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Project Title
For general support
Date
Mar. 04, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
Founded in 1945, CARE’s mission has been to work around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. Today, more than 41 million people in the United States live in poverty, as classified by the global poverty index, with possibly 10 million more people becoming impoverished as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering this great need, CARE has launched a new focus on addressing U.S. specific issues, bringing learnings from CARE’s 75-year history working with the world’s most vulnerable populations providing relief to five U.S. cities: Atlanta, San Francisco, Houston, Louisville, and Akron. With Corporation support, CARE will create a U.S. Programs and Policy Department and will focus on working with black, indigenous, and people of color, including immigrants and refugees, who are living below the poverty line.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 04, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
COVID-19 has thrown the K-12 field into a period of uncertainty and change the like of which the nation’s schools have never seen before.In such times, we all look to reliable, trusted sources of information to find the way forward.And educators, administrators, policymakers, and the public have all turned to Education Week (EdWeek) in unprecedented numbers for insights and guidance. Since the nonprofit Editorial Projects in Education launched EdWeek in 1981, their experienced team of reporters and researchers has brought independent journalism to bear on issues that matter most in education.Today, the field’s leaders and stakeholders rely on EdWeek as an essential source for the news, information, analysis that can drive critical changes in policy and practice. Considered the nation’s “must read” news source in elementary and secondary education, EdWeek has focused attention like no other media outlet on the shortcomings and success stories of American schools. With continued support from the Corporation, EdWeek will carry on delivering vital coverage to the field through their regular beat reporting, video, and visual journalism, and other activities.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 04, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
Many schools struggle to implement family engagement interventions that enable students, teachers, and families to function as a learning system. Relationships between teacher, student, and families typically look like a line, connecting teachers with students and students with families, and have little impact on student learning. Founded in 1999, PowerMyLearning is a national nonprofit organization partnering with schools and districts that fosters a “triangle” of learning relationships between students, teachers, and families. Family Playlists is their interactive homework assignment tool and learning platform. With support from the Corporation, PowerMyLearning made a shift to remote delivery for their services to schools, obtained learnings about using Family Playlists in the early grades, and released professional development offerings. Through this renewal grant, PowerMyLearning will innovate on their direct program model, Family Playlists, set up for rapid growth by improving marketing infrastructure, strengthen their evidence base, and support continuous improvementand organizational capacity.
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For core support of its immigration program
Date
Mar. 04, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
Historically, increased immigration has yielded positive economic and social benefits to the United States, the global community, and—most importantly—to immigrants themselves. Legal immigration fills critical labor gaps experienced by American businesses, reunites separated families, provides refuge to those fleeing crises and oppression, and introduces Americans to new cultures and ideas. Founded in 2015, the Niskanen Center is a nonpartisan think tank and policy advocacy organization that uses a rigorous, evidence-based approach to engaging policymakers across the political spectrum around policy issues. The center’s immigration program is committed to protecting vulnerable immigrant populations, relieving labor shortages, and energizing the economy by expanding immigration pathways. With Corporation support, the Niskanen Center’s immigration program will educate policymakers about the current state of immigration in the United States and advocate for pro-immigrant policy solutions that are innovative, practical, and politically viable.
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Mar. 04, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
Despite the growing number of unaccompanied migrant children fleeing to the United States for safety from violence and danger in their home countries, the federal government has in recent years dismantled a system of policies, laws, and institutional funding designed to safeguard their well-being and protect their fundamental rights. Founded in 2009, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing migrant children with legal representation, 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 The Hechinger Report
Date
Mar. 04, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
Almost nine months have passed since the start of the pandemic and schools remain shuttered across the country. There is enormous fear that millions of children will be left behind, losing crucial time in the arc of their educational development. The Hechinger Report, a ten-year-old nonprofit, award-winning, independent news outlet focused on innovation and education has been covering the inequities that permeate the U.S. education system, which is projected to be more pronounced over the coming years due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. With support from the CorporationThe Hechinger Report will continue to strengthen its coverage of inequality, achievement gaps, and solutions- and research-based reporting; sustainits investigative team; and bolsterits reporting of under-covered areas such as the West and the South of the country.
