expertise in various programmatic matters, including forced displacement; technology, productivity, and income distribution; and the role of art in society. With Corporation support, the Chumir Foundation will continue to improve dialogue globally on issues related to current and future geopolitical dynamics.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
18 months
Description
Given the successful adoption of new science standards across the country, most students attend schools that aim to teach science ways that reflect the innovations and vision of the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Standards aligned instructional materials provide the best opportunity to move the implementation of the Framework and NGSS forward. Yet, the complex nature of all curricular innovations has resulted in confusion in the field of what is high-quality. This creates a need for an arbiter to carry out an independent third-part evaluation to help discern between high-quality NGSS instructional materials and those not in alignment with the NGSS. EdReports is a national leader providing evidence-rich reviews of full-course curricula. The independent non-profit publishes freely available, educator-led reviews of materials claiming alignment to college and career ready standards. Through this grant, EdReports will increase the demand for and availability of high-quality instructional materials and expand into their reviews in K-12 science education.
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
18 months
Description
When teachers have access to high-quality professional learning that is aligned with their curriculum, they are better equipped to meet the diverse needs of their students and ensure that every child can succeed. However, school leaders are faced with numerous nonacademic responsibilities, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic, which makes it operationally challenging to provide curriculum-based professional learning (CBPL) at the school level. For teachers to be most effective, school and district leaders need to provide strong, effective instructional leadership and leverage the supportive conditions and structures that CBPL requires. Instruction Partners supports school and district leaders to provide their teachers with effective curriculum-based professional learning. This general support grant will allow Instruction Partners to continue supporting their partners and build the field of CBPL.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
18 months
Description
Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC) is a membership organization that supports values-aligned leaders of color in being agents of change in the lives of children, families and communities they serve. Rooted in the research that proximate leaders positively impact the outcomes of the stakeholders they serve, EdLoC provides programming that supports the leadership development and cross-sector collaboration of its members, as well as advocating for policies on the local and state level in furtherance of the mission of EdLoC and its members. With Corporation support EdLoC will 1) evolve the membership network to increase racial and sector diversity and spark cross-sector collaborations designed to reduce the wealth gap, and 2) focus on advancing mission-aligned federal policies and supporting the policy agenda of network members.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
The study of U.S. foreign policy has been traditionally limited in terms of diversity and perspectives of underrepresented communities. This has recently led to concerted efforts among funders and practitioners in the field to address this shortcoming through a variety of measures, including by cultivating a next generation of leaders embodying and embracing diversity. With a specific focus on China, Black China Caucus (BCC) identifies and amplifies Black professionals whose range of careers provide new and diverse perspectives about China. Corporation support will allow BCC to continue programs aimed at enhancing a community of over 170 professionals and future China hands through such initiatives as a professional directory, mentorship program, student pipeline program, and professional development opportunities. BCC’s programs will help deepen and expand the presence of Black China experts in the U.S. discourse and policymaking relevant to China.
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For core support of its immigration program
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
The United States’ immigration system has long been criticized for failing to meet the country’s changing economic demands and the needs of millions of immigrants who already contribute to the economy. Under a divided Congress, policymakers will need to access innovative, cross-ideological policy ideas to help untangle the current immigration system and build something more resilient, fair, and better for the country. Since 2016, the Cato Institute’s Project on Immigration Reform has been using rigorous, data-driven research to develop policy principles and ideas capable of uniting conservatives, liberals, and libertarians. With Corporation support, the Cato Institute will continue to produce data and research to debunk anti-immigrant myths and bolster the case for innovations in the country’s immigration system.
