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Gates Foundation Sends $22M To School
in Uncategorized onView PostThe NewSchools Venture Fund now has more than $65 million in its Charter Accelerator Fund after a $22 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foun…
School fund charters new territory with $22M gift
in Uncategorized onView PostA venture capital fund based in San Francisco has received $22 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to invest in creating charter schools in th…
Investment to Accelerate Creation of Strong Charter Schools
in Uncategorized onView PostPhilanthropies Team Up to Raise Achievement Among Disadvantaged Youth San Francisco — June 30, 2003 — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announc…
Entrepreneurs Wanted
in Uncategorized onView PostThe NewSchools Venture Fund is looking for a few good entrepreneurs. Part of a small genus of charitable organizations known as venture philanthropists, NewSch…
NewSchools Venture Fund Announces Performance Accelerator Fund
in Uncategorized onView PostNew Fund To Enhance The Capacity of School Systems To Improve Student Achievement; Complements NewSchools’ Charter School System Efforts
A Venturing Education Philanthropy: Interview With Kim Smith
in Uncategorized onView PostKim Smith, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, believes she is “genetically encoded to be a social entrepreneur in education.” Both of Kim’s pare…
Lesson Plans: The VCs Take On Education Reform
in Uncategorized onView PostCan the principles of Silicon Valley venture capitalists be applied to social problems? Meet the ‘education entrepreneurs.’
Broad Foundation Invests in Charter Schools
in Uncategorized onView Post$4.74 million investment will create seven new charter schools in California Los Angeles, Ca. – December 10, 2002 – The Broad Foundation today anno…
