Posted on May 17, 2017
by Amanda O’Meara With more than 2.3 million Americans behind bars, there is no question that our country has a mass incarceration problem. Yet, it is so much more than that. We are living in a time where 1 in…
Posted on May 8, 2017
Last summer, the Weissberg Foundation kicked off a year-long strategic planning process to chart a course for our work over the next several years. I’ll preview the plan’s direction in an upcoming piece, and later this summer we’ll roll out…
Posted on December 19, 2016
This article was first published on The Daily WRAG and has been republished with permission. In early December, I participated in another terrific Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers training from the Putting Racism on the Table series; this one focused…
Posted on August 18, 2016
“The Weissberg Foundation has had a long-standing relationship with the DC theater community. During these unsettling times, we asked theaters to propose ways that they can reach out to more diverse groups both in their audience, on the stage, and…
Posted on July 27, 2016
This article has been reposted with permission from host and author from the Brooklyn Community Foundation, and has also been featured on Medium. My 3-story house in Brooklyn is 30 feet tall. I looked that up recently because a 19 year-old…
Posted on July 15, 2016
Innovative college-in-prison programs have recently been awarded Second Chance Pell Grants, becoming part of a federal pilot program to sponsor prison education. As reported by the Washington Post, “as many as 12,000 prison inmates will be able to use federal…
Posted on June 7, 2016
The Weissberg Foundation is pleased to announce that Hanh Le has joined the staff as our Executive Director! Hanh is a multi-faceted nonprofit leader with extensive experience in the social sector. Formerly the chief program officer at Exponent Philanthropy, Hanh brings a depth of knowledge about small…
Posted on November 12, 2015
This holiday season, the gifts we purchase for our loved ones (and ourselves!) have a global impact no matter what, but by focusing your purchasing power on handcrafted, artisan goods, you can contribute to the empowerment of artists and craftsmen worldwide…
Posted on June 1, 2015
The Weissberg Family Foundation regularly shares the work of our grantees as seen through videos, podcasts and news articles from and about our grantees as they demonstrate their efforts to transform their communities…