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
15 months
Description
The Student Leadership Network (SLN) supports young people from diverse underserved communities to access educational opportunities that prepare them to lead successful lives. Their CollegeBound Initiative (CBI) program boasts nearly two decades of successful college access program provision, supporting more than 19,000 young adults enrolling in college. Continued Corporation support will allow SLN to continue building on their Alumni Engagement Team’s capacity-building and programming strategies, strengthening their partnerships, and expanding their initiatives supporting young people on their postsecondary journeys.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Family Engagement Lab (FEL), a nonprofit organization created in 2016, provides parents with information to support learning at home. Their home-to-school connection tool, FASTalk, is a cost-effective tool for teachers that sends curriculum-aligned learning activities to families by text message in their home language. Through this renewal grant, FEL will invest in market research, sales, and partnerships. They will grow FASTalk’s reach in underserved communities, complete the design of new FASTalk functionality, cultivate new funder relationships and implement product improvements that reduce FASTalk-related costs. Finally, they will assess the viability of distributing FASTalk via a curriculum partner.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Getting students back on track after the pandemic will require families to understand how their children are currently performing in school. EdNavigator, a nonprofit organization founded in 2015 with support from the Corporation, provides high-quality education support to families from under-resourced and marginalized communities. Through this renewal grant, EdNavigator will (a) launch a free online parent guide available in Spanish and English, providing families nationwide with the same information and resources that navigators use every day, (b) refine and improve navigation support, and (c) incorporate lessons learned from on-the-ground navigation into well-designed research projects, emphasizing how communication and incentives can lead to positive outcomes at relatively low costs.
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
GreatSchools’ trusted ratings and school information help parents find the right school for their families and improve the schools in their communities. Through this renewal grant, GreatSchools plans to engage parents from historically marginalized backgrounds and low-income families to give them information that helps them take actions for their child that will help inform systemic change. This year they will focus on increasing the audience of users who come from low-income communities and gaining a deeper understanding of their needs – what they value for their children, how they make decisions about schools, what decisions they make, and how to better support their decision making with new information and improved user engagement. GreatSchools also plans to build a cycle of learning that not only informs the GreatSchools website but also offers education researchers and the broader field much-needed insights about parents.
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For core support of the Funders' Census Initiative of the Funders' Committee for Civic Participation
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
The United States census is a critical government operation designed to ensure fair political representation and adequate allocation of more than $1 trillion in federal resources to states and localities. The 2020 Census was the first online-led census, requiring new investments in infrastructure, coordination, and public education. Based at Neo Philanthropy, the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) manages a working group of representatives from more than 500 national, state, and community-based philanthropic organizations that have been investing resources toward a fair and accurate count since 2017. With renewed Corporation support, the Funders’ Census Initiative at the FCCP will aggregate and amplify learnings from the 2020 Census and create opportunities for funders to coordinate intercensal activities, including around redistricting, to build toward the 2030 Census.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
The demands of the twenty-first century necessitate a fundamental redesign of the traditional school model, which does not meet the diverse needs and interests of today’s learners. Founded in 2015 with Corporation support, Transcend provides school communities across the country with iterative, research-based, and community-driven design support to create student-centered learning environments that nurture both academic and socio-emotional development. Transcend also builds capacity for ongoing piloting and learning, and shares tools and resources to support R&D efforts across the field. With Corporation support, Transcend has partnered with more than 300 communities to design or adopt new models for over 467,000 students and disseminated tools and learning to promote widespread transformation in the field. With renewed support, Transcend will continue to partner directly with communities to transform learning experiences, democratize design supports, and catalyze systemic change to ensure the broader climate around schools promotes equitable innovation.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
The United States needs extensive reforms to its immigration and refugee systems, which operate out of different federal agencies. There is a need to revisit legal immigration categories, increase visa capacity, provide status relief for millions of undocumented immigrants without protections or pathways to status, respond to refugee resettlement needs, and more. Founded in 2001, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is a leading research and policy institution that studies American and global migration. MPI attempts to build political consensus by supplying data-driven analyses, innovative policy ideas, and comparative global perspectives to policymakers, leaders in civil society, the media, and the public. With renewed Corporation support, MPI will continue to provide nonpartisan analyses of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels, to help meet the demand for pragmatic and thoughtful responses to the challenges that large-scale migration presents in an increasingly integrated world.
