COVID-19 Response: Letter from the President, April 2020 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/22/2020 on 4/22/2020 I am thinking of you, your families, your colleagues, and the communities you serve and call home. You and we know that there is more that needs to be done to respond to the COVID-19 crisis than any one of us can do alone. This pandemic has shown all of us the fragility of life and of so many aspects of our society. But I am heartened because, even in the midst of fear, sadness, and want, you, our grantee partners, are making a difference.
Hope on the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/22/2020 on 4/22/2020 Mark Heising, vice president of the Board of the Heising-Simons Foundation, is optimistic about tackling climate change. In a blog post authored for the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS), he describes why: “We have the technologies needed to cut pollution and continue powering modern society — like electric cars, solar panels, batteries, and LED lighting — we just need to deploy them faster. And in many cases, the clean technology is now the cheapest option available. That means it is incumbent industries, outdated policies, and obsolete infrastructure standing in our way, not economics or technology. These are surmountable challenges.”
COVID-19 Response: $700,000 Grant to the Center for American Progress Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/17/2020 on 4/17/2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic deepens the health and financial crisis, the Foundation has made a $700,000 grant to the Center for American Progress (CAP) — an independent nonpartisan policy institute dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans — to continue its ongoing work so that any federal economic stimulus and recovery efforts support the most vulnerable communities, and advance clean energy.
Creating “Math Time” for Kids at Home During COVID-19: Kimberly Brenneman Op-Ed for The 74 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/13/2020 on 4/13/2020 Kimberly Brenneman, Education program officer at the Heising-Simons Foundation, has co-authored an opinion piece for early childhood educators and organizations on how to best support children’s families in fostering math learning opportunities amid COVID-19-related school closures. The piece is published in The 74, a non-profit, non-partisan news site covering education in America.
Making Headlines: Grantees in the News, March 2020 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/10/2020 on 4/10/2020 The Heising-Simons Foundation is proud to regularly see its grantee partners featured in media outlets across the country, providing an expert voice on a timely issue or being highlighted for their accomplishments and hard work. Here are some news items that have featured our grantees in March 2020.
COVID-19 Response: Heising-Simons Foundation Supports Home-Based Child Care Emergency Fund Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/8/2020 on 4/8/2020 The Heising-Simons Foundation’s Education program has made a $500,000 grant to support Home Grown’s Home-Based Child Care Emergency Fund, a relief program to address the needs of home-based child care caregivers and providers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Response: $1.1 Million Grant to Keep Families Virtually Connected to Parenting Services Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/7/2020 on 4/7/2020 The Heising-Simons Foundation’s Education program is pleased to support the Parents as Teachers National Center (PATNC) with a $1.13 million grant to lead the Rapid Response Virtual Home Visiting (HV-RRC) collaborative, an effort to create and disseminate free online resources for home visitors on virtual family interactions, amid the COVID-19 public health crisis.
Heising-Simons Foundation Supports Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center COVID-19 Response With $2 Million Grant Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/31/2020 on 3/31/2020 Amid the unprecedented public health crisis caused by the novel coronavirus COVID-19, the Heising-Simons Foundation has made a $2 million grant to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Foundation to establish a COVID-19 Response Initiative at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG).
Timely Financial Assistance Opportunities from the CARES Act Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/30/2020 on 3/30/2020 These are difficult times, and we are thinking of our grantee partners. As you know, the President recently signed the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, known as the CARES Act. With it, come two opportunities which may be helpful to you.