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Webinar Recap: Governance, Participatory Budgeting, and Grantmaking

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Fri, November 03, 2017
Last week, Neighborhood Funders Group held a webinar on Governance , Participatory Budgeting, and Grantmaking to plant ... along with the video recording and slides from the webinar . By Nile Malloy, Senior Program Manager, ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Governance, Participatory Budgeting and Grantmaking

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Webinar
... CST / 2:00 - 3:30 pm EST This Neighborhood Funders Group webinar will examine democratic and participatory models ... out additional call information and materials before the webinar date. This webinar is open to all staff and trustees ... information, contact Shannon Lin at shannon@nfg.org . Governance , Participatory Budgeting and Grantmaking ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Housing Justice
Philanthropic Practice
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Webinar Recap of From Sanctuary to Freedom: Cities in Resistance

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Tue, March 21, 2017
... Law Center, and National Immigration Law Center Webinar Slides and Recording ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmw-EUtOanM Webinar Recap of From Sanctuary to Freedom: Cities in ...
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Topic: 
Community Safety & Justice
Racial Justice
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Peer Coaching Training Webinar

Event type: 
Webinar
Monday, November 5, 2018 - 1:00pm
Webinar
... as they take action. Join us for a peer coaching training webinar ! Note: At the NFG 2018 National Convening in St ... in joining a circle, there is no need to attend this webinar ; please email Adriana Rocha at adriana@nfg.org to sign up for a circle. In this webinar , we will train additional NFG members about the use ...
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Topic: 
Leadership Development
Philanthropic Practice

Funder Meeting on Government Alliance on Race and Equity

Event type: 
Convening
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Minneapolis, MN
The Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity (PRE) , the Neighborhood Funders Group , and the Government Alliance on Race and Equity invite you to a special funders learning/strategy meeting in advance of the Convening on Racial Equity, co-hosted by Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges and St Paul Mayor Chris Coleman. The funders meeting will be followed by an informal networking session with a light dinner. The convening begins at 7 pm. August 5, 2014 3:30 - 5:30pm The McNamara Alumni Center University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice

Countering State Preemption and Protecting the Power of Local Government

Event type: 
Webinar
Monday, July 10, 2017
Webinar
Monday, July 10th | 12 - 1 PM PT / 1 - 2 PM MT / 2 - 3 CT / 3 - 4 PM ET American cities have historically been places of innovation and incubation when it comes to advancing equity and inclusion. Today, however, they face a fast-growing threat. Since the 2010 midterm elections, state lawmakers have become more aggressive in their use of preemption to stop local lawmaking across a broad and expanding range of issues, including labor standards, civil rights, broadband, environmental protection, and public health. Preemption is now being used to negate...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Economic Justice
Racial Justice

From Grievance to Governance: 8 Features of Transformative Campaigns

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Tue, May 03, 2016
... building the alignment we need to move from grievance to governance . 1) Start with Values and Vision Transformative ... and administration. They create ways for us to practice governance . When we plan for this we include capacity ... field, and to promote social good and participatory governance . 4) Commit to Scale: Embrace Culture Work, Civic ...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice
Community Power-Building

Ensuring the Voices of Government Reflect the People They Represent

News type: 
News from the Field
By Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of Color of Change , and Cristobal Joshua Alex, President of Latino Victory Project . Huffington Post, October 14, 2014. It has been more than a month since the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown and the highly militarized and repressive police response to the rallies and demonstrations that came in its wake. The scenes still seem misplaced, as if taken from a history book illustrating the height of the Civil Rights Movement in 1964. Yes, in 2014, 50 years after the Civil Rights Act, African-American and Latino...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization
Community Safety & Justice

FFJ Webinar on Gender, Race, and Criminalization

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Webinar
... Lewis, Ms. Foundation for Women Please note that this webinar is intended for funders. If you are a funder and interested in this webinar , but are not a member of FFJ, please write to us at ... . Many thanks to the FFJ members who helped plan this webinar : Tynesha McHarris, NoVo Foundation Miabi Chatterji, ...
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Topic: 
Criminalization
Gender Justice
Racial Justice

Webinar: Investments that Build Wealth and Power

Event type: 
Webinar
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 -
10:30am - 12:00pm
Webinar
... and the Integrated Rural Strategies Group — in this webinar to dive into two case studies: the Boston Ujima ... any registration issues, please contact support@nfg.org . Webinar : Investments that Build Wealth and Power ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Economic Justice
Racial Justice
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program
Funders for a Just Economy
Integrated Rural Strategies Group

Administrative Relief and Philanthropy Webinar Series

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Webinar
... June 24, 2015 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PDT / 12:00 - 1:00 p .m. CDT / 1:00 - 2:00 p .m. EDT Sponsored/Co-sponsored by ... and young adults across the United States. Join this webinar to: Learn about the latest figures and ... resource pages. Administrative Relief and Philanthropy Webinar Series ...
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Topic: 
Criminalization
Economic Justice
Racial Justice

