Business Insider

Ford Foundation Expands Flagship Build Program to Provide $1 Billion to Hundreds of Organizations

NEW YORK, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ford Foundation announced today the extension of the 2015 Building Institutions and Networks (BUILD) initiative, which had provided $1 billion dollars in ...
Bethel University

“Don’t give up on your dreams.” Families celebrate 10 years of BUILD.

Students, families, and supporters recently gathered to celebrate BUILD—the first program of its kind in Minnesota. For 10 years, this Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Program (CTP) has ...
Bethel University

Ten years in, BUILD continues helping students grow in confidence and independence

Anna Krahn BUILD'26 enrolled in the BUILD program because she wanted to become more independent and make new friends. Sarah Graven BUILD’26 hoped to build confidence. Brynn Aguirre BUILD’26 was ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

$2 Billion Later, Ford Scraps Its Institution-Building Program

As the Ford Foundation prepared for the arrival of its new president, Heather Gerken, on November 3, it quietly pulled the plug on one of its signature efforts of the past decade: a ...