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Project Title
For core support of the Democracy Program
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
18 months
Description
More than 72 million voting-eligible Americans are not registered to vote in the United States. This is partly because many states do not comply with various aspects of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), resulting in missed opportunities to bring millions of people into the democratic process, especially people from low-income households and communities of color. In addition, local and state governments have sought to remove registered voters from their rolls in what is known as “voter purges,” which further depresses voter participation. Since 2000, Demos has been promoting an inclusive voting agenda across the country and removing barriers to voting. Through field investigations, research, and litigation, Demos has helped millions of individuals access voter services guaranteed under the NVRA. With Corporation support, Demos will continue to protect voting rights and expand voting access for all Americans.
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As a final grant for general support
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
15 months
Description
Engaging families in their children’s education is critical for improving students’ academic outcomes, yet it often takes a back seat due to limited resources, inadequate teacher skills, and time constraints. To address this issue, PowerMyLearning, a national nonprofit organization, collaborates with schools and districts to strengthen the learning connections among students, teachers, and families. PowerMyLearning, offers two main programs: Family Playlists, a technology-driven platform that facilitates interactive homework assignments in math and English language arts, which allows students to teach their families what they’ve learned, and professional development for teachers to enhance instruction and involve families effectively. This final general support grant will enable PowerMyLearning to expand its reach, provide professional learning to educators, and complete an impact evaluation of its early-grades program on math achievement and socio-emotional skill.
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For core support of its policy and advocacy programs
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
18 months
Description
Despite a goal of admitting 125,000 refugees in fiscal year 2023, the United States had only resettled roughly 25,000 refugees as of March 31st (nearly midway through the government’s fiscal year). This statistic reflects years of neglect to the refugee settlement system. While the current presidential administration has relied on temporary protections for asylum seekers, policy reform is needed to strengthen the country’s refugee and asylee systems. Founded in 1946, Church World Service (CWS) is an interfaith organization that develops sustainable programs and solutions to poverty, hunger, disaster, and displacement. It is also one of nine refugee resettlement agencies in the United States. With Corporation support, CWS will engage and develop immigrant and refugee leaders and faith community allies to advocate to their national, state, and local elected leaders for more welcoming policies.
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As a final general support grant
Date
Dec. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
TalkingPoints unlocks the potential of low-income, underserved families to support their children’s learning so that these students can graduate from high school on time, go to college, and become part of an inclusive, diverse workforce in America. Through their multilingual engagement platform powered by two-way translated messages and personalized support, families and teachers are able to connect using human and artificial intelligence, eliminating language, time limitations, and know-how as barriers to the school and family connection. This renewal grant will provide general operating support to (a) enable TalkingPoints to strengthen and scale their evidence-based solution to support 7M+ educators, families, and students annually (b) expand on their strategic growth campaign with key investments in growth, research & development, thought leadership, and organizational capacity.
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For general support
Date
Dec. 14, 2023
Duration
18 months
Description
Since its founding in 2011, Springboard Collaborative has coached educators and families to help students achieve grade-level reading by fourth grade. Their program is a five-to-ten-week intervention based on Science of Reading-aligned literacy instruction, professional development for teachers, and engaging family workshops designed to empower students to reach their reading goals. With support from the Corporation, Springboard Collaborative aims to expand its reach by 20 percent and serve 36,000 students. This significant goal will be accomplished by fostering partnerships with large districts. The organization will remain committed to maintaining strong student reading outcomes and implementing its strategic plan to lay the foundation for future growth.
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As a final core support grant of Collaborative for Student Success
Date
Dec. 14, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
It has been over a decade since the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards were released. These documents have transformed science education, but there is significant progress to be made to increase students’ access to high-quality instructional materials and curriculum-based professional learning for teachers. The Collaborative for Student Success (CSS) advocates for strong practices and policies driving improved outcomes for students through capacity-building efforts and promotion of fact-based public discourse. Through this renewal grant, CSS will continue promotion of high-quality science education through dissemination of research and case studies of states and policies. They plan to conduct science communication and advocacy sessions, as well as facilitate a science advocacy learning network with teachers and state leaders.