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For general support
Date
Mar. 04, 2021
Duration
6 months
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Mar. 04, 2021
Duration
18 months
Description
Reimaginingequitablepathways to educational and economic opportunity for young people will require strategic collaborations across organizations and across sectors.America’s Promise Alliance (the Alliance), the nation’s largest cross-sector alliance of nonprofits, community organizations, businesses, and government entities,manages several initiatives in pursuitof:increasedhigh schoolgraduation rates (GradNation),expandedyouth employment opportunities(YES Project),deeperapplication of learning scienceacross public education(How Learning Happens), and, mostrecently, broaderadoption ofanti-racistpracticesin education(Anti-Racist Alliance).With general support from the Corporation, the Alliance willactivate its stakeholder networks in support ofthe first three of these initiatives and launch thefourth,through which the Alliance will build the capacity of its member organizations todrive change toward racial justicein their own communities.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
18 months
Description
Fundamental transformations at the state and district levels will require the active leadership of action-oriented state and district “chiefs,” leaders who are positioned to address many of the most pressing challenges facing our education system today. This includes direct support to district and state leaders to implement proven improvement strategies including: ensuring that educators receive the training they need to implement high-quality instructional materials; redesigning our K12 systems in alignment with better, more affordable postsecondary pathways; and embedding parent and community engagement for equitable, sustainable change. Founded in 2015, Chiefs for Change (CfC) is a nonprofit organization led by bold and innovative Chiefs serving in bipartisan administrations that supports its members to tackle these challenges. With renewed Corporation support, CfC will continue to support its members in the context of pandemic planning, sharing best and promising practices, and discussing current and forthcoming challenges and obstacles.
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For core support of the Cowen Institute
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
In New Orleans and across the country, there are considerable equity gaps in college access and attainment, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic The Cowen Institute is uniquely positioned to address the considerable challenges facing New Orleans and the country by continuing to examine, innovate, and advocate for postsecondary outcomes for all New Orleans youth. The Cowen Institute is committed to changing these outcomes for young people by sharing accessible research and data with the public, serving as a convenor and capacity builder on postsecondary readiness and success best practices, and leading high impact college and career readiness and success programs. The Cowen Institute has the potential to both deepen and expand this work to include rigorous, in-depth qualitative research to elevate the voices of young people within the New Orleans community, allowing the institute and its partners to better understand and respond to these young people’s needs. Continued support will allow the institute to further its work in creating accessible and actionable research and programming for postsecondary pathways to success.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
YouthForce NOLA (YouthForce) is an education, business, and civic collaborative that prepares New Orleans public school students to succeed in the high-wage, high-demand STEM career pathways that will become available in the Greater New Orleans region. Previous Corporation support allowed YouthForce to develop sustainable solutions to address students’ social and emotional needs in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. YouthForce NOLA created a Virtual Soft Skills “Library” to provide free soft skills resources to students, families, and organizations that serve students. Continued support will allow YouthForce NOLA to rebuild the career awareness and exploration pipeline for high school freshman and sophomores through quality career awareness and exploration coursework/activities, support training providers and schools to help high school students earn industry-recognized credentials aligned to careers before high school graduation, provide rising seniors with meaningful work experience in internships aligned to employer needs through their flagship YouthForce Internship (YFI) program, and integrate soft skills into the previously described programs.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
While the literature indicates a relationship between socio-emotional learning (SEL) and academic outcomes, SEL is too often treated as an add-on to academic instruction rather than as a central component. Turnaround for Children (Turnaround) was established to address the impact of adversity on student learningby equipping educators with the knowledge and tools needed to supportacademic growthandwhole childdevelopment. Over the course of the last twenty years, Turnaround has helped integrate SEL in hundreds of underserved school communities across the country, improving school climate and student engagement. Corporation support has enabled Turnaround to create tools for educators and inform the field of best practices to promote positive learning and development, which have been critical during the pandemic. With renewed support, Turnaround will continue playing a field leadership role in COVID-19 recovery efforts focused on SEL, refine educator tools, advance the field’s understanding of SEL, and equip educators to successfully integrate SEL into their instructional practice.
