NY PhilanthroPost: Social Justice

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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Supported by Ford, JPB Foundations, 'America Divided' Series Provides Dose of Reality and Hope

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10/04/2016

As we prepare for a presidential election and think deeply about the direction of our country in light of current events, it seemed important to watch America Divided.

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Confronts Feedback That Highlights 'My Own Obliviousness'

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09/14/2016

"I am a black, gay man, so some might assume that I’m especially sensitive to these issues and dynamics. But during the past year I have had to confront my own ignorance and power, and come to terms with the ways I was inadvertently fueling...

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Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities

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09/12/2016

Saying it made a major mistake by overlooking the needs of people with disabilities in revamping its programs to focus on inequality, the Ford Foundation pledge Monday to undertake a top-to-bottom review of its policies and practices on the issue.

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Funded by Surdna, Student Investigates Social Criticism in Stand-up Comedy

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07/26/2016

An English and environmental studies major, Andrew Cawley has been doing independent research looking at identity and social criticism in stand-up comedy.

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Surdna Foundation

"Culture Changes Us" Campaign and Retreat Series Launches with Support from Nathan Cummings Foundation

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05/20/2016

NCF Fellow Bridgit Antoinette Evans announced the inaugural class of movement leaders from across the United States who will take part in a first-of-its-kind retreat series exploring the power and potential of culture change and pop culture strategy...

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Communications/Media

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Ford Foundation: The Equity Series- Cultural Equity

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03/14/2016

In a series of conversations on equity, the Ford Foundation presents a dialogue on cultural equity. Ford Foundation President Darren Walker and acclaimed poet and college administrator Crystal Williams discuss issues of inequity and access in U.S...

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Arts

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Foundation for a Just Society Supports Report on LGBTQ Organizing in West Africa

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03/07/2016

"We Exist: Mapping LGBTQ Organizing in West Africa," a report charting the growth of LGBTQ activism in Africa, assesses the challenges and opportunities activists face.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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LGBTQ

Foundation for a Just Society

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David Berg Foundation Supports New York Historical Society Exhibition that Traces the Rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany

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02/17/2016

The New-York Historical Society will present a powerful exhibition that examines the rise of a culture of hatred during the period 1919-1939 in Germany. The exhibit will trace the gradual and deliberate indoctrination of German citizens into active...

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Jewish Interests

The David Berg Foundation

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Trustee: Bring Restorative Justice to Our Schools

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02/04/2016

Safe schools are a critical concern, writes Deborah N. Archer, Professor of Law, New York Law School, and board member of Brooklyn Community Foundation.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education