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For core support of OpenSciEd
Date
Dec. 14, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Meaningful science learning for students occurs when teachers align their instruction to the Next Generation Science Standards, use standards-aligned instructional material, and are supported with curriculum-based professional learning. OpenSciEd is an initiative that brings together state science leaders, expert curriculum designers, learning scientists, science education leaders, and classroom teachers to develop and support a complete set of freely available, full-course, high-quality instructional materials and associated professional learning resources. Through this renewal grant, OpenSciEd will release three high school courses, continue the development and field test of an elementary science curriculum for grades K-5, develop professional learning resources to support curriculum implementation, and work with English Learners Success Forum to develop multilingual learner supports embedded in science curriculum.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
Founded in 1987, the American Immigration Council (AIC) is dedicated to making the U.S. immigration system fairer and more just through litigation, policy advocacy, and strategic communications. It is also a watchdog group that investigates governmental spending and administrative policies pertaining to immigration enforcement. AIC houses the Center for Inclusion and Belonging, a communications project dedicated to reshaping public narratives about immigration with the goal of unifying the country. AIC recently merged with New American Economy (NAE), a Corporation grantee and leading bipartisan think tank and advocacy organization focused on making the economic case for immigration reform, and now also works to build support among conservative communities. With Corporation support, AIC will engage in policy advocacy, pursue impact litigation, and publish resources and analyses that improve due process for immigrants, limit inhumane immigration enforcement, and increase government transparency.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Parents have a unique and critical role in improving our public schools. In communities where parents are connected to each other and deeply engaged, public schools tend to be more effective. Innovate Public Schools, a nonprofit whose mission is to build the power of parents and communities to demand and support the creation of world-class public schools, helps parents organize and advocate to successfully push for better schools in their communities and hold the system accountable to the needs of their children. This renewal grant will support Innovate Public School to continue building their National Organizing program, through which they train and support other education organizations to build their capacity to organize parents. This includes a seven-month Community Organizer Training Program (COTP) and three-day National Parent Leader Institutes (PLI). Through this renewal, Innovate will also supplement with customized consulting and coaching, as they support partner organizations to put these learnings and practices to work in their unique local contexts.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Founded in 1870, The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s (The Met) core mission is to collect, study, conserve, and present significant works of art across all times and cultures to connect people to creativity, knowledge, and ideas. In doing so, we continue to present important but unfamiliar narratives and cross-cultural perspectives, fostering an expanded canon of art history while inviting new voices to contribute their stories. Much of this work is done in collaboration with The Met’s diverse advisory committee. This vision has helped the Museum to become more inclusive, with the aim to create an inspiring and welcoming visitor experience. Corporation support will help The Met with its ongoing commitment to serve scholars and the general public alike through its exhibitions, educational programming, special events, and opening their collections for deeper research.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Since 2015, the United States has received approximately 500,000 unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children seeking humanitarian protection, but the system meant to respond to and protect those minors continues to fail many. Founded in 2009, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing migrant children with legal representation and social services, advancing policies and laws that ensure their access to due process, and advocating for durable solutions to child migration that are in the best interests of the child. With Corporation support, KIND will continue to represent children in immigration courts and advocate for systemic changes to immigration policies that promote child welfare and ensure they receive fair and compassionate treatment under the law.