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Project Title
For core support of Scaling Student Success
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
The mission of Scaling Student Success (SSS) is to prepare young people holistically and equitably for future success. Scaling Student Successis dedicated to educating the whole child, assuring that all young people are prepared for futuresuccess.Their growing Community of Practice (CoP) includes California (CA) school districts dedicated toengaging their community stakeholders to create a Graduate Profile, which offers arenewed vision and definition of the college and career-ready student, serves as an impetus for shifting instructional practices and engaging students in deeper learning, and requires a shift in assessments that provide students authentic ways to demonstrate their knowledge and skills. Initial support from the Corporation allowed SSS to double the size of their CoP to 14 school districts and two county offices of education, expanded the number of both practice partners and advisory board members, launched six strands of the CoP, adopted an online platform to support the CoP strands, established a communications presence, and built upon the tremendous energy and collaborative spirit shared by CA and national leaders. Core support from the Corporation will allow SSS to leverage this early success and create a more structured approach to increase impact.
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For core support of OneGoal New York
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
A postsecondary credential has become increasingly vital to an individual’s ability to secure employment, yet resources to support secondary students’ college access and success are insufficient.OneGoalequips educators to facilitate a three-year college success model, in which high schoolstudentscomplete credit-bearing courses and receive coaching and support through freshman year of college.OneGoalparticipates in the Corporation’s College Advising Partnership (CAP), which aims to address the persistent gap in degree attainment between high- and low-incomestudents,andwill be a key stakeholder audience of the Corporation’s Focus NYC initiative.Priorsupport enabledOneGoalto serve1,430fellowsin New York City, adapt programming to the virtual setting during the pandemic,and advance postsecondary enrollment and persistence goals,such as 79% of students enrolling in a postsecondary pathway. Corporation support will enableOneGoalNew York to continue participating in CAP and transforming student outcomes by building the capacity of schools, both remotely and in-person, to supportcollegeaccess and success.
Project Title
For core support of PeerForward New York
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
A postsecondary credential has become increasingly vital to an individual’s ability to secure employment, yet resources to support secondary students’ college access and success are insufficient.PeerForwardleverages positive peer influence in high schools to increase college enrollmentby empowering students to serve as peer leaders and run campaigns on critical steps toward college.PeerForwardparticipates in the Corporation’s College Advising Partnership (CAP), which aims toaddress the persistent gap in degree attainment between high- and low-income students,and will be a key stakeholder audience of the Corporation’s Focus NYC initiative.Prior support enabledPeerForwardNew York to serve6,500students acrossfifteenhigh schools and advance key college access goals through student-led campaigns. Continuedsupport willallowPeerForwardNew York to continue participating in CAP and transforming college accessoutcomesby empowering young people to create college-going school cultures.
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
A postsecondary credential has become increasingly vital to an individual’s ability to secure employment, yet resources to support secondary students’ college access and success are insufficient.iMentorpartners with high schoolsin low-income communities and matches students with mentors who utilize a research-based curriculum to support students on the path to college.iMentorparticipates in the Corporation’s College Advising Partnership (CAP), which aims to address the persistent gap in degree attainment between high- and low-income students,and will be a key stakeholder audience of the Corporation’s Focus NYC initiative.Prior support enablediMentorto support nearly 10,000 students and make key programmatic improvement, including incorporating socio-emotional learning into the mentorship model.Corporation support will enableiMentorto continue participating in CAP and transforming college access and success for low-income students through positive mentoring relationships.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
The United Nations (UN) Security Council is a core institution of the global community’s international peace and security architecture. The Security Council Report (SCR), an independent not-for-profit organization established in 2005, provides dedicated coverage of the Security Council and its thirty-three subsidiary bodies. In addition, SCR provides capacity building workshops on Security Council practice, procedures, and substance for Security Council candidate countries. Reporting materials published by SCR are shared free of charge for use by anyone interested in UN operations and processes.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
Although the federal government has announced plans to restore protections to vulnerable immigrant groups in the United States and restore a humanitarian framework to asylum and refugee resettlement, the U.S. immigration system needs more extensive reforms. Congress needs to revisit legal immigration categories, increase visa capacity, provide status relief for millions of undocumented immigrants without protections or pathways to status, and more. Founded in 2001, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) is a leading research and policy institution dedicated to the study of American and global migration. MPI attempts to build political consensus through data-driven analyses, innovative policy ideas, and comparative perspectives to policymakers, leaders in civil society, the media, and the public. With Corporation support, MPI will continue to meet the demand for pragmatic and thoughtful responses to the challenges and opportunities that large-scale migration presents to communities and institutions in an increasingly interrelated world.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
While the United States immigration system has long been criticized for its complexity and failure to provide immigration relief to more than 10 million undocumented residents, it has been further overwhelmed in recent years. The immigration court backlog has ballooned to more than 1.3 million pending cases, and some immigrants are expected to wait more than five years for their day in court. Founded by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1988, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) is among the largest nonprofit legal immigration networks in the United States, with more than 400 affiliate organizations. CLINIC provides legal and program management training to its affiliates and engages in administrative advocacy on immigration issues of importance to the Catholic Church, including families, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable populations. CLINIC’s affiliates offer pro bono and low-cost legal services to immigrants and their families. With Corporation support, CLINIC will continue to build the capacities of legal service providers who are directly supporting immigrants nationwide.
