THE HIDEO SASAKI FOUNDATION
THE HIDEO SASAKI FOUNDATION
BOSTON, MA, US
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a.k.a Sasaki Foundation
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501(c)(3)
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EIN
04-3534908
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Private Foundation
Regional Funder
Women Led
BIPOC Led
THE HIDEO SASAKI FOUNDATION
BOSTON, MA, US
•
a.k.a Sasaki Foundation
•
501(c)(3)
•
EIN
04-3534908
•
•
•
Private Foundation
Regional Funder
Women Led
BIPOC Led
Programs
Summer Exploratory Experience in Design
A thriving design industry requires a pipeline of diverse, talented, and passionate practitioners who infuse new ideas and disrupt established patterns. The Sasaki Foundation supports initiatives that prepare such future leaders. The Sasaki Foundation also advocates for innovative design practice, seeking ways to cross discipline boundaries and amplify impact. Of special interest are programs that advance diversity and inclusivity in the next generation of design professionals. SEED is an annual six-week paid internship structured holistically around introducing young high school students to the world of design. The program, which began in 2018, is an intensive deep dive into collaborative project work, office culture, and design fundamentals. The SEED program works closely with Sasaki to provide the students with access to world-class projects and the people who design them. Over the course of the summer, students work on their own group project, spend time with Sasaki professionals in design charrettes, learn valuable hand sketching and computer drawing skills, and so much more. By connecting young students with design practitioners through deep and meaningful experiences, the Sasaki Foundation is investing in a more equitable design industry, to the benefit of all.GeographiesBoston, MA, USADatesNot indicatedSourceUser-generatedEducation,Community and economic development,Youth development,Arts and cultureChildren and youth65–Architecture and Design Thinking Bootcamp
Architecture + Design Thinking Day, an annual program in partnership with the Boston Society for Architecture, Boston Private Industry Council, and Boston Public Schools, is a one-day introductory career awareness initiative for high school students and serves as a pipeline for students interested in entering the SEED program. The day includes an office tour, an overview of design and how designers get motivated to enter the field, followed by a real design exercise, a student presentation of their designs, and one-on-one interviews with Sasaki designers to learn more about a career in design.GeographiesBoston, MA, USADatesNot indicatedSourceUser-generatedArts and culture,EducationAdolescents107–Design Grants
Shared Voices: Charting a Course for Community Action The challenges in addressing environmental resilience, displacement, affordable housing, access to mobility choices, meaningful public engagement, and other social equity considerations in planning and design are so broad and complex, they require a shared approach to facilitate all the necessary conversations and deliver actionable solutions. Most of these challenges faced by Boston communities are not limited to local neighborhoods—their effects are felt and shared across the Commonwealth and beyond. Multiple futures are at stake, and we can make a difference by acting now. The Sasaki Foundation recognizes the need for interdisciplinary approaches, diverse community voices, and regional cooperation as key drivers to find shared solutions and create shared impact. Community members are asked to pitch their idea for how to affect change in their communities in the following areas: - Proactive approaches to climate adaptation - New models for housing - Innovation in transit and access to mobility choices - Creative community building - Community health Proposals are evaluated on design, equity, inclusion, innovation and impact. A panel of community experts and Sasaki Foundation Board of Trustees members choose a series of finalists to pitch their ideas to a live audience and in front of expert judges. This jury of experts choose winning teams who then receive funds and a 10-month residency with the Foundation, through which they get access to designers.GeographiesBoston Metropolitan Area, USADatesNot indicatedSourceUser-generatedArts and culture,Community and economic development,Environment,Health,PhilanthropyAdults,Children and youth––
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