Making Headlines: Grantees in the News, January 2019 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/13/2019 on 2/13/2019 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 January 2019.
American Mosaic Journalism Prize Awarded to Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah and Abe Streep Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/4/2019 on 2/4/2019 One year ago, we announced the creation of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize. This unrestricted cash prize of $100,000 per recipient is awarded to freelance journalists for excellence in long-form, narrative, or deep reporting about underrepresented and/or misrepresented groups in the American landscape. We created the prize as part of our work that supports journalism as an essential arm of U.S. democracy—recognizing that we live in a time when journalism seems both vulnerable and deeply needed, with the ability to expose audiences to new perspectives and bring about understanding. Today, we are pleased to announce the newest recipients of this prize: Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah and Abe Streep.
Making Headlines: Grantees in the News, December 2018 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 1/22/2019 on 1/22/2019 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 December 2018.
Letter from the President: November 2018 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 11/16/2018 on 11/16/2018 I look out my office window at a patch of green park, where a flag hangs mournfully at half-mast. I think it’s for Thousand Oaks. Or Pittsburgh. Or maybe the one before that. How sad that we are becoming inured to massacres.
Making Headlines: Grantees in the News, October 2018 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 11/8/2018 on 11/8/2018 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 October 2018.
Climate Change Stories From Hispanic Communities Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 11/8/2018 on 11/8/2018 In 2017, a national study conducted by grantee the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) revealed that self-identified Hispanics in the United States are highly engaged with the issue of climate change. Pursuant to this finding, the Foundation’s Climate and Clean Energy program has supported the production of 25 radio episodes of YPCCC’s Climate Connections specifically focused on the Hispanic community, a demographic often overlooked in conversations about climate change.
Resources For Nonprofits Facing Facility Challenges Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/26/2018 on 10/26/2018 As part of the Local and Emerging Opportunities program, the Heising-Simons Foundation has supported the development of resources for nonprofits facing facility challenges or growing out of their current workspaces. Below are some of these new resources that may be of interest to you—please also feel free to share this information with other nonprofits that may find it helpful.
Green Raiteros: Greening Transportation for Communities that Need It Most Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/19/2018 on 10/19/2018 Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation is critical to meet our goal to protect people from the worst impacts of climate change. Transportation is now the leading source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., accounting for 28 percent of emissions in 2016. Growing transportation pollution also contributes to worsening air quality, leading to serious health problems like asthma and heart problems that hit low-income communities hardest.
Making Headlines: Grantees in the News, September 2018 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/17/2018 on 10/17/2018 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 September 2018.