Social Justice

The Possible Philanthropic Response to Trayvon Martin

Release Date:

08/19/2013

Initiatives from the Open Society Foundations and the Schott Foundation for Public Education are cited in a Nonprofit Quarterly article on the possible philanthropic response to the death of Trayvon Martin.

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Social Justice

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Reshaping the Business of Social Change

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06/20/2013

We’re pleased to have Monique Villa, CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, discuss her organization’s unique approach to giving, the principles of shared value and the Foundation's many initiatives geared towards supporting women’s rights and...

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Open Society Foundations Announces 2013 Soros Justice Fellows

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05/15/2013

A mix of emerging and established social justice leaders, the fourteen fellows include investigative journalists, lawyers, grassroots organizers, policy advocates and scholars who will take on a range of reform issues that relate to broader OSF...

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Inaugural Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackle Problems with Creative Projects

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05/01/2013

Three innovators who will use unique approaches to tackle deeply-rooted social and economic issues were named to the inaugural class of Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows. Fellows have the opportunity to change the world in one year with $100,000,...

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Social Justice

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A New Way to Sustain the Campaign — BMAFunders.org

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03/28/2013

Five years ago, the Open Society Foundations created its Campaign for Black Male Achievement to address the economic, political, social and educational exclusion of black men and boys from American society.

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5 Questions for...Melissa Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Tides

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03/11/2013

In this PhilanTopic interview, Tides CEO Melissa Bradley discusses the Twenty-First Century Foundation Powered by Tides partnership, what her organization has learned about the field of impact investing and what philanthropy can do to strengthen its...

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Relinquishing Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’s JustFilms

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02/15/2013

Mr. Bagwell, a director and producer of some of the most influential documentaries about the civil rights movement and the black American experience, will leave the foundation in June to make his own documentaries once again.

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Ford Foundation

Philanthropy Must Do More to Influence Policy, Say Government Officials

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02/13/2013

An in-depth profile of Philanthropy New York’s “Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where Is Philanthropy?” conference.

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Public Policy

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Environment and Climate Change

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Philanthropy New York

Funding the Future of Activism

Release Date:

02/04/2013

We’re pleased to have North Star Fund Executive Director Hugh Hogan talk about the Fund’s new $7 million Activism’s Future campaign to support grassroots activists in communities most affected by injustice as they advocate for equality and stand up...

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The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking

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09/19/2012

Michael Seltzer, Trustee at EMpower-The Emerging Markets Foundation and past President of Philanthropy New York, explores the history of social justice and grantmaking and explains how foundations can effectively practice social justice philanthropy.