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For core support of Four Freedoms Fund, a donor collaborative on immigrant civic integration at the state level
Date
Dec. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Established in 2003 with Corporation support, the Four Freedoms Fund (FFF) is a donor collaborative housed at Neo Philanthropy supporting state-based and regional immigrant-serving coalitions across the country. FFF serves a hybrid role of convener, grantmaker, and strategist, connecting grassroots organizations with national immigrant integration groups. With renewed Corporation support, FFF will strengthen state and regional groups across the country through grants to develop organizing and advocacy strategies, build institutional capacity, enable strategic collaboration among grantees, plan effective communications, and create intersectional alliances with unlikely allies.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
Ensuring children’s academic success and well-being through high-quality digital resources and support is essential for families, students, and educators. Common Sense Media, the leading organization in the United States dedicated to building a digital world where children can learn and thrive, is uniquely positioned to help families navigate a rising tide of digital-age parenting challenges while seizing opportunities that technology presents to help students learn at home. Through this grant, Common Sense Media will (a) conduct research to raise public awareness, drive a national conversation, and provide crucial data about the needs of all families related to media and technology; (b) ensure families have access to the high-quality content, guidance, and tools they need to support their kids’ learning at home and use of technology in safe, responsible ways; (c) provide educators, schools, and districts with robust digital citizenship content, professional development training, and family engagement resources that strengthen the home-school connection and lead to better academic and emotional well-being outcomes for students.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
The National Skills Coalition (NSC) was founded in 2000 to advocate for inclusive, high-quality career pathways for those typically left behind by our nation’s postsecondary system. Through expert analysis and technical assistance, broad-based organizing, targeted advocacy, and cutting-edge communications, NSC focuses on state and federal skills policies that address the needs of the broadest range of workers and industries while also redressing the racial inequities created by the systems that determine who gets a chance to succeed. NSC is diverse and non-partisan, drawing from the ranks of business, labor, education, the public sector, and community advocates across a range of sectors. General support from the Corporation will allow NSC to pursue an interconnected federal and state strategy to significantly reform higher education policies to make college work for working people, with a particular emphasis on advancing racial equity through these policy reforms.
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For core support to the Transforming Evidence Funders Network
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
The Corporation’s grantmaking to bridge the gap between the academic and policy worlds has long focused on efforts to change academic tenure and promotion criteria to give more weight to policy relevant research and engagement. A related goal has been to assess the societal impact of the supported research. These goals are shared by a multi-foundation effort, the Transforming Evidence Funders Network (TEFN). Although most of its members are grantmakers working on domestic American issues, their generic challenges resonate strongly with the Corporation’s interests. The grant will support TEFN and its broader Transforming Evidence Network (TEN) of policy-oriented scholars and researchers, currently coordinated by The Pew Charitable Trust’s Evidence Project. Corporation funding would contribute to this innovative collaboration and enhance its financial viability.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
There is a substantial body of evidence demonstrating the benefits of access to legal services for immigrants. From naturalization services to asylum claims and everything in between, access to legal services greatly improves outcomes for immigrants. But only a small portion of immigrants receive such assistance. The Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) is the largest nonprofit legal immigration network in the United States. It was founded in 1988 by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to address a critical need for quality, affordable legal services at the local level. With more than 450 affiliate organizations across forty-nine states and the District of Columbia, CLINIC offers pro bono and low-cost legal services to immigrants and their families. With renewed Corporation support, CLINIC will provide substantive legal and program management training and resources to its network partners and will continue to build the capacities of legal service providers who are directly supporting immigrants nationwide.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Exacerbated by the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rising tensions between democracies and autocracies, growing repression in Iran, violent extremism in the Sahel, the plight of millions of migrants and refugees worldwide, and the ongoing deprivations caused by corruption and climate change, threats to basic human rights across the globe continue apace. Since its establishment in 1978, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has played a crucial role within the global ecosystem for human rights. With a staff of nearly 600 operating on six continents, HRW continues to investigate, expose, and promote change to defend fundamental rights and freedoms worldwide. This grant provides general support to HRW to continue advancing its important work whenever and wherever human rights are being undermined.
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As a final core support grant of YouthTruth
Date
Dec. 14, 2023
Duration
18 months
Description
Too often, the voices of students – those at the very center of our education system – are missing from the conversation about improving education outcomes and experiences. YouthTruth, a national survey project operated by the Center for Effective Philanthropy harnesses student and stakeholder feedback to help school leaders and education funders make better decisions that lead to better outcomes for students. Since its founding in 2009, YouthTruth has surveyed over 2.6 million students and 589,000 family and staff members across thirty-nine states. With further support from the Corporation, Youth Truth will (1) Broaden its influence through research, thought leadership, and communications; (2) Expand funder engagement; (3) Target growth while prioritizing equity and efficiency; and (4) Deepen effectiveness through client engagement and support.
