The Bonner Program is profiled in a new website, Scholarships for Change, created by Candid with financial support from the Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Scholarships for Change is a first of its kind website that explores how donors are using scholarships as a force to accelerate the broader change they hope to see in the world. Created by Candid, it pulls together data and knowledge to tell the story of how philanthropic dollars are supporting scholars in their academic and professional journey, and guides funders in the practice of scholarship grantmaking.
Scholarships for Change provides funding trend data, an interactive grants map, GrantCraft case studies, and a curated knowledge center.
The Bonner Program case study describes how “The Bonner Program takes a service-based approach to their scholarships, transforming the lives of scholars by providing them with new opportunities to serve their community.”
Scholarships for Change is free to all users. The website centralizes information so visitors can:
Visualize the geographic landscape of philanthropic funding for transformative scholarships
Learn from the knowledge and experiences of others working in this area
Provide scholarship seekers with open access to donor insights and strategies