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For core support of the State Infrastructure Fund, a donor collaborative focused on nonpartisan voter engagement
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
18 months
Description
Although many people consider free and fair elections to be a hallmark of American democracy, the United States has seen a surge in restrictive voting laws and proposals across the country. Some state governments have been using controversial, discriminatory policies to suppress the franchise, and historically underrepresented communities—including people of color, indigenous Americans, young voters, and naturalized citizens—are being disproportionately affected. Based at NEO Philanthropy, the State Infrastructure Fund (SIF) is a nonpartisan donor collaborative that supports state-based nonprofit organizations dedicated to providing voting rights protection and nonpartisan voter engagement among historically underrepresented groups. With Corporation support, SIF will provide consistent, long-term funding to networks of state-based and state-focused organizations that empower communities through nonpartisan civic engagement, advocacy, election protection, and voting rights litigation.
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
Established in 1991, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) is one of the leading civil rights advocates for the Asian American Pacific Islander community. Using policy advocacy, litigation, and robust public engagement, AAJC raises awareness of systemic challenges faced by Asian Americans and advances federal 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 hundreds of community affiliates across the country and is often a leading partner in national coalitions around issues that advance social justice. With Corporation support, AAJC will continue to advance the rights of Asian Americans by amplifying their voice in federal policy discourse.
Project Title
For general support
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
Founded in 1964, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) is a nonpartisan think tank and educational institution that was incorporated by a community of nonpartisan priests, nuns, and lay people dedicated to serving migrants and refugee around the world. CMS convenes and provides data-driven analyses and policy recommendations to policymakers, litigators, advocates, and immigrant-serving organizations, including Catholic and other faith-based groups. With Corporation support, CMS will produce and lift up research and policy ideas that improve U.S. immigration policy and help community and faith-based organizations better serve vulnerable immigrant communities, including refugees and undocumented immigrants.
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For core support of Bottom Line New York
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
A postsecondary credential has become increasingly vital to an individual’s ability to secure employment, yet resources to support students’ college access and success are insufficient. Bottom Line connects low-income high school and college students with professional advisors who support them through the range of financial, academic, and personal challenges that emerge on the path to and through college. Bottom Line participates in the Corporation’s College Advising Partnership (CAP), which aims to address the persistent gap in degree attainment between high- and low-income students, and will be a key stakeholder audience of the Corporation’s Focus NYCinitiative.Prior supportenabled Bottom Line New York to serve nearly 3,000 students, adapt programming and services to meet the shifting needs of students during the pandemic,and achieve strong outcomes in college access and success.Corporation support will enable Bottom Line New York to continue participating in CAP and transforming student outcomes through personalized support.
