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May 2, 2023
From Our Grantees

ICA Fund: Building an Economy That Works for All by Accelerating Small Businesses

Communities of color and women have fewer opportunities for wealth creation. ICA Fund addresses this problem by providing coaching, connections, and capital to grow Bay Area businesses while also closing racial and gender wealth gaps. We sat down with ICA Fund CEO Allison Kelly to discuss ICA Fund’s model, how it differs from traditional finance institutions, and where they're headed in 2023+

March 3, 2023
From Our Grantees, News

Breaking the Glass Bottleneck: The Economic Potential of Black and Hispanic Real Estate Developers and the Constraints They Face

Grove Impact and ICIC, with funding from Siegel Family Endowment, release new report demonstrating the economic potential of increasing diversity in real estate development. Report estimates removing constraints facing Black and Hispanic developers could address long standing racial wealth and housing gaps

February 3, 2023
News

Event Recap: Siegel’s 2023 AMA

On Wednesday, February 1, VP and Head of Grantmaking Joshua Elder and SVP and Head of Research John Irons hosted an "Ask Me Anything" (AMA), in which they provided an overview of our 2023 approach, renewed grantmaking interests, and other key updates to our work.

February 2, 2023
From Our Grantees

Engineering for Change: Multidimensional Engineering in Practice

E4C Fellows reflect on engineering for social change, the value of collaboration, and shaping career trajectories It’s rare for engineers to have accessible and multidimensional…

February 1, 2023
Research

Automated and algorithmic management is already here, invisibly shaping job quality for U.S. workers

Siegel Research Fellow Kathryn Zickuhr on how automation and algorithmic decision-making is already affect U.S. workers, from recruitment and hiring to throughout workplace environments.

December 20, 2022
Big Ideas

Hope in the Details: Our Year in Review 2022

As we contemplate the events of the past year and anticipate what’s to come in 2023, I am once again privileged to be in the position to share my thoughts and reflections on where we find ourselves today.

December 2, 2022
From Our Grantees

Digital Inclusion to Advance BIPOC Wealth Creation: A Q&A with Leaders from NGIN

We sat down with NGIN’s CEO and Vice President of Insights and Innovations Swati Ghosh to discuss NGIN’s unique approach to economic development and to dive into some of the findings from their new report.

December 2, 2022
Research

Leveraging Digital and Social Infrastructure for Economic Inclusion: A New Report from New Growth Innovation Network

NGIN set out on a project that entailed desk research, stakeholder engagement interviews with national experts as well as local and regional leaders from digital equity focused organizations, wealth creation organizations, and community-based organizations.

November 21, 2022
Research

Scale through Program Design: Lessons from Alternative Finance for Workplace Training

This is part of our “Designed for Scale” series, which explores how we can design and fund programs that are prepared for the challenges of…

November 21, 2022
Research

Scale Through Networks: Connecting Workers to Innovation

As we continue our series on scale, we turn to the challenge of bringing workers like these closer to decisions around innovation.

November 21, 2022
Research

Designed for Scale: Growth from the Outset, not as an Afterthought

What happens when scale is the part of the goal, rather than a fortunate result? Achieving impact at scale is a perennial challenge across the…

November 16, 2022
Research

Meet Our 2022-2023 Siegel Research Fellows

Siegel Family Endowment is thrilled to introduce the 2022-2023 cohort of researchers, academics, and public policy experts who make up the foundation’s Siegel Research Fellows Program.