Talk:New America Foundation

Ties to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The New America Foundation has received at least 6,530,002 funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

2013

• 740,000 for global policy and advocacy
• $200,002 grant from the Gates Foundation in order "to conduct research on the effectiveness and utility of exit exams and develop and distribute policy options for states as they develop their Common Core assessment systems."

2012

• $1,450,000 for postsecondary success
• $110,000 for postsecondary success

2011

• $530,000 for postsecondary success

2010

• $1,300,000 for global policy and advocacy

2009 and earlier

• $450,000 for global policy and advocacy
• $1,500,000 for global policy and advocacy
• $250,000 for global policy and advocacy

Edit note

I shifted the following material from the article page as it has now been superseded. I have tryied to incorporate the key material into a reworked lead with a current link to the group's website.--Bob Burton 20:15, 9 February 2009 (EST)

"Powerful forces - from the birth of the information age to massive demographic shifts to economic globalization - are remaking America. Now, more than ever, our nation needs a robust public debate, one that does justice to the complex challenges and opportunities of this unfolding era. Yet there remains a dearth of new thinking on both sides of the political divide, as well as a lack of investment in developing the creative young minds most capable of crafting new public policy solutions.

The purpose of the New America Foundation is to bring exceptionally promising new voices and new ideas to the fore of our nation's public discourse. Relying on a venture capital approach, the Foundation invests in outstanding individuals and policy ideas that transcend the conventional political spectrum. Through its Fellowship Program and Strategic Initiatives, New America sponsors a wide range of research, published writing, conferences and events on the most important issues of our time.

The New America Foundation is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit public policy institute that was conceived through the collaborative work of a diverse and intergenerational group of public intellectuals, civic leaders, and business executives. New America's Board of Directors is chaired by James Fallows, and Ted Halstead is the organization's founding President and CEO. Based in our nation's capital, the Foundation opened its doors in January 1999."<ref>[1]

Gates Foundation, Awarded Grants, organizational website, accessed July 22, 2014.

Gates Foundation, New America Foundation, organizational website, accessed July 23, 2014.