Foundation president, Harvey Fineberg, and chairman emeritus and co-founder, Gordon Moore, discuss the Statement of Founders’ Intent with staff.
We seek and coordinate with individuals and organizations that have good ideas and the ability to execute. The success of our strategies hinges on capable grantees and we work closely with them as respected experts in their fields.
STEM Next Opportunity Fund believes passionately that all children can succeed. One of their investments, The Million Girls Moonshot, seeks to re-imagine who can engineer, who can build, who can make. It will inspire and prepare the next generation of innovators by engaging one million more girls in STEM learning opportunities through afterschool and summer programs over the next five years.
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