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17 Apr 2019

"Giving Done Right" with Phil Buchanan

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

In partnership with Center for Effective Philanthropy and Ford Foundation, we invite you to join this special event celebrating the release of Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count by Phil Buchanan, president of CEP...

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Supported in Part by Ford Foundation, Smithsonian Launches American Women’s History Initiative

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11/14/2018

The initiative strives to be the nation’s most comprehensive undertaking to document, research, collect, display and share the rich, complete and compelling story of women in America. It will greatly increase the Smithsonian’s research and...

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Gender Justice

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Darren Walker on the Benefits for Men Who Live With Empathy

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10/31/2018

In this interview with Quartz, Walker explains how the Me Too movement strengthened his commitment to creating a more just world, why you shouldn’t need to look to your personal connections with girls or women to be a feminist, and why the journey...

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How Apple and the Ford Foundation take on the World’s Biggest Problems.

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10/23/2018

Darren Walker joins Lisa Jackson, vice president, environment, policy, and social initiatives, Apple, at the Fast Company Innovation Festival for a keynote discussion.

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The Ford Foundation Takes Another Stand On Census

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10/19/2018

The Ford Foundation has created a new video, Stand Up for the Count, to explain the importance of the census data.

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Funders For Justice Launch New Funder Toolkit — Divest/Invest: From Criminalization to Thriving Communities

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09/19/2018

This intersectional resource exposing the connections between mass criminalization and housing, education, health, transportation, food security, jobs, and more.

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation Supports Immigrant Artists Mentoring Program

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09/07/2018

The program offers immigrant artists the opportunity to focus on their creative practice and gain support and exposure for their work while upholding their distinct cultural identities.

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Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Announce Grants for US 2050 Initiative

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08/21/2018

Today, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and the Ford Foundation launched US 2050, an initiative that will engage leading scholars to examine and analyze the multiple demographic, socioeconomic, and fiscal trends that will shape the nation at mid-...

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MTV Plans to Partner With Ford Foundation to Create a Mobile Voting Registration Unit

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08/20/2018

MTV plans to partner with the Ford Foundation to create a mobile unit where people can register to vote and encourage their friends to register to vote if they see they aren’t signed up. The network also plans to host events across the country on...

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How the Art For Justice Fund Hopes to Reduce Mass Incarceration

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08/16/2018

Inside Philanthropy speaks with Helena Huang, Project Director for the Art for Justice Fund, for some additional context surrounding the second round of funding and how the fund's work is playing out on the ground.

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Ford Foundation’s Build Initiative is Hitting Its Stride

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08/14/2018

In 2016, the Ford Foundation set out on an experiment—give $1 billion to social justice nonprofits, with all funds going to a combination of general operating support and organizational strengthening.

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01 Oct 2018

People Like Us: A Roadmap for Democracy

Monday, October 1, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

With the November 2018 elections looming, we are seeing a wide range of individuals who are running for elected office at all levels of government and from different walks of life.

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Ford Foundation Joins Funders To Launch The Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund

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08/13/2018

The Ford and W.K. Kellogg foundations recently teamed up with Borealis Philanthropy to launch the Racial Equity in Philanthropy Fund. The fund just released its first round of grants, totaling $14 million, which will go to advancing racial equity...

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Deutsche Bank, Ford, Rauch, Booth Ferris and Nellie Mae Foundations Support Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College

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08/08/2018

New York-area and national foundations have supported the Reimagining Education Summer Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University, a four-day professional development institute on teaching and learning in the racially and culturally diverse...

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Every Person Counts: Why the Census Must Be Rescued

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08/08/2018

Gary D. Bass, Antonia Hernández, Barbara Picower, and Darren Walker write "All philanthropists have a stake in the census, no matter what they fund or where. It is incumbent upon us to do whatever we can to guarantee that it proceeds accurately,...

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Ford Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation Collaborate for Diversity in Art Museum Leadership

Release Date:

07/31/2018

At a time when division is raw in American society, no sector should remain immune to self-reflection, or ignore the call to address diversity, equity, and inclusion. Museums are no exception. Today, museums need to work to improve not only who...

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Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker to Receive 2018 Director’s Award

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07/30/2018

The 2018 award recipients will be honored at a gala dinner and ceremony Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden at Cooper Hewitt.

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Ford Foundation’s Hilary Pennington Joins Plenary Panel at The Exchange: 2018

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07/09/2018

At times more an engaging conversation than a moderated session, the panelists were full of candid insights and lessons learned for on Catalyzing a New Era of Cross-Sector Collaboration

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Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and Open Society Foundations Fund ReImagina Puerto Rico Report

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07/09/2018

ReImagina Puerto Rico calls for a focus on social well-being in all investments, making equity and inclusiveness a priority, ensuring transparency at all levels of policy making, and emphasizing coordination and collaboration. .

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Disaster Relief

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