The Nelson Foundation is excited to announce that our Board of Directors has awarded the 2024 Core Grants as well as several Change Champions and Grace Nelson Awards. All core grants are three-year general operating awards in the amount of $60,000. The process was highly competitive, and all applicants demonstrated dedication to their missions, working…
Nelson Foundation is excited to announce its new Mission-Aligned Investing (MAI) strategy, which aims to align 100 % of its investments with its mission and values within five years, with 5-10% specifically allocated for local impact investing. What is Mission-Aligned Investing? Mission-Aligned Investing involves aligning our financial assets with our mission and values. This means…
The Nelson Foundation is delighted to welcome two new directors, Leigh Anne McKelvey and Carlos Aponte, to its board. Leigh Anne McKelvey Leigh Anne has served as the Executive Director of CASA Youth Advocates since 2018 and has worked for CASA programs since 2004. She has been honored and recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal…
The Nelson Foundation is pleased to welcome Peter Ndaita as Communications and Outreach Manager, a newly added position that will help us build stronger partnerships and improve transparency. Peter’s fiction and non-fiction work have been featured in national and international publications. He holds a Master of Arts in Religion (MAR) from Westminster Theological Seminary in…
The 2024 Core Grant Program is now live and accepting LOIs until March 1, 2024. Click “online application” at the top of our website, then click apply to access, complete, and submit the LOI form. An informational webinar was held on January 30th, and a recording can be found here (use passcode PdS9C3#9 to access…
The Nelson Foundation is pleased to announce the 2023 core grant recipients. All core grants are three-year general operating support awards in the amount of $60,000. Asian Americans United Beyond the Bars Coded by Kids Collegiate Bridge, Inc. FamFrequency Productions Girls First Horizons at Greene Street Friends School Need in Deed The Attic Youth Center…
As part of the early implementation of The Nelson Foundation’s new strategic plan, we are excited to announce that the Foundation’s Board of Directors approved a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement – we hope it is a powerful affirmation and further guide for the Foundation’s new mission, vision, and values. The Nelson Foundation DEI Statement …
The Foundation is one of eight co-investors in The RISE Partnership which has now launched its Building Evaluation Capacity video tutorial series with the release of the first video of the series. This video is titled, “Fundamentals of Evaluation,” and may be watched here or on The Rise Partnership’s YouTube Channel. Additional videos in the…
In June 2020, during a time of national racial reckoning following the murder of George Floyd, The Nelson Foundation pledged to engage in self-reflective work to understand how historically the Foundation has contributed to systems of white supremacy, and to identify how the Foundation can work towards ending America’s structural racism going forward. Included in…
Dear Grantee Partners: Jenny and I hope that you all were able to get some R&R over the winter school / programming break. Even if the Omicron variant disrupted plans, fingers crossed that you were able to recharge your batteries a bit. In our households most plans went awry, but there was some good downtime.…
Dear Grantee Partners: It has been a very busy fall at The Nelson Foundation and so Jenny and I wanted to check in with you to share a number of updates and some exciting Foundation news as well as to see how you all are doing. The new strategic plan is progressing well and we…
Finally, it feels like the grip of COVID-19 is beginning to ease, but I realize that there is a lot of work ahead for everyone to recover, and to figure out and adjust to what post-Pandemic work and personal life will look like. Jenny and I are doing well and we have some much-needed time…
Dear Grantee Partners: I am reaching out today as we all await the verdict in Minneapolis. I am sure that you, your staff and the communities you serve are preoccupied with, and anxious about, the outcome. This is a challenging and yet important time. It is also a time of continued uncertainty because of the…
Dear Grantee Partners: Unfortunately, the Pandemic is still very much with us, but hopefully COVID-19 and the snow will dissipate gradually as we head into spring. Jenny and I are doing well, but February has been tough. We remain very busy with Foundation work and I wanted to give you a brief Foundation update as…
Dear Grantee Partner: The Board and staff of The Nelson Foundation hope that you, your staffs, and the communities you serve are doing well. This year has continued to be a trial for so many, but there appears, finally, to be light in the distance. Jenny and I continue to work remotely and are very…
The Nelson Foundation will welcome Letters of Inquiry from eligible current grantees and new applicants from January 1-22, 2021. Please refer to the Core Grant Program section of our website for guidelines and eligibility requirements, and click the “online application” button to access the online form. The second grant cycle in 2021 will open in…
The Nelson Foundation has joined 30+ funders in support of the Listen4Good Initiative at the Fund for Shared Insight. The Foundation is excited to support the implementation of high-quality, client-focused feedback loops that lead to better programs, services, decision-making, and equity! Learn More.
Dear Grantee Partners: On behalf of the staff and Board of The Nelson Foundation, I have an important update, as well as two important reminders to share. First, I am excited to announce the launch of a new website for the Foundation, which we hope you will take a moment to explore. While much of…
Dear Grantee Partners: On behalf of the Directors and staff of The Nelson Foundation, I would like to share with you the next set of actions that the Foundation’s Board recently authorized in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in support of our grantees partners: One-time additional grants of $5,000 will be made to all of…
The Nelson Foundation has joined the Scattergood Foundation, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and others in The RISE partnership, a program combining resources, expertise and tools to strengthen the effectiveness of nonprofits in the Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey region. RISE has three parts: readiness,…
