Luis Ubiñas Charts a New Direction for Ford Foundation

We have not been successful in our efforts to partner with the Ford Foundation, the nation’s second-largest philanthropic institution. Perhaps our chances will improve now that the results of a two-year overhaul undertaken by its new leader, Luis A. Ubiñas have been unveiled.

The foundation settled on eight issues, including access to education, natural resources and sustainable development, that will be its focus. It has worked in all of those areas in the past, but they were less clearly delineated.

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Grant Declination: Ford Foundation

BDPA Education & Technology Foundation partnered with National BDPA Member Service business area to request $15,000 funding from Ford Foundation for the BDPA IT Corps project. Unfortunately, our request was turned down:

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Dear Mr. Hicks:

Thank you for your inquiry about the possibility of Ford Foundation assistance.

We have reviewed your request and regret that we are unable to give you an encouraging reply. Because of budgetary constraints we confine our work to a limited number of fields, and we do not have an active program to which we could apply your request.

If you have not already done so, you may wish to contact the Foundation Center, an information resource for grantseekers.

I regret that the Foundation cannot be of assistance and hope you will be successful in securing the funds needed to advance your plans.

Sincerely,
Elaine Kranich
Director

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We will continue to seek funding for the BDPA IT Corps project. Let us know if you have any suggestions or ideas for funding!

Letter of Inquiry * Ford Foundation

BDPA Foundation partnered with the national BDPA member services area to submit a letter of inquiry to Ford Foundation. We asked them to fund $15,000 for the BDPA IT Corps project.

The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions around the world. Edsel Ford chartered this foundation in 1936. They only fund 2,000 grants per year (out of 40,000 grant proposals sent to them annually).

We have been told that a response to our letter of inquiry should come to us in mid-February. We will keep you informed on our progres.