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Walter Sisulu University

This grant will support Walter Sisulu University (WSU) to join the Siyaphumelela (“We Succeed”) initiative, which seeks to expand the national student success network from seven to 20 of South Africa’s 26 universities. Siyaphumelela 3.0 builds upon reform efforts pioneered in both the United States and South Africa and, by expanding to nearly 80% of the country’s universities, aims to nationalize evidence-based student success goals to increase South Africa’s overall postsecondary attainment rate and, ultimately, enhance individual social mobility and South Africa’s overall prosperity. View Website

Amount

$240,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Program

Education

Focus Area

Urban Institute

This grant will enable the Urban Institute to develop a research-practice collaborative designed to document and analyze the effectiveness of colleges’ changes to recruitment and admissions policies stemming from the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling ending race-conscious college admissions. View Website

Amount

$250,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Washington, D.C.

Program

Education

Focus Area

University of the Western Cape

This grant will support University of the Western Cape (UWC) to continue as part of the next phase of the Siyaphumelela (“We Succeed”) initiative, which seeks to expand the national student success network from seven to 20 of South Africa’s 26 universities. Siyaphumelela 3.0 builds upon reform efforts pioneered in both the United States and South Africa and, by expanding to nearly 80% of the country’s universities, aims to nationalize evidence-based student success goals to increase South Africa’s overall postsecondary attainment rate and, ultimately, enhance individual social mobility and South Africa’s overall prosperity. View Website

Amount

$240,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa

Program

Education

Focus Area

University of Stellenbosch

This grant will support Stellenbosch University to join the Siyaphumelela (“We Succeed”) initiative, which seeks to expand the national student success network from seven to 20 of South Africa’s 26 universities. Siyaphumelela 3.0 builds upon reform efforts pioneered in both the United States and South Africa and, by expanding to nearly 80% of the country’s universities, aims to nationalize evidence-based student success goals to increase South Africa’s overall postsecondary attainment rate and, ultimately, enhance individual social mobility and South Africa’s overall prosperity. View Website

Amount

$240,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Program

Education

Focus Area

University of Pretoria

This grant will support the University of Pretoria (UP) to rejoin the Siyaphumelela (“We Succeed”) initiative, which seeks to expand the national student success network from seven to 20 of South Africa’s 26 universities. By joining Siyaphumelela 3.0, UP will help build upon reform efforts pioneered in both the United States and South Africa and, by expanding to nearly 80% of the country’s universities, aims to nationalize evidence-based student success goals to increase South Africa’s overall postsecondary attainment rate and, ultimately, enhance individual social mobility and South Africa’s overall prosperity. View Website

Amount

$240,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Pretoria, South Africa

Program

Education

Focus Area

University of KwaZulu-Natal

This grant will support the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) to continue as part of the next phase of the Siyaphumelela (“We Succeed”) initiative, which seeks to expand the national student success network from seven to 20 of South Africa’s 26 universities. Siyaphumelela 3.0 builds upon reform efforts pioneered in both the United States and South Africa and, by expanding to nearly 80% of the country’s universities, aims to nationalize evidence-based student success goals to increase South Africa’s overall postsecondary attainment rate and, ultimately, enhance individual social mobility and South Africa’s overall prosperity. View Website

Amount

$240,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Durban, South Africa

Program

Focus Area

University of Cape Town

This grant will support the University of Cape Town (UCT) to continue as part of the next phase of the Siyaphumelela (“We Succeed”) initiative, which seeks to expand the national student success network from seven to 20 of South Africa’s 26 universities. Siyaphumelela 3.0 builds upon reform efforts pioneered in both the United States and South Africa and, by expanding to nearly 80% of the country’s universities, aims to nationalize evidence-based student success goals to increase South Africa’s overall postsecondary attainment rate and, ultimately, enhance individual social mobility and South Africa’s overall prosperity. View Website

Amount

$240,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Rondebosch, South Africa

Program

Education

Focus Area

Next Street Financial LLC

This grant will support a supply chain mapping analysis and ecosystem diagnostic to develop a comprehensive understanding of Michigan's automotive supply chain, identify transition risks, and examine opportunities for small and medium-sized internal combustion vehicle suppliers to benefit in the clean energy or other climate sectors. View Website

Amount

$250,000.00

Year

2024

Location

New York, NY

Program

Focus Area

National Council of Nonprofits

This grant will support the National Council of Nonprofits and its efforts to enhance the capacity and voice of nonprofit organizations through its network of 42 state associations of nonprofits and more than 30,000 individual nonprofit organizational members, the vast majority of which are community-based organizations with annual revenues of $5 million or less. During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, their advocacy was critical in ensuring that nonprofits are included in various stimulus programs and benefits, yielding more than $50 billion in new money and savings for nonprofits. View Website

Amount

$210,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Washington, D.C.

Program

Focus Area

National Community Reinvestment Coalition

The purpose of this grant to the National Community Reinvestment Coalition is to support the 2024 Just Economy Conference. The National Community Reinvestment Coalition is a network of organizations and individuals dedicated to increasing the flow of private capital into traditionally underserved communities and delivering opportunities for all Americans to build wealth and live well. View Website

Amount

$10,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Washington, D.C.

