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Arcus, NoVo Foundation Announce Groundbreaking Philanthropy Initiative to Improve the Lives of Transgender People

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12/08/2015

... ), one of the world’s largest private foundations supporting efforts focused explicitly on girls ... Trans Initiative will deploy grants and philanthropic resources totaling at least $20 million dollars to...

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Five Nonprofits Win Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize for Outstanding Commitment to Racial Justice

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01/12/2022

... to recognize pioneering nonprofits committed to racial and social justice with deep roots in the borough. Brooklyn is ... support that gives nonprofits the flexibility and resources they need to serve their...

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DeQuendre Neeley-Bertrand Joins the Schott Foundation as Communications Director

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02/22/2017

... strategists to develop comprehensive messaging and media outreach plans. DeQuendre also serves as a strategic ... as Communications Director for the Center for the Study of Social Policy, a Washington, DC-...

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Borealis Philanthropy and Ford Foundation Launch $1 Million Disability x Tech Fund to Advance Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation

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02/28/2023

... The Disability x Tech Fund’s inaugural cohort of grantees is comprised of five disability-led organizations ... determinations. CymaSpace is focused on making arts, media and culture accessible and inclusive...

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NoVo Foundation: Seeking LOIs for Radical Hope Fund to Support Strategies for Transformation

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07/31/2017

... that centers feminist leadership, including but not limited to policy advocacy campaigns Global solidarity and ... in their purpose and vision Leveraging the power of media , culture, and the arts to engage in...

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Danielle Deane-Ryan Joins the Nathan Cummings Foundation as Director, Inclusive Clean Economy

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06/29/2017

... for External Affairs and acting director for Stakeholder Engagement at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of ... a foundation with a long-standing focus on integrating social justice into its...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Organizations Building an Inclusive Conservation Movement

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04/13/2021

... and environmental health in Hawai’i through restoring social justice, revitalizing ancestral food systems and ... forestry practices and connect them to government resources . Native Movement in Fairbanks,...

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Seven Things Foundations Can Do to Shape Public Debate in the NYC Election Season

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02/21/2012

... attention on critical issues of concern to funders, our grantees , and all New Yorkers; and to inform the thinking of ... of policy issues by city-wide, community, and ethnic media ; Convene grantees...

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NYN Media Homeless Shelter Tracker

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09/11/2017

NYN Media Homeless Shelter Tracker With the number of New Yorkers ... implement any feasible suggestions into its plan. . . NYN Media Homeless Shelter Tracker ...

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Ford Foundation Funds Expansion of REACT to Film Educationl Programs

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10/08/2014

... include a yearlong or semester-based course curriculum on Media Literacy and Civic Engagement , as well as professional development workshops and ... REACT to FILM’s mission of educating youth on critical...

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Asian American Leaders In A Moment Of Pride And Peril - Featuring Don Chen, Surdna Foundation and Taryn Higashi, Unbound Philanthropy

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06/30/2020

... up in central Georgia during the 70s and 80s afforded limited exposure to Asian American and Pacific Islander ... into the economic policies, public narratives, and the social and cultural patterns of a place...

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Unbound Philanthropy

Jerome Foundation taps respected, experienced arts leader Eleanor Savage as new president & CEO

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04/11/2023

... to seek ways arts leaders and early career artists support social change through meaningful commitment to equity and ... Grantmakers in the Arts Board of Directors. Savage is a media artist, activist, producer...

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The Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation Announces 2021 Grant Awards for HIV/AIDS Initiatives at NYC Community Organizations

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12/09/2021

... important work in the communities they serve. The 2021 grantees are Brooklyn Community Pride Center, Colectivo ... New Yorkers, often with reduced funding and other resources ,” said Jarrett Lucas, Executive...

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

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05/20/2016

... a surge of interest in recent years, with major foundations and leading non-profit organizations increasingly investing staff time and programmatic resources in projects and initiatives that move people in...

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20 Nov 2013

Changing the Narrative: Using Storytelling to Expand Your Foundation’s Impact

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7:45am to 11:00am

... will lead a dynamic discussion that examines levels of engagement from local community organizing to “changing the ... a means of organizing — and why that’s important for foundations The diverse forms of...

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For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together

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05/30/2017

For Family Foundations , Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together by ... by the values and principles of its founder. The extensive engagement of Andrus family members has enabled Surdna to ... that connect...

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President's Message: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces More Than $5.4 Million in Grants

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04/13/2022

... building, and new Imagine a New Way and Momentum Fund grantees . In our Imagine a New Way and Momentum Fund ... Down the Barriers Communications Campaign, a community engagement and education effort to organize...

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Open Society Foundations Announce Inaugural Soros Arts Fellows

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05/09/2018

Open Society Foundations Announce Inaugural Soros Arts Fellows The Open ... repression across the globe. As spaces for public engagement are shrinking, the arts are often the last refuge ... resistance movement...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Launches Network of Cross-Sector Leaders To Advance Economic Mobility In New York City

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01/08/2018

... It was launched in response to our current political and social moment, which the Foundation believes calls for new ... neighborhoods in New York City have improved, poverty and limited economic mobility...

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Surdna Foundation Announces Additional $36 Million for Racial Justice

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10/14/2020

... Foundation. “We are increasing our spending to give grantees breathing room to respond to the demands of today ... nation.” “As stewards of one of the oldest family foundations in America, the Surdna Board...