Bill & Melinda Gates Education Grants
While the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provides funding to organizations that promote education, the foundation does not give grants to individuals. Most grants are presented to United States tax-exempt organizations. The foundation seeks to identify organizations that affect the most people in order to make the greatest impact through creative solutions and technology.
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Achieving the Dream, Inc.
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One grant provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in November 2010 is to the Achieving the Dream organization. This purpose of the grant is to support capacity-building efforts for postsecondary education. Achieving the Dream organization strives to make student success a priority at community colleges through coaching and interaction with the faculty. This program has a national network of 100 colleges in 22 states, servicing almost a million students.
The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education
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A grant to support the annual Big Ideas Fest event for postsecondary education was provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2010 in Half Moon Bay, California. The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education focuses on nurturing innovative ideas in education for students in grades kindergarten through college and beyond. The Big Ideas Fest brings experts together to institute new policies designed to meet the needs of students in today's world and in the future. This year's meeting featured Action Collabs to generate ideas about how to enable teachers to impact learners; how to provide learning opportunities for students outside the realm of formal education; and how to provide alternative certification and credentials to expand educational and career opportunities.
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The Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession
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The Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession in Washington State seeks to boost student achievement by focusing on excellence in teaching. The Center employs several strategies to achieve its objectives. It uses research to bring data to policy and decision-making discussions; provides leadership development opportunities to teachers and engages them in policy-making decisions; and promotes community dialogue on education to focus on learning for every student.
Jobs for the Future
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The Gates Foundation also funds Jobs for the Future, an organization that addresses educational and workforce issues. Jobs for the Future deals with educational reform in the areas of the high school dropout rate; the role of the community college in today's world; and racial and economic achievement gaps. The organization also focuses on workforce development, such as education for working adults.
Downtown Community Television Center
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The Downtown Community Television Center, located in New York City, provides professional training to those who create documentaries in order to promote diversity of expression and enhance society. The organization provides high-quality media education to populations that have been underserved.
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