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As a final general support grant
Date
Dec. 14, 2023
Duration
15 months
Description
The National Parents Union (NPU) is a national nonprofit formed by parents, for parents. Their member organizations, representing all fifty states, D.C., and Puerto Rico, are vetted by volunteer leadership. NPU supports family advocates in improving the quality of life for children. Their Parent Power Agenda outlines priorities for children and families, emphasizing family involvement in budget, policy, and decision-making, as well as equity in education recovery efforts. Through this final general support grant, NPU will implement its annual plan, including capacity-building and training programs such as parent advocacy workshops and mentorship programs.
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For core support of BuildUS, a collaborative fund aimed at ensuring federal funds are invested in local communities
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
With the enactment of recent federal legislation, an opportunity has opened to deliver economic relief, physical and clean energy infrastructure development, and significant worker and community investments into disadvantaged communities to promote a stronger workforce and improve communities throughout the country. BuildUS is a collaborative fund, fiscally sponsored by the Amalgamated Foundation, which aims to maximize implementation efforts and support the acceleration of the country’s transition to a lower carbon, worker centered, and fairer economy. BuildUS will work to ensure the fair and effective implementation of federal investments into American communities. It will provide grants and technical assistance to local organizations to access resources at the community level and support planning efforts to determine local priorities within the context of the federal funding. The long-term goal is to transition low-income and minority neighborhoods from gas-based energy to clean energy alternatives and ensure workers can transition to better-paying green jobs.
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For core support of The Campaign for Our Shared Future
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
18 months
Description
In the midst of growing political polarization in the United States schools are getting caught up in local social and cultural debates. This follows a global pandemic that revealed to parents, among others, ongoing inequities in the public school system nationwide. Amidst these challenges, misinformation is spreading, and some families are questioning curriculum choices, which are posing threats to the public education system. Parental turnout in local school board meetings, community engagements, and local elections has been low. There is a need for a nonpartisan campaign that provides unbiased information to actively engage all parents in support of public schools. The Campaign for Our Shared Future (COSF) is such an initiative, seeking to amplify the voices of American families and mobilize them for equity and inclusion in K-12 education. With a renewal grant from the Corporation, COSF will continue its efforts to restore public trust and support for the education system by offering direct communications support, targeted outreach, and promoting stakeholder engagement for families, communities, and education leaders at the local level.
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For a final grant for core support of Organizations in Solidarity
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
To promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the peace and security field, Organizations in Solidarity (OiS) works with organizations active in the field to combat racist beliefs, attitudes, and acts of discrimination and to integrate diversity throughout their operations. With previous funding, OiS has established collaborative working groups to address specific DEI issues, created resources and tools for organizations to assess and improve their DEI efforts, facilitated information sharing, and provided resources of relevance to mentoring, internships, and job opportunities. With renewed funding, OiS will continue these activities and expand the existing network of partner organizations.