After Ferguson Grand Jury Failure, Federal Government Must Act for Justice

News type: 
News from the Field
Communities United for Police Reform, November 24, 2014. Today, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released the following statement in response to the grand jury’s decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot unarmed Michael Brown in August: "We are outraged that the grand jury failed to indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown. From Ferguson to Brooklyn, communities of color face hyper-aggressive policing and lack of meaningful or timely accountability for officers who use excessive and deadly force. The double...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization

Hate is Not Charitable: Three-Part Webinar Series, Part 1

Event type: 
Webinar
Monday, November 4, 2019 -
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
... signed on, with the list continuing to grow. Join this webinar to hear more about where the dollars are going, what ... Ching, North Star Fund Goals for this Three-Part Webinar Series: Open a critical conversation in ... for parts two and three of the Hate Is Not Charitable webinar series: Webinar #2: What Can You Do Within Your ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Racial Justice
Rural Organizing

Webinar Recap: How to Creatively Fund Social Movements

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Fri, February 24, 2017
... co-hosted "How to Creatively Fund Social Movements," a webinar that explored how foundations can be more flexible in ... to frontline social change actors. View materials from the webinar here: • Recap • Recording • Slides ... community engagement, and youth/young adult leadership. Webinar Recap: How to Creatively Fund Social Movements .....
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Philanthropic Practice

Hate is Not Charitable: Three-Part Webinar Series, Part 3

Event type: 
Webinar
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 -
9:00am - 10:30am
Webinar
... with Amalgamated Foundation in developing a three-part webinar series to open a critical conversation in ... moving money to hate groups. Join us for Part 3 of this webinar series to learn how you can join others in taking ... to be announced. Hate is Not Charitable: Three-Part Webinar Series, Part 3 ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Philanthropic Practice

Native Voices Rising: National Funder Briefing Webinar

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Webinar
... Rising Native Voices Rising: National Funder Briefing Webinar ...
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Topic: 
Leadership Development
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice

Housing Justice Solutions: Field & Funder Webinar

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Webinar
... discourse around equitable and inclusive development. This webinar will continue building a generative space for funders ... the health and stability of millions of Americans. In this webinar , funders will be able to improve their understanding ... Amplify Fund Housing Justice Solutions: Field & Funder Webinar ...
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Topic: 
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

What's Next in the Movement for Working Families Webinar

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Webinar
... New York City – Winning a Family-Sustaining Workweek A webinar for funders sponsored by GIST , Funders’ ... us on August 2, 2017 from 12:00-1:00pm ET for a funders webinar to learn more about this new movement for a ... What's Next in the Movement for Working Families Webinar .....
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Workers' Rights
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

Webinar: Building Movements with Narrative Change Strategies

Event type: 
Webinar
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 -
9:00am - 10:15am
Webinar
... to organizing, power building, and movements? Join this webinar , hosted by Neighborhood Funders Group in partnership ... infrastructure for movements and organizations. Note: This webinar is intended for grantmakers and the staff of ... racial, economic, gender, climate, and social justice. Webinar : Building Movements with Narrative Change Strategies ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Philanthropic Practice

EPIP Webinar Recap- Police Accountability and Racial Justice: Sustaining a Movement

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Tue, May 05, 2015
... will impact policy and create sustainable change? In this webinar , we were be joined by representatives of Communities ... United for Police Reform (CPR) website View the webinar slide show on EPIP's website . EPIP Webinar Recap- Police Accountability and Racial Justice: .....
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization
Community Safety & Justice

New Southern Strategies Webinar: Employment, Workers’ Rights and the Prospects for Regional Resurgence

Event type: 
Other
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Webinar
... Funders Group, released the report in October 2017 with a webinar featuring the author and advocates from the South. ... for future organizing nationwide. Slides from the webinar are available below. To learn more or request the recording of the webinar , please contact Manisha Vaze, Senior Program Manager ...
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Topic: 
Workers' Rights
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

Housing Solution: Community Voice, Land Trust, and Empowerment Webinar

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, May 30, 2019 -
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
... self-determination, and long-term transformation. In this webinar , geographically diverse communities employing similar ... Solution: Community Voice, Land Trust, and Empowerment Webinar ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Webinar: Fueling the Movement - How Foundations Can Support the Fight for Racial Equity

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Webinar
... The 'Punishment Economy' Must End Register for the webinar . Your confirmation e-mail will contain dial-in and ... . Send comments, questions and suggestions for future webinar topics to lweintraub@ncrp.org . Webinar : Fueling the Movement - How Foundations Can Support .....
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Webinar Resources from Hope in the Heartland: Racial Justice and the White Working Class

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Thu, May 18, 2017
... divide them from other working-class communities. This webinar featured Tarso Luis Ramos of Political Research ... Resources: Below are selected resources for this webinar . This is not a comprehensive review, so we welcome ... Building Dialogue From Within — NCRP, August 2007 Webinar Recording and Slides: Webinar Resources from Hope in ...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Rural Organizing
Program: 
Integrated Rural Strategies Group

Grantmakers for Southern Progress 2016 Post-Election Webinar Recap

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Mon, January 09, 2017
... in the region. Click here to view a recording of the webinar . Justin Maxson, Executive Director of the Mary ... Grantmakers for Southern Progress 2016 Post-Election Webinar Recap ...
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Topic: 
Gender Justice
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice

Webinar Recap: Why Should Social Justice Funders Care About Impact Investing?