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For core support of the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
18 months
Description
In 2017, an alliance of university presidents and chancellors assembled in response to government efforts to undermine the United States immigration system, including moves to restrict academic enrollment and postgraduate employment opportunities for immigrant, international, and refugee students. Fiscally sponsored by the National Center for Civic Innovation, the Presidents’Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration is a network of more than 500 university leaders, representing diverse institutions from across the country. The Presidents’Alliance is committed to ensuring greater educational access and equitable outcomes for immigrant and refugee students, as well as promoting policies that enable recruitment and retention of talented international students, alumni, and scholars. With Corporation support, the Presidents’Alliance will expand its immigration advocacy capabilities as it continues to amplify the voices of university leadership from across the country. It will also build out a digital portal that integrates data, policy updates, and resources affecting immigrant, international, and refugee students.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
Since 2011 Urban Schools Human Capital Academy (USHCA) has been working with states and districts across the country on creating effective strategic human capital systems. Their current grant with states has further informed how states can better support districts in their human capital work. Through this renewal grant, USHCA will continue to work to more closely align talent work across all levels of the system and support a dialogue to create coherence across talent strategies, through (a) working with additional states and districts to increase alignment on key talent challenges, (b) growing and deepening the network of talent leaders in the field able to address these challenges, (c) expand USHCA’s voice in the field and reach as the education sector’s thought leader for practical approaches to effective talent management, and (d) position the organization for long-term sustainability.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
Data shows that immigrants have up to a 74 percent chance of winning their immigration cases with legal representation. Unfortunately, without access to quality counsel, many immigrants fall victim to fraudulent legal practitioners or do not address their legal status at all. Founded in 2014 by Judge Robert Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Immigrant Justice Center (IJC) uses an innovative fellowship program to train new lawyers and expand access to affordable immigration legal services for underserved communities. IJC recruits talented new lawyers and advocates from across the country and provides fellowships that connect them with legal service agencies and community-based organizations in need of legal capacity. IJC has onboarded 278 lawyers and advocates and supported more than 80,000 immigrants and their families with legal information, advice, and high-quality representation, often in the clients’ native language. With Corporation support, IJC will continue to recruit, train, and support young lawyers and community advocates to provide legal and social services to underserved immigrants across the country.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
In order to solve longstanding issues in the American education system, a systems change approach is needed that addresses both structural and cultural change. Reform strategies employed to date, even those with a systems orientation, have often focused only on structural change without going deeper, thus resulting in only incremental improvements at best.Collective Change Lab (CCL) is a new nonprofit that aims to amplify the voices and wisdom of people from around the world to promote radical transformation in education and other social and environmental problem-solving areas. Building on longstanding work in collective impact strategies, CCL will elevate concrete examples of what transformational change in the education system looks like through case study research, partnerships, and leadership development activities.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
According to the latest reports from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 79.5 million people around the world are currently displaced from their homes. Among them are 26 million refugees and 4.2 million asylum seekers from countries where poverty and active conflict have forced them to seek refuge abroad. Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) provides emergency relief and sustainable development assistance to vulnerable populations affected by humanitarian crises. IRC provides health care, infrastructure, learning, and economic support to more than 23 million people around the world. With Corporation support, the IRC will continue responding to global humanitarian crises, help meet the needs of some of the world’s most vulnerable populations, and advocate on behalf of refugees and the refugee resettlement program in the United States.
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For core support of the Bush Institute's immigration program
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
The United States is home to nearly 45 million immigrants from around the world who arrived with hopes of building a better life. They are entrepreneurs and innovators who are adding to the country’s rich immigrant heritage, as well as playing a vital role in the United States economy. However, due to the United States’ complex and outdated immigration system, immigrants are currently unable to fully integrate or access their entire economic potential. Founded in 2009, the George W. Bush Foundation is home to the Bush Institute-Southern Methodist University (SMU) Economic Growth Initiative, which works to advance immigration policy reforms that promote innovation, entrepreneurship, and inclusive growth. With Corporation support, the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative will produce innovative research and policy analyses, with the goal of growing bipartisan support for immigration reform and educating new audiences about immigrants’ contributions to the United States.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
Today’s complex global dynamics present multiple challenges tohuman rights throughout the world. Human Rights Watch (HRW) is one of theworld’s leading organizations dedicated to upholding human rights standards.Mistreatment of migrants, constraints and attacks on civil societyorganizations and journalists, and increasing xenophobia have broughtheightened attention to human rights violations in a number of regions. Byraising awareness of and investigating these abuses, HRW is able to engage theinvolved public, civil society, governments, and intergovernmentalorganizations in a search for solutions. This grant providesgeneralsupport to HRW to continue its important work in defending human rightswhenever and wherever they are being undermined.
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For core support of its immigration program
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
18 months
Description
Founded in 2004, the Truman Center for National Policy is nationwide membership organization comprised of diverse leaders, many from national security and policy backgrounds, committed to shaping and advocating for smart national security solutions. The Truman Center believes that the United States’ national security interests are effectively served through advancing immigration policies that are humane and rules-based and increase the country’s economic competitiveness. With Corporation support, the Truman Center will use its extensive experience as a coalition builder to educate key stakeholders about the importance of a pro-immigrant policy agenda to advancing the United States’ national security goals. It will also produce original research and other resources on the value of welcoming immigration policies at the state and local levels.
