Foundation CEO Deanna Gomby named to Silicon Valley magazine’s “The Power List” Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/10/2022 on 6/10/2022 Heising-Simons Foundation CEO Deanna Gomby, was named to Modern Luxury’s Silicon Valley magazine’s “The Power List” this month.
Why I Work on Climate Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/3/2022 on 6/3/2022 After three decades as a climate advocate, I’m excited to have joined late last year the Heising-Simons Foundation as the director of the Climate and Clean Energy program. I am honored to lead a team of extraordinarily dedicated and passionate experts.
Virtual Book Event: David Dennis Jr. In Conversation With Tonya Mosley Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/3/2022 on 6/3/2022 Five years ago, the Heising-Simons Foundation started the American Mosaic Journalism Prize, awarded for excellence in long-form, narrative, or deep reporting on stories about underrepresented and/or misrepresented groups in the American landscape. The prize aims to recognize and support freelance journalists with an unrestricted cash award of $100,000 per recipient, call attention to the recipients’ great promise, and to give them the freedom to continue their work.
Leading with Trust in Local Grantmaking Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/28/2022 on 4/28/2022 In fall 2021, members of the Foundation’s Community and Opportunity (C&O) team took part in a Remote Learning Series offered by Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) with a focus on community-driven funding. The goal of our participation in this pilot was to better support local grantee partners as they build the power of residents in San Jose, California to influence local policy and systems change.
Eight Early-Career Scientists Awarded 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/31/2022 on 3/31/2022 The Heising-Simons Foundation is pleased to announce this year’s 51 Pegasi b Fellowship(link) recipients. The eight early-career scientists were selected based on their outstanding research achievements, innovative research plans, and potential to impact the field of planetary astronomy.
Podcast: Talking Early Math With Education Program Officer Kim Brenneman and Grantee TERC Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/17/2022 on 2/17/2022 Marlene Kliman, senior scientist at grantee TERC, and Kim Brenneman, program officer of the Education program at the Heising-Simons Foundation, join grantee Reach Out and Read’s podcast to talk about the foundational principles of early math learning, and the importance of fostering positive math attitudes, confidence, and learning among all children.
American Mosaic Journalism Prize Awarded to Julian Brave Noisecat and Ryan Christopher Jones Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/10/2022 on 2/10/2022 The Heising-Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 American Mosaic Journalism Prize: Julian Brave NoiseCat and Ryan Christopher Jones. NoiseCat and Jones join a distinguished group of prize recipients, alongside past winners Jaeah Lee, Valeria Fernández, Abe Streep, Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, Rebecca Nagle, Darcy Courteau, David Dennis Jr., and Michelle García.
Introducing Two New Program Officers for the Human Rights Team Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/3/2022 on 2/3/2022 The Human Rights program challenges the mass criminalization of Black, Brown, and people of color. We support ecosystems working to dismantle systems of incarceration, including immigrant detention, while also supporting them to build the vision of a world they want to see, not premised on punishment.
Board Chair Liz Simons Delivers Remarks on Intersectionality Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 1/14/2022 on 1/14/2022 Liz Simons, Chair of the Board of the Heising-Simons Foundation, delivered a slightly revised version of the following remarks at The Giving Pledge Virtual Learning Series, “Equity and Intersectionality: What Do Philanthropists Need to Know?” on December 7, 2021.