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For core support of NTI's nuclear program
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Russia’s war in Ukraine and the breakdown of U.S.-Russian relations pose significant challenges to a global nuclear order that was already being tested by weapons modernization in the United States, China, and Russia, as well as other nuclear possessor states. The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) has a longstanding reputation for research, analysis, and policy and public outreach on actionable steps to reduce nuclear risks. NTI partners with governments, current and former policy makers, and multinational organizations to promote dialogue and advocate for and implement policies to reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism, as well as to increase strategic stability. With renewed funding, NTI’s nuclear program will continue these activities and begin a new initiative to build political will for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, Chinese and U.S. nuclear modernization, as well as heightened concerns about proliferation have contributed to an increased political salience for nuclear weapons and an uncertain future for arms control. The Arms Control Association (ACA) helps to reduce nuclear dangers by providing research and data-driven analysis, convenings for bipartisan and Track II dialogues, and policy-driven papers to inform the public debate on nuclear issues and the future for arms control. With renewed funding, ACA will continue its efforts with a focus on strategic stability, arms control, and disarmament. It will also address new risks to nuclear security posed by emerging technologies.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Today’s students require learning experiences that are personalized, mastery-based, and student-centered to prepare them to thrive in a dynamic future, and competency-based education offers a promising pathway to achieve this vision. The Aurora Institute (Aurora) was founded over twenty years ago to advance the field toward competency-based education and has evolved to become one of the leading organizations in education building demand for transformational change in K-12 systems, promoting best practices from across the globe, and tackling policy barriers. Continued Corporation support will enable Aurora to drive change at all levels of the system through four core strands of work: policy analysis, knowledge diffusion, action research on competency-based education, and convening. Aurora has directly supported forty-one states, 800 schools and organizations, 180 districts, and built a network of 25,000 education professionals; overall, this work has impacted more than 14,000,000 students. Aurora’s policy work has informed significant advances in federal and state policy toward competency-based systems.
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For core support of the Center for Effective Career and Technical Education
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
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New models of career and technical education (CTE) can prepare students for long-term success by helping them navigate and adapt to an increasingly complex labor market. As demand for CTE grows, it is critical to build evidence about high-quality, equitable programming and policies. MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization with significant experience evaluating effective programs and policies to support educational attainment and economic mobility. With Corporation support in 2018, MDRC established the Center for Effective Career and Technical Education (the Center) to ensure that the expansion of CTE programs is informed by a robust evidence base. The Center serves as a hub for evidence building, innovation, technical assistance, and research synthesis related to CTE. With core support from the Corporation, the Center will expand partnerships with CTE organizations to ensure their programming is evidence-based and add to the sector’s knowledge about what works, identify gaps in the research focused on work-based learning and develop a learning agenda to inform future research, and expand CTE policy outreach and dissemination.
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As a final general support grant
Date
Dec. 14, 2023
Duration
15 months
Description
Over the past decade, there has been significant progress in building and implementing robust education data systems at the district, state, and federal levels. However, the wealth of data that has been collected through these systems is not always accessible to parents, educators, and policymakers who need it to guide their decision-making. Data Quality Campaign (DQC) offers a deeply informed, nonpartisan approach to addressing this challenge, working to ensure that all stakeholders have the information they need to make decisions that support student success. Continued support from the Corporation will support DQC’s theory of action to make data work for students through two strands of work: 1) increase public understanding of the value of data in supporting the Pre-K–higher ed student journey 2) ensure that state leaders can use the policy levers available to them across Pre-K–higher ed to make data work for students and communities.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the United States and face myriad challenges in accessing essential government resources and political representation. Established in 1991, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) is one of the leading civil and human rights advocates for the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Using policy advocacy, litigation, and public engagement strategies, AAJC raises awareness of systemic challenges faced by Asian Americans and advances federal and state policy recommendations that would directly improve their lives. Among the organization’s core issue interests are the decennial census, immigration reform, voting rights, and, increasingly, combating anti-Asian hate crimes. AAJC works in collaboration with more than 250 community-based organizations and affiliates across the country that serve AAPI communities and is often a leading partner in national coalitions around issues that advance justice. With Corporation support, AAJC will continue to advance the rights of Asian Americans by amplifying their voice in federal and state policy discourse.
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For core support to American Diplomat Podcast
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
The lack of awareness about the role diplomats play within the U.S. foreign affairs and national security establishments undermines public support for American diplomacy. Established in 1983, the American Academy of Diplomacy’s mission is to enhance public appreciation and support for U.S. diplomacy’s critical role in advancing the national interest. In pursuit of its goals, the Academy supports programs that highlight past achievements, failures, and future opportunities of U.S. diplomacy. The American Diplomat Podcast offers first-person storytelling from American diplomats who have contributed to newsworthy events overseas. Hosted by former ambassador, Pete Romero and writer, Laura Bennett, the conversations add context and details to the guests’ stories from behind the scenes of international diplomacy.
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