Royal Oak Foundation

Educating All Learners Alliance Awards Participatory Funding for Community of Action Projects

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) awards two new projects $110,000 in participatory grant funding.

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  • BROOKLYN, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) awards two new projects $110,000 in participatory grant funding.
  • Following the second annual Community of Action convening in Scottsdale, Arizona, 15 organizations united in a shared commitment to drive positive change in the special education space.
  • Organizations designed and built projects in 36 hours and were awarded funding based on a vote from their community member peers.
  • "We are thrilled to support these outstanding projects that embody our goal to foster innovative practices through action-driven communities," says Treah Hutchings, Project Director of the Educating All Learners Alliance at InnovateEDU.

Understood.org Awarded Oak Foundation Grant to Launch Groundbreaking Digital Resource for Students With Learning and Thinking Differences

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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The funds will be used to create a digital interactive hub, "Through My Eyes," to illuminate the experiences of students with learning and thinking differences.

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  • The funds will be used to create a digital interactive hub, "Through My Eyes," to illuminate the experiences of students with learning and thinking differences.
  • Its resources will empower students with learning and thinking differences, increase empathy among their peers, and highlight the factors that help them thrive.
  • Together, they'll create equitable impact and empower students with learning and thinking differences, while also combating misinformation and general misconceptions.
  • The grant from the Oak Foundation will further enable Understood.org to make strides toward a more equitable and understanding world for differences.

Global Fishing Watch to reveal all human activity at sea with investment through The Audacious Project

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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This must change if we're to restore our ocean's health," said Tony Long, chief executive officer at Global Fishing Watch.

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  • This must change if we're to restore our ocean's health," said Tony Long, chief executive officer at Global Fishing Watch.
  • "The audacious work being done by Global Fishing Watch will transform how we see the ocean and our place in it.
  • "We are excited about the change Global Fishing Watch will catalyze over the coming years with this surge in support."
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    Global Fishing Watch is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency of human activity at sea.

New Research Uncovers Opportunities for Families to Access More Support for Students with Learning Differences

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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WASHINGTON, May 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One in five students in the U.S. struggle with learning and attention issues.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One in five students in the U.S. struggle with learning and attention issues.
  • A national survey of parents of students with learning differences released today by Learning Heroes in partnership with the Oak Foundation identifies key ways to help parents “crack the code” to access more support for their children.
  • “Oak Foundation is committed to unlocking the creativity and power of every young person,” said Heather Graham, director of the foundation’s learning differences program.
  • Parents in the survey and in focus groups identified a number of ways in which schools could provide additional help and support.

The Royal Oak Foundation announces a series of in-person lectures on Vita Sackville-West, Bloomsbury writer and poet and lover of Virginia Woolf

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Friday, March 3, 2023
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NEW YORK, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Oak Foundation announces a series of in-person lectures, "Vita Sackville-West and A Sense of Place" with Robert Sackville-West, 7th Baron Sackville

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  • NEW YORK, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Oak Foundation announces a series of in-person lectures, "Vita Sackville-West and A Sense of Place" with Robert Sackville-West, 7th Baron Sackville
    Vita Sackville-West was a Bloomsbury writer and poet and lover of Virginia Woolf.
  • A search for a sense of place as well as a longing for home permeates the life and writings of Vita Sackville-West.
  • These thoughts also were immortalized in Orlando, the novel written by Vita's lover Virginia Woolf.
  • Join us IN-PERSON on Wednesday, March 15 at 6:00 p.m. (ET)
    For other locations and dates as well as more upcoming events, visit: https://www.royal-oak.org/events/

Experience British History with Royal Oak Tours in 2023

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Monday, February 27, 2023
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Follow in the footsteps of the Her Majesty the Queen and other famous royals on An Exclusive Tour of Royal Palaces and Regal Places.

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  • Follow in the footsteps of the Her Majesty the Queen and other famous royals on An Exclusive Tour of Royal Palaces and Regal Places.
  • Or why not embark on A Journey through the Wonderful Heritage of Wales and experience all things Cymru?
  • The Royal Oak Foundation is proud to partner with the National Trust, helping to support the Trust's vital conservation work.
  • We encourage you to join one or more of these tours and experience first-hand the history and beauty of the United Kingdom.