Program

Social Investment Practice

Focus Area

National Association of County and City Health Officials

As the membership organization for city, county, and local health departments, NACCHO hosts an annual conference which draws thousands of local and federal health officials and other public health partners. This year’s conference will be held in Detroit. Rip will keynote the opening general session, and there will also be opportunities to highlight public health efforts across our four focus cities, including a panel session that will include Rip and Dr. Michelle Taylor, Public Health Director, Shelby County, Tennessee. View Website

Amount

$60,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Washington, D.C.

Program

Health

Focus Area

Community Health Ecosystems

Healthy Gulf

This grant will renew general operating support to Healthy Gulf, whose staff will support robust community engagement in New Orleans’ and Louisiana’s climate-resilience planning and decision-making, including consideration of economic, environmental, and social justice factors. View Website

Amount

$125,000.00

Year

2024

Location

New Orleans, Louisiana

Program

Environment

Focus Area

Harness Community

This operating support grant supports Harness Community's mission to convene artists, activists, and movement leaders to educate, inspire, and activate a community of cultural organizers to use the power of storytelling to create a more equitable world. View Website

Amount

$300,000.00

Year

2024

Location

West Hollywood, CA

Program

Arts & Culture

Focus Area

Field Building

Central University of Technology, Free State

This grant will support the Central University of Technology (CUT) to join the Siyaphumelela (“We Succeed”) initiative to expand the national student success network from seven to 20 of South Africa’s 26 universities. Siyaphumelela 3.0 builds upon reform efforts pioneered in both the United States and South Africa and, by expanding to nearly 80% of the country’s universities, aims to nationalize evidence-based student success goals to increase South Africa’s overall postsecondary attainment rate and, ultimately, enhance individual social mobility and South Africa’s overall prosperity. View Website

Amount

$240,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Bloemfontein, South Africa

Program

Education

Focus Area

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

This grant will support the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) to join the Siyaphumelela (“We Succeed”) initiative, which seeks to expand the national student success network from seven to 20 of South Africa’s 26 universities. Siyaphumelela 3.0 builds upon reform efforts pioneered in both the United States and South Africa and, by expanding to nearly 80% of the country’s universities, aims to nationalize evidence-based student success goals to increase South Africa’s overall postsecondary attainment rate and, ultimately, enhance individual social mobility and South Africa’s overall prosperity. View Website

Amount

$240,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Bellville, South Africa

Program

Education

Focus Area

University Innovation Alliance 

This grant will aid the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), which supports student success for over 438,000 students at 13 public universities nationally, to execute the second phase of Listen Labs. Listen Labs assists colleges in developing a systematic approach to elevating student voices and experiences on campus with the aim to integrate these insights into existing decision-making structures and drive policy changes and solutions, ultimately fostering improved student success. View Website

Amount

$475,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Tempe, AZ

Program

Education

Focus Area

North-West University

This grant will support North-West University to join the Siyaphumelela (“We Succeed”) initiative, which seeks to expand the national student success network from seven to 20 of South Africa’s 26 universities. Siyaphumelela 3.0 builds upon reform efforts pioneered in both the United States and South Africa and, by expanding to nearly 80% of the country’s universities, aims to nationalize evidence-based student success goals to increase South Africa’s overall postsecondary attainment rate and, ultimately, enhance individual social mobility and South Africa’s overall prosperity. View Website

Amount

$240,000.00

Year

2024

Location

11 Hoffman Street Potchefstroom 2531

Program

Education

Focus Area

Durban University of Technology

This grant will support the Durban University of Technology (DUT) to continue as part of the next phase of the Siyaphumelela (“We Succeed”) initiative, which seeks to expand the national student success network from seven to 20 of South Africa’s 26 universities. Siyaphumelela 3.0 builds upon reform efforts pioneered in both the United States and South Africa and, by expanding to nearly 80% of the country’s universities, aims to nationalize evidence-based student success goals to increase South Africa’s overall postsecondary attainment rate and, ultimately, enhance individual social mobility and South Africa’s overall prosperity. View Website

Amount

$240,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Durban, South Africa

Program

Education

Focus Area

Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon

This general operating grant supports the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon’s place-keeping strategies to build connection, resist displacement and cultivate a strong social fabric in and around East Portland’s Jade District. It works with artists and community residents to create socially engaged activations that contribute to the neighborhood’s resilience. View Website

Amount

$300,000.00

Year

2024

Location

Portland, OR

Program

Arts & Culture

Focus Area

Women's Foundation For A Greater Memphis

Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis

This grant to the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis (WFGM) will support their continued efforts to align people and resources, coordinate community-based services through a Two-Generation and person-centered approach that supports economic and social mobility. Foundation funding will support their development of a more comprehensive understanding and implementation of a two-generation approach, allowing them to realize their Vision 2025 Strategic Plan to expand investments and increase the impact of partners working to increase social and economic mobility for women and their families. View Website

Amount

$600,000

Year

2024

Location

Memphis, Tennessee

Program

Human Services

Focus Area

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