Friday, May 11, 2012

Ford Foundation


The Ford Foundation supports an enormous range of educational initiatives across the United States (and worldwide), especially as related to "advancement of human knowledge" in about a dozen areas (e.g., Capacity building and technical assistance, Communications and public education, Evaluation and assessment, etc). 

Get more details at  or search their database of projects.

Some of the areas and initiatives include: Democratic and Accountable Government (e.g., Increasing Civic and Political Participation), Economic Fairness (e.g., Ensuring Good Jobs and Access to Services), Metropolitan Opportunity (e.g.,Expanding Access to Quality Housing, Connecting People to Opportunity etc.), and Educational Opportunity and Scholarships (e.g., Transforming Secondary Education), and Freedom of Expression (e.g., Supporting Diverse Arts Spaces etc). But that's just a small part of the picture; in 2011, the Ford Foundation distributed $422 million in grants (!) worldwide.


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