Corporations such as Boeing have awarded grants to serve additional families, as have the Gates, Bezos and Kellogg Foundations, to name but a few of the corporate and
philanthropic funders who recognize the power of home visiting.
Not exact matches
To be able to sustain the transformation activities in full and address the needs of clients,
who are often poor or marginalized from society, the entrepreneur must mobilize other sources of
funding from the public and / or
philanthropic sectors.
The Innovation
Fund was established to honor Robert W. Wilson,
who helped the Rainforest Alliance by making significant
philanthropic commitments that inspired others» generosity and leveraged our impact on a global scale.
«Pressures for accountability in the public realm have a spillover effect among
philanthropic funders,
who today may feel greater urgency to show results.»
The goal of the ENLACE Initiative, a project
funded by the
philanthropic W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is to support Hispanic students» academic efforts and increase the number of Hispanic students
who complete high school and college.
Program Links Hispanic Families to Education Resources The goal of the ENLACE Initiative, a project
funded by the
philanthropic W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is to support Hispanic students» academic efforts and increase the number of Hispanic students
who complete high school and college.
Tom Payzant, the veteran superintendent
who heads up Boston Public Schools, says large school districts get
funding from a variety of
philanthropic organizations, but he has had to work hard to persuade these
funders to align their efforts to support a system - wide vision of how to improve education and avoid contributing to what he calls «project-itis,» which is just a series of ad hoc donations that make givers feel good but have little impact on students.
One of the supporters of Deasy's proposed
philanthropic fund is Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa,
who often says he supports private - public partnerships in this time of budget shortfalls and layoffs.
In June, the
philanthropic Wallace Global
Fund awarded the Standing Rock Sioux a $ 250,000 prize plus up to a $ 1 million investment to build renewable energy infrastructure on the reservation, a fitting commemoration to the bravery of water protectors
who tried to hold the Dakota pipeline at bay.
In addition, a public - private partnership, Thrive Washington, has coordinated business,
philanthropic, and government leaders
who fund and administer early learning initiatives.