Amid players and team staff testing positive for COVID-19, the NBA heads to Orlando knowing its setup for the season might not be good enough.
Grants typically last at least three years and the funds’ use is unrestricted. Befitting Ballmer’s tech background, data is used to vet organizations and track their progress. Organizations with national reach, such as Teach for America’s Black Educators Initiative, the Equal Justice Initiative and Woke Vote and Push Black, also have received funding.“They understand it’s not just a check,” Bremond Weaver said.
“They really prepared me on how you may have a life plan but other things may come between that, and how to adapt and really push forward,” Hunt said. “It is really changing kids’ lives.”Most philanthropy organizations direct their funds toward specific issues, or specific regions, said Katherina Rosqueta, the executive director of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania.
Their areas of interest could continue to broaden. The Ballmers said they have yet to dig in deeply on transportation, housing and policing, though their group has funded some community policing initiatives and Steve Ballmer said he supports calls for police reform. Maria Brenes, the executive director of Boyle Heights-based nonprofit InnerCity Struggle, a past Ballmer Group grant recipient, agreed that those working in the communities should take the lead in generating ideas. But she didn’t doubt Ballmer’s support, saying she witnessed it in person last year. At a meeting of civic and philanthropic leaders discussing Measure EE, the parcel tax that would have generated funding for L.A. schools, Brenes was struck by Ballmer’s show of support.
.
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: Mirror Celeb - 🏆 476. / 51 Read more »
Source: billboard - 🏆 112. / 63 Read more »
Source: TMZ - 🏆 379. / 59 Read more »
Source: Forbes - 🏆 394. / 53 Read more »
Source: Forbes - 🏆 394. / 53 Read more »
Source: politico - 🏆 381. / 59 Read more »