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For general support
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
15 months
Description
PENCIL, which partners with business leaders to deliver paid work-based learning (WBL) and internship experiences to New York City students, played an important role in addressing the COVID-related disruptions to these experiences last summer. As part of that effort, PENCIL developed the Career Explorers Program, which provided WBL experiences designed to mirror real-world industry work decoupled from internship placements that were in short supply. The program yielded student outcomes comparable to and, in some cases, stronger than those achieved through remote internships, and it offers a unique blueprint for PENCIL and other partners to examine as part of the solution to scaling high-quality summer youth employment in New York City.As part of the Focus NYC initiative, Corporation support will enablePENCILtocontinue to play a thought leadership role and build knowledge related to the implementation of this program in New York City.
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For general support in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Center
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
In the 50 years since it opened in 1971, the Kennedy Center has been a leader for the arts across America and around the world, reaching and connecting with artists andinspiring and educating communities. Today, the Center servesmore than 2million patrons each year, and reaches1.4 million students and teachers in all 50 states through its educational programs. The Center’s 50th anniversary season will celebrate cultural leaders past, present, and future through performances, artist residencies, leadership accelerator programs, and recognition opportunities. Through these initiatives, and with Corporation support, the Center will provide direct financial and infrastructural resources for artists to develop interventions into social systems, commission original artistic works, inspire debate and critical conversation, and provide a national platform for cultural leadership.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
Latinos for Education’s mission is to develop, place and connect essential Latino leadership in the education sector while mobilizing Latino voice to promote practices and policies that remove barriers to educational opportunity. Their programs accelerate leadership pipelines, mobilize leaders and communities, and connect Latino leaders through technology. They have in-person hubs in New England and Greater Houston and virtual sites in eight different cities across the country. Their signature programs include the Aspiring Latino Leaders Fellowship; the Latino Board Fellowship; the Latinx Teachers Fellowship; and the School Board Preparation Program. Working from within and around educational systems, they are developing a local-national mobilized base of teachers and leaders to promote a shared advocacy platform to elevate Latino voices.
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As a one-time only grant for general support
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
In 1986, working class women founded the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence in response to the rising hostility and hateful rhetoric toward Asian people in New York City and in the country at large. Now known as CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities, the organization builds grassroots power among diverse Asian immigrant groups throughout New York City. By developing community leaders, organizing campaigns, and leading coalitions, CAAAV is advancing institutional reforms on various issues, particularly around poverty, racial inequality, and housing. With Corporation support, CAAAV will continue to empower Asian immigrants and help counter the rise of Anti-Asian hate by refocusing public narratives on the systemic and institutional challenges that are dividing communities.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
3 months
Description
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum stands as a globally recognized symbol of healing, renewal and hope in the aftermath of tragedy. The site remembers and honors the 2,983 people killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993, as well as those who risked their lives to save others. In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum had closed for six months in 2020. Although the institution transitioned many of its programs to online formats, its ability to preserve its on-site offerings were significantly constrained. Unlike many cultural institutions in New York City, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum earned 90 percent of its operating revenue through ticket sales from an average of 8,500 daily visitors—approximately $230,000 a day. With Corporation support, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum aims to emerge from the pandemic as a renewed symbol of resilience as it resumes in-person operations and programming.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
Lebanon faces multiple crises in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and financial collapse, creating hardship for the country’s population,academic institutions, and scholarly communities.Corporation support to the American University of Beirut (AUB) is longstanding. AUB anticipates using these funds for pandemic response led by AUB’s Medical Center.
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For core support of the Funders Group for Family Engagement and Parent Organizing
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
The pandemic emphasized to the world the important role families play in the education of their children. Throughout this time, we’ve learned that targeting resources and expanding capacity-building support to parent leaders can lead to profound social impact. Based at Neo Philanthropy, the Funders’ Group helps improve philanthropic practice to better support, partner with, and elevate the voice and leadership of parents and caregivers from low-income communities and communities of color. The Funders’ Group brings together local, state, regional, and national foundation professionals in a national network to engage in information sharing, joint learning, and networking activities that lead to financial, capacity building, convening, and other supports to parent leadership efforts. With support from the Corporation, the Funders’ Group will continue to amplify and center the voices of parents, represent, and promote the diversity of foundations with best practices in how to authentically engage in multi-issue parent organizing, family engagement, and leadership development.
