The Need for Civil Legal Aid
Release Date:
06/07/2016
Pooja O'Hanlon of the Elmezzi Foundation says civil legal aid is free legal aid to low and middle income individuals that need assistance with legal matters that are not criminal.
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PhilTV: Do Money and Mission Mix? How Foundations Are Using Sustainable Investment to Address Climate Change
Release Date:
05/31/2016
John Wilson of Cornerstone Capital Group says fossil fuel companies are at risk because a key asset – their reserves – are at risk of being “stranded,” or unused, as the economy turns away from deployment of fossil fuels.
How to Fund in the Fog of War
Release Date:
06/02/2016
Yifat Susskind of MADRE says just when progressive Iraqi organizations needed financial support the most, funding dried up.
Top 8 Ways Philanthropy Can Make Space at the Table for Immigrant Women Leaders
Release Date:
05/19/2016
Taryn Higashi of Unbound Philanthropy says investing in women leaders is smart, just and strategic, but women’s voices and gender-based challenges are still often buried under the weight of the “bigger” issue we are trying to tackle.
Well-Told Stories Can Super-Power Social Change
Release Date:
05/17/2016
Betsy Richards at Opportunity Agenda creates video of a new social justice superhero, "Helvetika Bold," which marries comic book culture with activism.
Leadership Doesn’t Just Happen
Release Date:
05/12/2016
Phil Li of the Clark Foundation writes about the first of his two-year term as chair of Philanthropy New York’s board of directors. And wow, what a year it has been!
Philanthropy Must Shift Power to Others
Release Date:
05/06/2016
Jennifer and Peter Buffett, Co-Presidents of the NoVo Foundation, say a philanthropist from on high will never reach down and “empower” a girl in Sierra Leone.
The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got
Release Date:
05/09/2016
Melissa Beck at the Educational Foundation of America says there are three reasons to divest: economics, ethics and alignment with grantmaking.
Rethinking Scholarships As a Force for Social Justice
Release Date:
05/04/2016
Hilary Pennington of the Ford Foundation says social justice fellowships use non-traditional ways to recruit talented individuals already working toward positive change in their communities.
This Teen Pregnancy Program’s Tight Focus Is a Success
Release Date:
05/02/2016
Lola Adedokun of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation says teen pregnancy rates in the United States are in decline.
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