Grants Approved in the Third Quarter of 2019 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 10/14/2019 on 10/14/2019 At the Heising-Simons Foundation, we are proud of the grants and partnerships we develop to advance the issues we care about, and we believe in being transparent about our grantmaking with our partners and the public.
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.
U.S. Cities and States Stepping Up to Lead on Climate Change and Clean Energy Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 8/8/2019 on 8/8/2019 As more Americans become concerned about climate change, cities and states around the country are taking bold actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to cleaner sources of energy.
Op-Ed by Board Chair Liz Simons on Early Childhood Education and Women’s Rights Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 8/5/2019 on 8/5/2019 “In Gavin Newsom, California finally has a governor who gets the need for high quality, accessible early childhood education and care. His budget makes a down payment of nearly $2 billion addressing the early years. And yet a recent poll conducted by the Policy Analysis for California Education and the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education shows that California voters rank early childhood spending below other educational priorities,” Heising-Simons Foundation Board Chair and co-founder Liz Simons writes in an Op-Ed for CalMatters this week.