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Meadows Institute to Launch Minding College Minds Learning Community to Increase Mental Health Services at Texas Community Colleges
This fall, as nearly 650,000 Texas students step onto local community college campuses, they will be filled with excitement and hope at taking the next big step in their lives to achieve their academic and professional [...]
Cultivating Collaboration: Lessons from Gardening for a Thriving Social Sector
As we close the values blog series sharing Trellis Foundation staff reflections on our values, it’s fitting that we end where our social sector begins: collaboration. In Kristin’s introductory post, she pointed to the [...]
Making Informed Decisions: Beyond the Data
In highlighting data-informed decisions as a core value, the Trellis Foundation is elevating just one element of our greater commitment as a learning organization. For over a decade, the philanthropic sector has explored “What [...]
Integrity in Grantmaking: Improving Accessibility, Clarity, and Transparency
It’s never easy to say “no.” There are power dynamics in philanthropy that need to shift, and processes that favor funders and waste applicants' time need to be changed. There are myriad examples of [...]
Illuminating Pathways: The Role of a Black Male Educator and Equity Advocate
As a Black male educator and equity advocate, I stand at a unique intersection of identity and purpose, driven by the belief that all students deserve equal educational opportunities. This belief is rooted in [...]
The Transformative Power of Education
Reflecting on the transformative power of education, I think about it through the lens of my family journey. I’ll start with the stories told by my maternal grandmother about the hardships of her childhood. [...]