Carnegie Corporation of New York

✨What would your dream library look like?✨ For #ILoveMyLibrarian honorees, the dream goes far beyond the stacks: ⛵A boat that brings books to remote readers 🥫A pantry to help feed the community 🧥 A stocked clothing closet for those in need 🧘 A yoga room to encourage wellness Their ideas remind us that libraries are so much more than book collections — they’re places to learn, grow, connect, and belong. 📚 For the Love of Librarians celebrates the many ways that librarians improve lives and bring communities together. 👉 Get to know all 10 #ILoveMyLibrarian honorees: https://lnkd.in/eTNd-cHe   🤝 In partnership with American Library Association and The New York Public Library. #LibraryLove #Community

Today, Carnegie Corporation of New York announces $3.2 million in grants to seven organizations working to reduce the modern risks of nuclear war. These grantee projects will generate new analysis and actionable recommendations to address nuclear risks associated with emerging technologies, from artificial intelligence to quantum computing. Meet the grantees, selected from a competitive request for proposals issued in January, 2025: ☢️ Arms Control Association: In partnership with the European Leadership Network and the Center for AI Risk Management and Alignment, developing concrete and practical safety recommendations for artificial intelligence (AI) and nuclear operations ☢️ Federation of American Scientists: In partnership with the British American Security Information Council, assessing the destabilizing impacts of emerging and disruptive technologies on mobile nuclear launch platforms, specifically land-based and sea-based platforms ☢️ Foreign Policy Research Institute: Developing a roadmap with commercial space actors that strengthens space security and reduces the risks of conflicts in space ☢️ Princeton University: Evaluating the capabilities of key emerging and disruptive technologies for the future of nuclear stability ☢️ RAND: In partnership with the Atlantic Council, analyzing whether emerging and disruptive technologies can offset growing nuclear threats and enhance deterrence without a large-scale nuclear expansion ☢️ Rhode Island School of Design: Assessing how emerging and disruptive technologies affect nuclear decision-making and escalation dynamics during a crisis ☢️ The University of Texas at Austin: In partnership with the Nuclear Threat Initiative, modeling the disruptions of nuclear detonations in space and estimating the potential economic and sociopolitical impacts. 🔗 Read more in the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/exBcaK6Z #NuclearSecurity #NuclearRisks #Peace #Philanthropy

Yesterday, we brought together leaders from government, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector to discuss what it would take to create a movement in support of national service. The message was clear: If we invest in national service, we have the unique potential to provide young people with opportunities, help communities meet public needs, and strengthen the democratic foundations that build trust, belonging, and a sense of greater purpose among Americans. Participants underscored the urgency and promise of service: 💬 We need a movement that takes national service from nice to necessary. — Alan Khazei 💬 There’s not a shortage of young people who want to change the world. They just don’t know where to do it. — Mario Fedelin, Changeist 💬 We have to fight for every inch of this to be nonpartisan. — Governor Spencer Cox 💬 I don’t think there’s anything that can strengthen our democracy and foster our common purpose more than national service. — Joseph Heck, Major General (ret) Highlights: 📌 Judy Woodruff moderating a conversation with Governor Spencer Cox of Utah, Mayor Mike Johnston of Denver, and other leaders on building a service movement from the ground up. 📌 A new generation of leaders explaining how service can help young people find purpose, skills, and career pathways. 📌 Reflections from Secretary Lloyd Austin and colleagues on the shared culture of military and civilian service. 🗝️ The key takeaway? With enough imagination, will, and collaboration, we can build a movement to make a service year as common as going to college or entering the workforce. More to come!

From language classes to college access workshops, libraries across the nation are offering crucial services to help immigrants, workers, and young people build the skills and confidence to rewrite their futures.   In New Jersey, Plainfield Public Library’s English classes have helped:   👉Marta strengthen her English and set her sights on becoming a real estate agent after working in a laundromat for 18 years. 👉 Gabriela move from working long shifts at a grocery store to interviewing for higher-paying jobs.   👉 And in San Diego, San Diego Public Library’s youth program, Discover U, is helping high schooler Jazmin become the first in her family to graduate high school and attend college.   🔗 Read the full story of how libraries are bridging America's opportunity gap: https://lnkd.in/eHUCxjnc