Progress Report: Almost One-Fifth of US$1.7B, Five-Year Pledge Delivered for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in First Year After UN Climate Change Talks in Glasgow, Yet Urgent Work Remains

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A broad coalition of 25 governments and private philanthropic entities released the first progress report on the US$1.7B pledged for the tenure rights and forest guardianship of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IP and LC). Three new funders joined the pledge in 2022, showing a growing impetus to achieve this goal, and 19% of the pledge amount was delivered — although that money was mostly channeled through international and national NGOs and far less to the organizations of IP and LC themselves.

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  • All four pledges have a shared focus of protecting forests and recognizing the importance of IP and LC as forest guardians.
  • A recent assessment of the progress made on stopping global deforestation by 2030 found that initial progress was too slow to meet the overall goal.
  • The expert panel of scientists advising UN climate negotiators cited the urgent need to recognize Indigenous peoples' rights and to support Indigenous knowledge-based adaptation, calling Indigenous peoples "critical to reducing climate change risks and effective adaptation (with very high confidence)."
  • The Funders Group, which was established in 2022 and chaired by the United Kingdom, will report annually on Pledge progress.

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Mighty Oaks Foundation's International Headquarters

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Thursday, September 8, 2022
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MONTGOMERY, Texas, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mighty Oaks Foundation is announcing their groundbreaking ceremony to be held on Monday, September 12th at 11:00 am. The much-anticipated ceremony will be held on the property they purchased this past February located at 478 McCaleb Road, Montgomery, Texas 77316.

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  • Mighty Oaks Foundation is announcing their groundbreaking ceremony to be held on Monday, September 12th at 11:00 am.
  • MONTGOMERY, Texas, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mighty Oaks Foundation is announcing their groundbreaking ceremony to be held on Monday, September 12th at 11:00 am.
  • Founded in 2011 by Chad Robichaux, USMC Force Recon Veteran & Pro MMA Champion, Mighty Oaks Foundation is a Nonprofit 501(c)3 Veteran Service Organization.
  • Also, be sure to mark your calendars for Mighty Oaks Foundation's Grand Opening in April 2023 to tour their completed new International Headquarters.

New guide shows how philanthropy can incorporate climate justice into its work

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Candid and Ariadne released Centering Equity and Justice in Climate Philanthropy, a climate justice guide for funders. The guide defines key terms and amplifies ways in which the climate crisis disproportionately affects particular populations and geographies. It identifies common barriers to more holistic, justice-centered climate solutions and features examples and case studies of how foundations are integrating climate justice into their grantmaking portfolios. The guide also highlights the important role intermediary organizations play in advancing climate justice and provides recommendations for how funders can introduce and sharpen a climate justice lens to address the climate crisis.

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  • NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Candid and Ariadne released Centering Equity and Justice in Climate Philanthropy , a climate justice guide for funders.
  • The guide also highlights the important role intermediary organizations play in advancing climate justice and provides recommendations for how funders can introduce and sharpen a climate justice lens to address the climate crisis.
  • This includes not funding just climate mitigation, but also incorporating equity and justice into their climate work, and considering how climate change impacts existing grantees, whether the funder is a climate funder or not.
  • Candid's new guide provides funders with a roadmap to incorporate a climate justice approach, which:
    Focuses on the root causes of climate crisis through an intersectional lens of racism, classism, economic injustice, and environmental harm.

Free Retreats For Montana Military, First Responders Through Mighty Oaks Foundation

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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BOZEMAN, Mont., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mighty Oaks Foundation is offering free retreats for Montana active military, veterans, first responders, and their spouses this year. Costs to attend the programs, held in California, Virginia, Texas, and Ohio, are covered by a grant from the Gianforte Family Foundation.

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  • Mighty Oaks Foundation is offering free retreats for Montana active military, veterans, first responders, and their spouses this year.
  • BOZEMAN, Mont., May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mighty Oaks Foundation is offering free retreats for Montana active military, veterans, first responders, and their spouses this year.
  • Mighty Oaks National Programs Director Branden Kunath says, "Our main goal is to help Montana vets.
  • If you or someone you know is interested in attending a Mighty Oaks retreat, visit Mighty Oaks website to apply and learn more: https://www.mightyoaksprograms.org