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As a final grant for general support
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) was established in 1891 by Nathaniel and Elizabeth Lord Britton, botanists who, inspired by the Royal Botanic Gardens outside London, endeavored to create one of the world’s great botanic gardens in New York. Andrew Carnegie was an early supporter of this effort, serving as a founding member of the organization’s board of trustees, as well as vice president from 1895 to 1919. Today, NYBG welcomes more than 1,000,000 visitors annually. Some 90,000 school-age children from the Bronx participate in educational programs about plant science, ecology, nutrition, and organic gardening each year. Despite NYBG’s temporary closure last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NYBG continued to offer programming online. NYBG aims to preserve and protect the planet’s biodiversity through its on-site living collections while facilitating study of the natural world at the Mertz Library, the most comprehensive horticultural and botanical library in the world. With Corporation support, NYBG will continue to advance human understanding of nature.
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For core support of The Sentry investigative and policy team
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
The Sentry, headed by human rights and anti-corruption activist,John Prendergast, conducts investigations to map and expose the financial networks used to hide assets and fund mass atrocities. In addition to in-depth research on funding flows, The Sentry’s strength is a proven ability to mobilize international actors’ attention around these long-term and often over-looked conflicts. Through these efforts, The Sentry seeks to support peace processes that are increasingly accountable to local and well-informed constituencies operating in the public interest.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
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Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan incorporated the Kofi Annan Foundation in 2007, in order to help build peaceful, democratic and resilient societies around the world. Many societies are grappling with painful legacies of the past, including unaddressed human rights violations, ongoing communal and ethnic tensions, fragile justice systems, inadequate access to basic services, and uncertainty about state legitimacy. The foundation supports the leadership development of youth leaders in Uganda, Somalia, Pakistan, and the Philippines, where they are leading dialogues and grassroots campaigns to bring communities together for peace and social cohesion. It also engages international leaders in efforts to strengthen democratic institutions and help deliver accountability for past conflicts around the world. With Corporation support, the Kofi Annan Foundation will continue to advocate for government accountability, inclusion of youth leaders in decision making, and programs that build community trust in governments and state institutions.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
18 months
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A decade ago, as states adopted more rigorous college and career ready standards, significant implementation challenges surfaced. For students to master these new expectations, teachers needed to understand these expectations deeply and as realized in practice by students in classrooms. The Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) was launched in 2013 to drive effective implementation of these standards through a tech-enabled approach and online architecture for building the capacity of teachers and administrator-supported school instructional systems to move all students towards mastery. Teachers learn together in common planning time; implement student writing performance tasks for science, social studies, and English language arts; and learn from formative data. LDC’s strong research basis led in 2014 to the award of a USDOE Investing in Innovation (i3) grant to train thousands of teachers in NYC and LAUSD. Independently verified data from LDC’s federal grant found statistically-significant impact in improving student outcomes, amounting to 7.1-9.4 months of additional learning over matched pair students, even after only one year of LDC implementation. This grant is for general support.
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For general support
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
14 months
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The United States’ diplomatic and foreign policy institutions require revitalization and updated tools and processes to handle an increasingly complex information environment and interconnected global challenges. However, the utility of important policy-relevant evidence, data, and research produced by academics and non-governmental researchers is stifled by outmoded bureaucraticpractices.Launched in 2020,fp21 isan innovative think tank working to modernize foreign policy institutions’ processes to emphasize evidence-based decision-making approaches. Through a network of government officials and policy-focused researchers, fp21 is organizing collaborative methods to develop realistic and actionable process recommendations to strengthen United States’ foreign policy institutions.
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For core support of the Heartland Fund and its efforts to strengthen civic engagement in rural communities
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
15 months
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For more than forty years, rural America has been largely ignored in its struggles with growing systemic challenges, including lack of access to quality healthcare and education, persistent poverty, corporate disinvestment, infrastructure decline, environmental degradation, and political dysfunction. The inequities have been especially pronounced among rural communities of color. Launched in 2018 under the auspices of the Windward Fund, the Heartland Fund is a national funder collaborative dedicated to investing in rural civic engagement infrastructure. This entails building permanent civic engagement, issue advocacy, communications, and organizing capacity in rural areas of the United States, including in small cities and towns. With Corporation support, the Heartland Fund will continue to increase philanthropic investment in rural civic engagement and recalibrate the political narratives around power and issue-based organizing in rural communities.
