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4 Inclusive Practices to Improve Grantmaking with Communities
in Racial Equity onView PostBy Natalie Wilson, Partner, Racial Equity As a Black mother raising a brilliant Black girl who attends a public middle school, I came to this work because I wa…
Council of Parents, Students, and Innovators Selects Grantees to Receive $1.5 Million Investment for Racial Equity
in NewSchools Ventures, Racial Equity onView PostNewSchools’ Racial Equity Council has selected a group of innovators to receive $1.5 million in funding. These innovators are disrupting racial inequities and …
Ceding Power: NewSchools Shifts Grantmaking Power to Parents, Students, and Education Innovators
View PostNewSchools Venture FundIn April, NewSchools launched a new funding opportunity to provide dream capital to innovators of color with bold ideas to advance racia…
Trends Emerging From Our First 62 Investments in 2021
in Diverse Leaders, Innovative Public Schools, Learning Solutions, NewSchools Ventures, Racial Equity onView Posthttps://vimeo.com/600690197/946794fe96By Frances MessanoHere at NewSchools, we kicked off 2021 with the launch of a new three-year strategy, focused on four in…
Investors Often Ignore Entrepreneurs of Color. NewSchools Venture Fund Wants to Change That
View PostThis blog was originally published by EdWeek MarketBrief on May 28, 2021 and can be found on their website here.Investors Often Ignore Entrepreneurs of Color. …
A Major K-12 Funder Takes the Participatory Grantmaking Plunge
View PostThis blog was originally published by Inside Philanthropy on May 25, 2021 and can be found on their website here.A Major K-12 Funder Takes the Participatory Gr…
Dream Capital for Innovators Advancing Racial Equity in Education
in Racial Equity onView PostBy Frances Messano, President, NewSchools Venture FundFor the past year, there have been loud calls for justice and change stemming from the ongoing police kil…
