Philanthropy’s role in improving postsecondary educational access and success in Detroit, the United States and South Africa
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This Ed Policy discussion looks at the impact of philanthropy’s contribution to improving postsecondary access and success. Over the past 15 years, several foundations, including the Kresge Foundation based in metro Detroit, have partnered together and with nonprofits, universities and community colleges to improve postsecondary attainment among US adults, moving the needle from 38% in 2008 to 54.9% as of 2023. Hear how they did it – and how the approach is gaining traction overseas, too.
BIO
William (Bill) F. L. Moses serves as managing director for The Kresge Foundation’s Education Program, which supports postsecondary access and success for low-income, first-generation and underrepresented students.
The key architect of Kresge’s education programming, Bill leads the team’s continuum of domestic and international grant activities from developing program strategy, reviewing preliminary ideas, and helping grantees develop proposals or initiatives, to awarding funding and monitoring existing grants. Since his arrival at Kresge, Bill has served as a program officer and senior program officer, was instrumental in developing Kresge’s Green Building Initiative and spearheaded the foundation’s grantmaking in South Africa.