Sterling K. Speirn, president and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, a Widmeyer client, penned an op-ed that was published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy on Saturday, August 7. In the op-ed, Speirn focuses on the need for foundations, charities and others involved in philanthropy to promote racial equity in our communities and throughout the [...]
For an unprecedented racial healing initiative, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation engaged Widmeyer Communications to develop and execute a strategic communications plan which included media relations, branding, launch events and creative material development.
Jane Wales, vice president of Philanthropy and Society at the Aspen Institute interviewed the Aspen Roundtable for Community Change’s Keith Lawrence, who lauded the W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s “America Healing” initiative. Widmeyer helped launch this program earlier this month. The Foundation’s $75 million commitment to tackling racial disparities “sends an important message to those who [...]
The racial healing initiative of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, a Widmeyer Client, was featured on May 11 in the Washington Post. The Post article included comments from the foundation president, Sterling Speirn, on the realities facing our nation as well one of the initiative’s many supporters, Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, who “called it the [...]
In an unprecedented effort to address the devastating impact of racial inequities on communities across the country, Widmeyer client, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation launched a five-year, $75 million initiative – America Healing – that aims to improve life outcomes for vulnerable children and their families by promoting racial healing and eliminating barriers to opportunities. Widmeyer [...]
Today in Washington, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation kicked off its America Healing campaign—a bold effort to call attention to the ongoing effects of racism in this country and the solutions that are needed to really put racism behind us.
Many people may believe that we now live in a colorblind society. Their daily experiences—where they [...]
On April 29, 2010, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and 11 other major foundations announced a collective commitment of $506 million in 2010 funds to leverage the U.S. Department of Education’s $650 million Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund. This unprecedented collaboration reflects the foundations’ common goal of improving the nation’s schools by encouraging and rewarding innovation in education.
As national leaders convened in Washington, D.C. this week to discuss fiscal challenges, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and W.K. Kellogg Foundation committed to ensuring that the public would have a voice in shaping the terms of the policy debate. The AmericaSpeaks: Our Budget, Our Economy initiative will [...]
Dwayne Lawler has joined Widmeyer Communications as a senior vice president in the firm’s Health and Wellness practice. Based in Widmeyer’s New York office, Lawler will focus on strengthening the firm’s corporate and executive communications offerings and developing integrated communication platforms for clients such as Pfizer, Inc., Nestlé S.A., the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Brain Injury Research Institute and others.
On January 14, 2010, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, along with MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and the Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University, released the results of the first-ever statewide Deliberative Poll in Michigan. The Deliberative Poll was an effort to bring a scientific sample of residents together to discuss important issues of the day. More than [...]
