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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.

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January 26, 2023/News

Meet Our New Grants Team Members

At Siegel, 2022 was a year of growth and change. With that, came the expansion of our Grants Team.

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December 22, 2022/News

Event Recap: Siegel at the Technology Association of Grantmakers

New organizational tools have the power to streamline operations and processes, but knowing how and where to allocate resources to support them is a complex and multifaceted process.

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December 9, 2022/News

Siegel Joins Coalition to Increase Hispanic Participation in Computer Science

We at Siegel Family Endowment joined Code.org, College Board, CSforALL, Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation in the launch of a new coalition

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November 17, 2022/News

Katy Knight at CUF: Bolstering Computing Education in NYC’s Schools to Lay the Groundwork for a More Diverse Tech Sector

This forum, featuring Siegel’s President Katy Knight, explored how to ensure more young people are prepared with the foundational computational thinking and digital skills that make them stronger learners and problem solvers. Read the recap or watch the full event.

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July 25, 2022/News

NYN Media: Nonprofits receive $50,000 awards to promote digital equity

Siegel Family Endowment awarded grants to five organizations after New York City’s Internet Master Plan was paused in June.

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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.

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March 24, 2022/News

Event Recap: Philanthropy’s Role in Education at SXSW EDU 2022

Over the last few years, change has been rapid, unprecedented, and unpredictable – and students, teachers, and parents have all had to figure out how to share the burden of increasingly complex learning environments together.

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March 15, 2022/News

Event Recap: Three takeaways from the 2022 Feedback+ Summit

Last week, members of Siegel’s grantmaking team attended the 2022 Feedback+ Summit, hosted by our longtime grantee partner Feedback Labs.

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November 1, 2021/News

New Grants Strengthen Uniquely Human Skills While Developing Emerging Technology Expertise

As Siegel Family Endowment continues to invest in reimagining the education system, we’re supporting organizations that reconsider what should be taught in a more future-resilient and inclusive system.

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October 25, 2021/News

Siegel Family Endowment Applies Multidimensional Infrastructure Lens to Funding New Education Grants

The pandemic’s exposure of our education system’s inequities and inadequacies and has set the stage for a complete reevaluation of how we educate.

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