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Project Overview Every child deserves the chance to attend a school where they can learn at their best. Yet too many children — especially those who are Black, Latino, or from low-income backgrounds— are not getting the instruction and support they need to thrive in school and beyond. NewSchools Venture Fund is changing the odds Read more…

Small businesses are the engine of the U.S. economy and the cornerstone of our communities. Our favorite restaurant, cherished clothing boutique, local movie theater — these are institutions that are incredibly important to our day-to-day lives. Small businesses, which are those with less than 100 employees, represent 98% of businesses in the U.S. and account Read more…

UP Fund uses Career Impact Bonds financed by impact investors to help young adults access job training and placement for in-demand careers.

Babiben Hirabhai Solanki has been a vegetable vendor in Mumbai since she was 12 years old. India’s initial COVID-19 lockdown caught her by surprise and halted her daily business of selling vegetables. With no income, Babiben felt desperate to get back to work so she could feed her family. But it wasn’t easy. The interest Read more…

Helping low-income and underserved students complete and prepare for employment has been a core goal of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation since our start in 1999. Students who finish do better in life than those who don’t. They find better jobs, they earn higher incomes, and they are able to contribute more to their Read more…

While the full economic impact of COVID-19 remains to be seen, it’s clear that college affordability will be an even greater challenge for students and their families across the country. At the same time, as we adjust to a new normal, a college education can help students gain new skills and credentials to navigate the Read more…

Our approach to funding is to find and work closely with organizations that have the right combination of deep experience and bold thinking in our funding focus areas. These partnerships with committed problem-solvers are designed to grow and scale their work to create greater opportunities for children and families.

Project Overview How do we know our efforts are making a difference in people’s lives? This is a meaningful question that challenges our nonprofit community in Central Texas on a daily basis. Without the right data, it’s hard to know if all the knowledge, passion, and hard work are actually paying off and creating a Read more…

How would you describe a typical college student? For many of us, what comes to mind is a young adult continuing their education straight from high school. They’re enrolled full-time and living on campus, with few responsibilities outside of school. Although upwards of 75 percent of today’s college students no longer match this profile, it’s Read more…

In India, low-fee private schools or Affordable Private Schools (APS), as they are popularly known, are emerging as schools of choice for poor families who want to provide education in English to their children. The APS market is growing rapidly and appears to be meeting the need of a large portion of our target segment Read more…