Open Society Foundations and Other Funders Mobilizing to Counter Hate
Release Date:
03/29/2017
ot long after the election, OSF rolled out a $10 million rapid response initiative to support those targeted by hateful rhetoric.
Social Justice
Open Society Foundations Announces 2017 Soros Equality Fellows
Release Date:
03/21/2017
The Open Society Foundations is pleased to announce the recipients of the Soros Equality Fellowship, a new initiative to help emerging mid-career professionals become long-term innovative leaders in the field of racial justice.
Proteus Fund Announces a New Funder Collaborative to Oppose the Use of Religious Exemptions to Undermine Fundamental Rights
Release Date:
03/16/2017
The Rights Faith & Democracy Collaborative (RFDC) is a newly created grantmaking fund that opposes the inappropriate use of religious exemptions to curtail reproductive health, rights and justice, discriminate against members of the LGBTQ...
William Cordery at Surdna Foundation Talks About 'Delusional Altruism℠' In the Philanthropy World
Release Date:
03/08/2017
After the PNY program, "Achieving Equity…How Exactly?" we sat with one of the panelists, William Cordery at Surdna Foundation, to discuss a concept presented by moderator Kris Putnam-Walkerly she calls "delusional altruism℠."
NY Community Trust Is Raising $1M to Combat President Trump’s Policies Of ‘Fear’
Release Date:
03/06/2017
From legal assistance to racial justice training, the benefactors behind the new Liberty Fund are taking a front-line position in the battle to preserve civil rights and basic freedoms.
Watch this New Series Showing the Ordinary and Extraordinary Lives of Muslim New Yorkers
Release Date:
02/23/2017
Clare Church of the New York Community Trust writes about a new web series that has been attracting hundreds of thousands viewers on YouTube since just before the presidential election.
Mellon Grant Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation
Release Date:
02/22/2017
A recent $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help Georgetown carry out its commitment to produce scholarship that helps the nation better understand and address its legacies of slavery, racism and discrimination.
Putting Racism on the Table
Release Date:
02/07/2017
The Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers' Putting Racism on the Table series is a learning series for philanthropy.
Atlantic Philanthropies' Charles Feeney Gives Away the Last of His Fortune
Release Date:
01/06/2017
Last month, Mr. Feeney and Atlantic completed the sprint and made a final grant, $7 million to Cornell University, to support students doing community service work.
Ford's Darren Walker Writes, "Let America Be America Again"
Release Date:
01/06/2017
President of the Ford Foundation Darren reflects, "for as much progress as we have made, America has yet to fully live up to its promise and founding aspiration to be a nation of liberty, dignity, and justice for all. Yet this noble vision remains...
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