Update From the Foundation’s Human Rights Program Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/10/2019 on 10/10/2019 It has been over 10 months since I joined the Heising-Simons Foundation as its first Human Rights Program Director. Over that time, I have had the chance to meet movement leaders, who have broadened my perspectives of the work to combat mass criminalization, and I have also deepened my existing relationships with those I have …
How Fast Will Seas Rise as a Result of the Melting Greenland Ice Sheet? Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/10/2019 on 10/10/2019 The melt from Greenland’s ice sheet already accounts for 25 percent of global sea level rise (double Antarctica’s contribution), and its share is growing under the strain of human-driven global warming.
New Funders’ Collaborative to Increase Home-Based Child Care Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/8/2019 on 10/8/2019 The Heising-Simons Foundation, along with nine other funders, is pleased to announce the creation of a new collaborative to help improve home-based child care in the United States for one million young children.
From Science Idea to NASA Mission Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/2/2019 on 10/2/2019 To support future principal investigators interested in submitting their first NASA mission proposal, the Heising-Simons Foundation’s Science program is sponsoring an all-expenses paid three-day workshop on November 18-20, 2019, in Tucson, AZ.
The Legal Clinics Fund Announces Grants to Defend Journalism Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/1/2019 on 10/1/2019 The Legal Clinics Fund in journalism has announced its first round of grant recipients to support legal clinics at colleges and universities across the country defending journalists and freedom of the press in the United States.
New Article by Barbara Chow in NonProfit Quarterly Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 9/30/2019 on 9/30/2019 Earlier this week, Barbara Chow, director of the Education program at the Heising-Simons Foundation, published a piece in NonProfit Quarterly about fostering more in-depth and equitable conversations between grantseekers and grantmakers.
Making Headlines: Grantees in the News, August 2019 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 9/17/2019 on 9/17/2019 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 August 2019.
Firearm Violence is Not Inevitable Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 8/21/2019 on 8/21/2019 The last few weeks have brought us Gilroy, El Paso, and Dayton––more mass shootings, more deaths by firearms. We grieve with the victims, their families, and their communities.
Making Headlines: Grantees in the News, July 2019 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 8/12/2019 on 8/12/2019 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 July 2019. Ways to Better Serve Often-Misunderstood English-Learners With …