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Plus: Education leaders plan a clear roadmap for historic investment in teacher preparation

This guide helps grantmakers take a step back, ask the right questions, and align systems with mission — now and into the future.

In this episode of the HARC Energy Crossroads Podcast, we had the pleasure of speaking with Rod Turner, Facility Manager for the Houston Endowment, about one of the most exciting and sustainable build...

Houston Endowment announced earlier this month a $400,000 grant to the Houston Public Library system to expand its free citizenship classes. The grant covers a stipend for 15 instructors who teach courses at library branches throughout the city. Prior to the grant funding, just four instructors were teaching the high-demand classes.

New phase of funding reaffirms foundation’s commitment to flexible, trust-based grantmaking amid new challenges for nonprofit sector Amid a challenging financial environment for nonprofits…

Traditional grant reporting, which often relies on lengthy written narratives, has long been a staple of philanthropy. But Houston Endowment is piloting a new approach that centers grantee voice…

By Andrew Dansby, HoustonEndowment.org contributor The Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston welcomes visitors with a familiar image just outside its front door: A bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi clad in a…

Plus: A leadership announcement, and a new take on traditional grant reporting

Stern’s 13-year tenure brought transformative change to the 87-year-old private Foundation. The Board of Directors will launch national search for a new leader.

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