Open Letter to Grantees from Social Justice Funders
Release Date:
03/19/2020
As social justice funders, we all focus on the root causes of social, gender, racial, economic and environmental injustices.
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Leaders in Nonprofit Innovation Show How Power Dynamics in Philanthropy Are Shifting
Release Date:
02/19/2020
If you want to know where philanthropy is headed, look to the social innovators taking on tough issues in unexpected ways and get to know what makes them tick.
University of Buffalo Receives $3 Million Mellon Grant in Support of Indigenous Studies
Release Date:
01/13/2020
The University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences has received a $3.174 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of a new department of indigenous studies.
"Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words," a New Exhibition Supported by the Ford Foundation, Offers Intimate View of Seminal Figure's Life
Release Date:
11/12/2019
Opening Dec. 5, this will be the first exhibition of the Rosa Parks Collection, which includes her personal writings, reflections, photographs, records and memorabilia.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to the Bard-Brooklyn Public Library College Degree Program
Release Date:
10/30/2019
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Brooklyn Public Library an $850,000 grant to extend Bard at BPL , the only library-based college degree program in the nation.
Open Society Foundations Announce Young Feminist Leaders Fellows
Release Date:
10/28/2019
The Open Society Foundations announced today the 2019 cohort of the Young Feminist Leaders Fellows, a new initiative to support emerging feminist leaders between the ages of 22 and 30. The six fellows will receive grants to carry out projects that...
Open Society Foundations Accepting Applications for Soros Justice Fellowships
Release Date:
10/23/2019
The Soros Justice Fellowships fund outstanding individuals to undertake projects that advance reform, spur debate, and catalyze change on a range of issues facing the U.S. criminal justice system.
Monument to Commemorate Destroyed African American Land in Central Park Funded by Ford Foundation, JPB Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
Release Date:
10/20/2019
A new sculpture will honor the Lyons family, black activists and property owners who once lived in Seneca Village, a community destroyed by the creation of the park.
The New York Women’s Foundation Honors DeAnna Hoskins, President & CEO of JustLeadershipUSA, and Bryan Stevenson, Founder & Executive Director of The Equal Justice Initiative, at 2019 Radical Generosity Dinner
Release Date:
10/08/2019
The New York Women’s Foundation honored two of the nation’s leading champions of social justice on October 7 at its 2019 Radical Generosity Dinner at The Essex House on Central Park West.
Open Society Foundations Announce 2019 Soros Equality Fellows
Release Date:
09/20/2019
The Open Society Foundations is pleased to announce the 2019 class of Soros Equality Fellows, a diverse group of artists, advocates, lawyers, and organizers whose work inspires advances in racial justice and equality in the United States.
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