Education
“Letter From a Birmingham Jail” at 56
Written while King was jailed for an unpermitted march against segregation laws, his “Letter From a Birmingham Jail” was composed on newspaper scraps and toilet paper, in a moment when the civil rights movement seemed to verge on collapse. Written to refute white moderate criticism of his methods, today the letter is celebrated as King’s famous…
Read MoreAnnouncing our new quarter two beneficiaries!
April doesn’t just bring showers and tax day. It also brings new Humanist Grants beneficiaries! Each of this quarter’s beneficiaries highly values evidence-driven interventions and includes integrated data collection and evaluation in their program designs. We are proud to support the work they do!
Read MoreHighlighting the good work of SMASH
On this Valentine's Day, in the middle of Black History Month, we'd like to highlight our Education beneficiary, SMASH. We love the good work they're doing! SMASH is committed to eliminating the barriers faced by young underrepresented people of color in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and fostering their untapped talent. While STEM occupation opportunities overall are…
Read MoreGuest post from Diyalo Foundation
When asked "How did you find today’s Parent Education session?" Rabina Rai said:
Read MoreQuality of Life Innovations program from W!SE
Foundation Beyond Belief supported W!SE, Working in Support of Education, as our Education beneficiary for second quarter. Check out this video about their Quality of Life INNOVATIONS program: Here are some particularly poignant highlights from the video: A New York City high school student walks by an elderly man waiting for a bus. It’s the…
Read MoreFBB announces newest slate of beneficiaries
Foundation Beyond Belief’s Humanist Giving Program presents our first quarter 2018 beneficiaries. At the beginning of 2016, we made a commitment to particular beneficiaries to give an initial grant, and then a potential renewable grant later on in order to show a longer-term commitment, supply steady grant income, and to develop long-term relationships with beneficiaries…
Read MoreWomen’s Global Education Project: helping girls go to school by empowering their communities
Women’s Global Education Project (WGEP) was founded by Amy Maglio after she witnessed the many obstacles to attending school that girls in Senegal faced while she was a Peace Corps volunteer. She also saw first-hand how impactful girls attending school can be for a whole community. She founded WGEP to help rural girls go to…
Read MoreHumanist Grants Q4 beneficiaries deliver on innovation, research and community involvement.
October means a new slate of our Humanist Grant beneficiaries! It's hard to believe that quarter four is already upon us, but we're thrilled to announce the nonprofits we will be supporting for the last three months of 2017. We look forward to our partnership with each of them. First is our Natural World beneficiary,…
Read MoreStarfish Impact School hits the mid-year mark and makes great strides
The Starfish Impact School (SI) is officially at the mid-year mark, and we’ve learned and achieved so much in just six months. Our school opened in January 2017 with a cohort of 48 young women entering the 7th grade. Each year, SI will expand by one grade level, until it is a fully operational 7th…
Read MoreHIPPY: A Veteran’s Story
HIPPY USA, our Education beneficiary during Q2 2017, works as a support organization for parents who would like to prepare their children for school. A parent is a child's first teacher, and continues to provide that supportive role throughout a child's life. A parent in the HIPPY program is completely equipped, as HIPPY provides the academic…
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