Workforce

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 social sector, including for nonprofits…

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.

November 15, 2022
Research

A Lookback on the Pilot Cohort of our Siegel Research Fellows 2021-2022

The inaugural cohort of impressive researchers and academics produced publications presented and workshopped their research at monthly research seminars, and even published a book during their time as Siegel Research Fellows.

October 6, 2022
Case Studies, From Our Grantees, Research

Case Study: Inclusive Innovation Cycle in Manufacturing in Buffalo, NY

Technological innovation is rapidly changing the manufacturing sector. While the benefits have the potential to be far-reaching, they are not equitably shared.

July 18, 2022
News

Our 2022 H1 Grantmaking in Review

As we wrap up the first half of the year, recent events have demonstrated that our work has never been more important.

June 16, 2022
From Our Grantees

Income Sharing Agreements: Innovative Funding Model or Risky Financing Alternative?

Siegel Family Endowment’s Katy Knight moderated a panel on the potential benefits, shortfalls, and as-yet unseen consequences of income sharing agreements and more.

May 25, 2022
Big Ideas

Building an Equitable Innovation Economy: Access to Empowering Social Connections

Our series Building an Equitable Innovation Economy asks how we might build innovative capacity that can bring more people into high-growth industries.

May 23, 2022
Big Ideas

Building an Equitable Innovation Economy: Financing Lifelong Skilling

We explore three pillars that set a stage where innovation can emerge: community-driven innovation, the sustainable financing of lifelong skilling and access to empowering social connections.

May 18, 2022
Big Ideas

Building an Equitable Innovation Economy: Fostering Community-Driven Innovation

Looking at the landscape of innovation environments today, you see an increasing concentration of high-growth, “good jobs” within industries and within certain cities.

May 16, 2022
Big Ideas

Introducing Our Workforce Strategy Series: Building an Equitable Innovation Economy

While innovation may be measured by productivity or patents, innovative capacity is seeded by access to skills building, collaborative and inclusive environments, and more.

December 16, 2021
Big Ideas

Reflections on 2021 from Katy Knight, Executive Director

As we transition into the new year, I’m grateful for the chance to reflect on the lessons and insights that have guided our work during another year of unprecedented change.

November 19, 2021
Research

Meet Our 2021 Research Fellows

Siegel Family Endowment is proud to introduce our first cohort of incredible researchers and academics who make up the foundation’s new partner research fellowship program.