Last week, Carnegie welcomed library leaders from across the country for the first convening of our grantees selected through the “Libraries as Pillars of Education and Democracy” initiative. Representatives from the 11 library systems awarded grants were joined by grantees from Brooklyn Public Library, Queens Public Library, and The New York Public Library, among other library lovers. Over two days, we explored how libraries: 📖 Strengthen adult literacy 🎓 Expand college readiness 🏛️ Support civic life The gathering began on September 29 with a tour and reception at NYPL’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, followed by a full day of professional development and knowledge exchange at our offices. Highlights included: 📘 Welcome remarks from Dame Louise Richardson on Andrew Carnegie’s library legacy. 📗 An opening session with Brian Bannon and Kaitlin Rotella of NYPL. 📙 Sessions on ESL programming with Berta Colón and on college access with Melissa Malanuk and Norman Delgado-Camacho. 📕 Breakout workshops led by Elizabeth Chu on metrics and evaluation and Farra Trompeter on donor engagement and strategic communications. Special thanks to our own Ambika Kapur, Constanza (Connie) L., Maya Ward, Ashley Arana, and Angely Montilla for making the inspiring event possible. 👇 See the comments below for a list of libraries supported by our Libraries as Pillar of Education and Democracy initiative. #Philanthropy #LibrarySupport

We recently convened the 2025 cohort of Andrew Carnegie Fellows, made up of academics and public intellectuals from across the country who are exploring the phenomenon of political polarization in the U.S. from different perspectives. They work in a range of disciplines in both public and private universities and at different career stages. We brought them together to introduce their work to one another as they embark on two years of research and writing funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York. It was a wonderful day full of laughter, inspiration, and the discovery of shared ideas. Through the Fellows program, we plan to harness the brainpower of American academia to help us to understand and ultimately to mitigate the political polarization that is having such a negative impact on our politics. #CarnegieFellows #Polarization

📚✨ Libraries give kids hope. At the United Independent School District in Laredo, Texas, librarian Analine Johnson has spent more than two decades helping students facing poverty, language barriers, and other obstacles on the Rio Grande border. From raising more than $20,000 to help students purchase their first books to creating an after-school literacy program for emerging bilingual students, Analine has made the school library a vital space for her students to build confidence and shape their futures. 📚 For the Love of Librarians celebrates the many ways that librarians like Analine improve lives and bring communities together. 👉 Get to know all 10 #ILoveMyLibrarian honorees: https://lnkd.in/eNKdZBBp ✨ 🩷 Has a librarian made a difference in your life or gone above and beyond to serve your community? Nominate them for the 2026 #ILoveMyLibrarian award at https://lnkd.in/gvdFkRQB 🤝 In partnership with American Library Association and The New York Public Library. #LibraryLove #Libraries

Announcing 94 grants totaling $63 million supporting initiatives in education, democracy, and international peace.⁠ Highlights of Carnegie's new grants include: 🔹 Ensuring college completion: A grant of $1 million to the University of Baltimore Foundation will provide scholarships and advising to help hundreds of students who are close to finishing their degrees overcome financial barriers and graduate. 🔹 Providing books for inmates: A grant of $1 million to Freedom Reads will expand its network of libraries in prisons, offering thousands of incarcerated people access to books and learning opportunities. 🔹 Promoting civic dialogue: A grant of $750,000 to the Bill of Rights Institute will strengthen civics education by expanding classroom debate programs and debate competitions to promote critical thinking and respectful dialogue. 🔹 Building judicial justice: A grant of $500,000 to the Rodel Institute will support the Rodel Judicial Fellowship, which brings together judges from across political parties to study constitutional issues and build trust in the judiciary. 🔹 Strengthening national service: A grant of $250,000 to City Year’s Voices for National Service coalition will support efforts to highlight the contributions of AmeriCorps and the importance of national service. 🔹 Expanding China research: A grant of $1 million to the Council on Foreign Relations will build the Open Source Observatory, an online resource that makes translated Chinese government and academic texts accessible to researchers, journalists, and students. 🔹 Supporting Ukrainian students: A grant of $500,000 to the Kyiv School of Economics will keep talented students in Ukraine, with a focus on providing scholarships and other services to veterans, displaced youth, and others affected by the war. 👉 View the full list of new grants: https://lnkd.in/etehp_vx #Philanthropy #Carnegie #Nonprofit #Grants

We’re delighted to welcome Randy Flay, who has joined Carnegie as a program director in our International Program this quarter. Randy will work across the grantmaking portfolio to support development and implementation of Carnegie’s overarching strategy of advancing peace in an evolving world. Welcome, Randy!

How has your community contributed to 250 years of the American experience? That’s the question at the heart of the Smithsonian Institution’s Democracy in Dialogue Virtual Exchange, supported by Carnegie and the Bezos Family Foundation. The program pairs classrooms and youth organizations from different parts of the country, giving students the chance to share stories, explore history, and see their own communities through new perspectives. Nearly 4,000 students in 30 states have already participated, creating a more nuanced and inclusive narrative of the American experience, one story at a time. 📖  Read how the program is fostering connections across differences via Smithsonian Magazine: https://lnkd.in/e852Y-G6 📢 Educator applications for the spring 2026 program are open through October 6, 2025. 👉 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eyKAic85