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Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

10/28/2014

... Hispanic to lead a major university system in the United States . A nationally renowned transplant surgeon, Dr. ... independent audits. The foundation’s trustees hail from four continents and have extensive...

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Advocacy Funding: The Philanthropy of Changing Minds

Publication date:

07/2005

... a position, or enrich the policy debate, the guide offers resources and strategies for planning your work, reaching ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

16 May 2018

Funding a Racially Just Food System - Funders Briefing Hosted by Community Food Funders

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... served basis.* Racism is built into the DNA of the United States ’ food system. It began with the genocidal theft of ... How can the funding community best leverage its resources and influence to end racism in...

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Food Systems

15 Sep 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part II: Global Lessons in the Resistance Against Authoritarianism - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, September 15, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... democratic backsliding; and hone in on how philanthropic resources can support local-level defense of communities and ... of autocratic governance taking hold in the United States , and explore how philanthropy...

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Immigration

ASPCA, NYPD Unveil New Mobile Command Post for Animal Cruelty Investigation Squad

Release Date:

09/04/2018

... animal victims citywide. The partnership began with a four -month pilot program in the Bronx at the end of 2013. ...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Witness Warrants Were Misused in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say

Release Date:

09/11/2017

It is one of law enforcement’s most expansive powers: If the authorities believe that someone has knowledge of a crime, they can — under threat of arrest — force the person to testify in court by obtaining what is known as a material witness warrant.

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Playing Chicken with Maryn McKenna

Release Date:

09/14/2017

Playing Chicken with Maryn McKenna In her 2015 TED Talk, “What Do We Do When Antibiotics Don’t Work ... to have called a General Assembly meeting to discuss it in 2016 and for the Obama Administration to have...

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Food Systems

Unions, Reform Groups Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit

Release Date:

06/17/2014

... legal action seeking to change the state’s tenure laws and possibly many other teacher protections. ... inspired by the Vergara case could change local tenure laws and present a long-awaited opportunity to...

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Education

Carnegie, Ford Give $1M to Free Legal Services Project for Immigrants

Release Date:

03/27/2017

In response to the Trump administration’s immigration policies, Governor Cuomo announced an initiative on Friday that offers pro-bono legal services to immigrants regardless of their residency status. Coordinated by the state’s Office for New...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ai-jen Poo to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

06/19/2017

... independent audits. The foundation’s trustees hail from four continents and have extensive experience in the worlds ...

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Ford Foundation

COVID-19 Could Mean Extinction for Many Charities

Release Date:

03/23/2020

... food banks. Just how bad could it be? Our earlier analysis of nonprofits suggests that less than half of ... of Federation Employment & Guidance Service (FEGS) in 2015 , then New York City's largest...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $76 Million in Grants in Third Quarter of 2021

Release Date:

10/26/2021

... historically under-represented populations in the United States . “The impact of the pandemic hit underserved ... $3.5 million to support research by the WORLD Policy Analysis Center to develop an evidence-base...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Democracy is a threat to white supremacy—and that is the cause of America’s crisis

Release Date:

01/14/2021

... politics from its beginnings and throughout these last four years. It also casts a light on what we witnessed ... yesterday: A failed coup—an insurrection at the United States Capitol. Like so many others, I...

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Ford Foundation

The Wallace Foundation and SMU DataArts Release Report - "The Alchemy of High-Performing Arts Organizations"

Release Date:

08/13/2020

... to others, using a technique called stochastic frontier analysis that allowed the authors to take into account ... leaders, takes humility and an intensive investment of resources and time. According to the...

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Arts

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The Wallace Foundation

28 May 2025

Foundational Advocacy Workshop w/ Bolder Advocacy - A Workshop Hosted by United Philanthropy Forum and Alliance for Justice

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... sustainable advocacy strategies Current Landscape Analysis : Expert insights on navigating the current policy environment affecting philanthropy Advocacy Assessment : Methods to ... foundation members with:...

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Membership Dues: FAQs about Dues Adjustment for 2025

... of organizations. In determining the new schedule, we held four objectives: Decrease the regressive nature of the ... change in the philanthropic sector. Along with the resources that members contribute to...

Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice

Release Date:

07/15/2016

... said that blacks are treated fairly by the police, and four out of five whites have said that black children have ...

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

The Century Foundation Releases Report on Achieving Financial Equity and Justice for HBCU's

Release Date:

09/14/2021

... for a historic investment that will bring unprecedented resources to HBCUs, giving them the stability and financial ... They also vary in institution type, including two-year and four -year schools, private and...

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The Century Foundation

16 Jun 2016

Will Philanthropy Join In The Fight To Vote?

Thursday, June 16, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... to today’s hot topics: gerrymandering, voter ID laws , restrictions on open polling schedules, voter roll ...

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Issue-Based

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Panel

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Public Policy

Funding Area

Civic Engagement

The Sozosei Foundation Reaches a Milestone Awards $4 Million in Grants to Decriminalize Mental Illness

Release Date:

11/01/2021

... is being deployed to organizations that are working on the four funding priorities that the Foundation established at its inaugural Sozosei Global Solution Lab. These four priorities are: the implementation of...

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Health

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Sozosei Foundation

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