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For core support of its immigration and civic engagement program
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Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
24 months
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Millions of Latino families and individuals have had their lives upended because of a broken immigration system that has separated countless families. This has had a damaging ripple effect on their health, education, and economic well-being, especially among the 18.2 million Latino children living in the United States, among whom 95 percent are American citizens. With an affiliate network of nearly 300 community-based organizations, UnidosUS is among the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organizations. UnidosUS helps build the service delivery capacity of its local partners, as well as inform federal policies aimed at addressing poverty, economic mobility, and inequities in health and education, especially as they relate to immigrant and Latino families. With Corporation support, UnidosUS will continue to educate policymakers and the public about issues affecting the Latino community, as well as work with community affiliates to provide critical resources around civic engagement and social and legal services.
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For core support of the Stimulus Supports Technical Assistance Project
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
6 months
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For almost forty years,Jobs for the Future (JFF)has beena national leader in workforce development and education. JFF has worked across sectors to achieve improvement in labor market outcomes for youth and adults.JFF designsleading-edge education and workforce solutions, scales programs through national coalitions and networks, influences federal and state policy as well as employer and industry action, and invests capital to incubate new solutions and accelerate innovation.JFF will collaborate with recognized leaders in the fieldto design a multi-year initiative called,“Stimulus to Systems”. This planning project will set the stage for howfederal stimulus dollars can be leveraged to advance systems changethat support, expand, and sustain strong college and career pathways for Black, Latinx, first-generation college goers, and students experiencing poverty.
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For core support of the Four Freedoms Fund, a donor collaborative on immigrant civic integration at the state level
Date
Dec. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
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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 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
Dec. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
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Despite China’s global rise over the past three decades, U.S. companies, government agencies, think tanks, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions face a talent deficitdue to insufficient Chinese language capabilities and experience in China. Without a deep pool of China-fluent professionals, Americans in both public and private sectors will continue to operate at a disadvantage. The American Mandarin Society (AMS) is dedicatedto advancing the expertise and language skills of China specialists in the United States. With Corporation support, the AMS will develop online Chinese classes to addresscritical gaps in professional Chinese-language education, expand networks between East Asian and American regional experts where Chineseis the common language, and promotediversity in the field of China studies.
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For core support of the Charles A. Dana Center
Date
Dec. 02, 2021
Duration
18 months
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The Charles A. Dana Center has taken up the challenge of replacing existing models of developmental and gateway math education with mathematics pathways that propel students toward degrees, readiness for high-value careers, and informed responsible citizenship. An accepted transformation moving to implementation at scale as a normative practice, the Dana Center Mathematics Pathways (DCMP) initiative is creating pathways to educational and economic opportunity through systemic changes in mathematics education across the transition years from high school into higher education. The initiative replaces the one-size-fits-all approach of a single pathway through a procedural College Algebra course with multiple pathways such as statistics, quantitative reasoning, and mathematical modeling and analysis—all increasingly important for today’s workplaces. The project will increasestakeholder understanding of the value of a curriculum that includes statistics, quantitative literacy, and computational and data science.
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For general support
Date
Dec. 02, 2021
Duration
12 months
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As families nationwide navigate the late stages of the pandemic,EdNavigatoris redoubling its focus on building easily accessible, personalized education support for families, especially for those who are counting most on schools to open doorways of opportunity.EdNavigatoraims to play a critical role in our country’s educational recovery by creatively expanding its site-based navigation work, including new partnerships with pediatric caregivers and community organizations, and building high-impact navigation support services. Through this renewal grant,EdNavigatorwill develop research and innovation projects centered on the needs of families to understand how better information and support lead to better educational outcomes for families everywhere.EdNavigatorwill continue developing innovative partnerships to connectEdNavigatorwith more families, especially those with the most acute need for support. They will also expand their Education Check-Ins, complete 1,000 sessions by the end of 2021, and market this service to employers and schools.EdNavigatorwill also develop new tools and information that benefits families everywhere through targeted research projects.
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