Investors Often Ignore Entrepreneurs of Color. NewSchools Venture Fund Wants to Change That
EdWeek Market Brief Managing Editor Sean Cavanagh spoke recently with Messano about how her organization is trying to foster diversity within the industry through its investments, and what it will take to make progress across the broader K-12 market.
A Major K-12 Funder Takes the Participatory Grantmaking Plunge
Participatory grantmaking: It isn’t a term that rolls off the tongue, and yet many people in the philanthropy world are talking about it these days. It describes the process of including community members in grantmaking decisions. As GrantCraft put it in a 2018 report, “participatory grantmaking cedes decision-making power about funding—including the strategy and criteria behind those decisions—to the very communities that funders aim to serve.”
In Pursuit of Justice
The past year has laid bare the pernicious effects of structural racism and its impact on people of color, especially Black Americans. Through George Floyd’s life and death, and the recent trial, we are reminded of the moral imperative of racial justice. Yesterday’s verdict brings some measure of accountability. But there is much more work to be done.
Diverse Leaders: Our Time is Now
This blog was originally published by EdSurge on Mar. 29, 2021 and can be found on their website
NewSchools President Frances Messano Featured by Inside Philanthropy
In response to the events of 2020 and the growing outrage over racial injustice, many philanthropies are unveiling new racial equity and diversity programs. So the recent strategy rollout by the NewSchools Venture Fund has a familiar ring: The organization committed $100 million in diverse leaders and innovators working in K-12 education, while doubling down on racial equity work.
Open Funding Opportunity! Literacy Solutions to Empower Black, Latino, and Low-income Students
We are excited to share a new $3 million funding opportunity for educators and early-stage innovators working at the intersection of literacy and equi
Big News! NewSchools Venture Fund Announces New Strategy and Leadership
If there was ever a time to imagine a more equitable future for our young people, it’s now. We know that an excellent education is central to this vision and that we can’t get there without rethinking the educational approaches of the past.
Schools can stay virtually connected to their families. Here’s how.
By Gabi Netter, Associate Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund It’s a critical time for schools to connect with their students’ families. Leaders and teachers are looking to support families with their economic, physical, and emotional needs in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Families need help with at-home learning. Schools in choice-based systems need to […]
School Redesign: Partnerships that Fit
Increasingly, educators are embracing an expanded definition of student success and looking for ways to realize this vision for their students. Too of…
COVID-19: Resources for Education Innovators
We’ve compiled a helpful list of resources for those navigating the changing K-12 education environment due to COVID-19. NewSchools Learning from Home Resources , by NewSchools Staff NewSchools priorities during COVID-19 (VIDEO), by Stacey Childress, CEO $349 Billion In Forgivable Paycheck Protection Loans For Nonprofits. Here’s How To Apply, by Stacey Childress, CEO 65% Of […]