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Fri, July 14, 2017
... Project Phoenix and Funders for a Just Economy co-hosted a webinar to discuss the current landscape of impact investing ... Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Recap To kick the webinar off, Dr. David Wood, Director of the Initiative for ... chain for environmental risks to communities. During the webinar ’s break out sessions, examples of impact investment ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Philanthropic Practice
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

Webinar Recap of Stabilizing Communities: Advancing Housing Justice Organizing and Policy Strategies in This Political Moment

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Fri, April 21, 2017
... on to address the housing crisis? Participants in this webinar heard from funders and field leaders building ... http://www.slideshare.net/NeighborhoodFundersG/ webinar -stabilizing-commu... Speakers: Dawn Phillips | ... Enterprise and Highlander Research and Education Center. Webinar Recap of Stabilizing Communities: Advancing Housing ...
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Topic: 
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

“Advancing Together” the Democratizing Development Program

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
10/13/2016
... Program Planning Survey by November 18, 2016. Funder Webinar on Governance , Participatory Budgeting and Grantmaking October ... 11am PST / Noon MST / 1pm CST / 2pm EST (90 mins) The webinar will examine democratic and participatory models ...
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Topic: 
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Puerto Rico: From Relief to Equitable Recovery

Event type: 
Webinar
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Webinar
... Philanthropy and Neighborhood Funders Group are hosting a webinar providing an in-depth look at hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico. — REGISTER HERE — In this webinar , the first of a series, local funders and nonprofit ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Economic Justice

Native Communities, Policing, and Mass Criminalization

Event type: 
Webinar
Monday, September 25, 2017
Webinar
... and funding entry points to support this work. The webinar slides are available below. Notes from the webinar are also available upon request. To learn more, ...
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Topic: 
Community Safety & Justice

Democratizing Development Program Monthly Meetings

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Conference Call
Upcoming WGPBCC and DemDev Program Monthly Meetings: Thursday, June 8, 2017 ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Community Safety & Justice
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Game Changing Advancement in Fostering Access to Opportunity: HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Webinar
... federal resources to address disparities. Please join this webinar to learn more about the AFFH rule, how it can help ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Freedom to Thrive: Reimagining Safety & Security in Our Communities

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Fri, May 05, 2017
... online using #FreedomtoThrive , and checkout a webinar hosted by CDP, Law for Black Lives, and BYP100 that ...
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Topic: 
Community Safety & Justice

Grant Makers Give Money Fast to Challenge Trump Policies

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
03/13/2017
February 24, 2017 By Rebecca Koenig, The Chronicle of Philanthropy The unprecedented sums individual donors have given to progressive nonprofits since the presidential election have drawn ample attention. The American Civil Liberties Union alone raised $24 million in one weekend after it took on Donald Trump’s travel ban, earning the venerable charity headlines in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and Politico. Foundation responses to the new administration’s policies have flown under the radar. But grant makers worried about how the change in leadership might affect the...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice
Funding Opportunity

From Sanctuary to Freedom: Cities in Resistance - Conference Call for Funders

Event type: 
Webinar
Monday, February 27, 2017
Webinar
... and to share your questions and ideas. Purpose of the webinar : Present a broad frame of sanctuary cities: community ... Program Please RSVP below. We will send out additional webinar information before the conference call date. This ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Community Safety & Justice
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

5 Hot Causes for Donors in 2015

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
02/04/2014
... The NoVo Foundation invited grant makers to a December webinar to discuss a report by the National Women’s Law ...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice

Police Accountability: Organizing and Philanthropic Strategies

Resource type: 
NFG Resource
Mon, September 15, 2014
... Calls, and Discussions From Moments to Movements: A Webinar hosted by ABFE on October 16, 2014 - please contact ...
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Topic: 
Criminalization
Racial Justice

EPIP Police Accountability and Racial Justice: Sustaining a Movement

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Webinar
... Free for EPIP Members $10 for Nonmembers Register here Webinar Description: The tragedies of Eric Garner, Mike ... will impact policy and create sustainable change? In this webinar , we will be joined by representatives of Communities ... a link where you will need to register yourself for the webinar . You MUST register at GoToWebinar in order to obtain ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Community Safety & Justice
Racial Justice

Grant-making with an Intersectional Lens

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, May 24, 2018 -
11:00am - 12:30pm
Webinar
... of systemic poverty and economic discrimination. This webinar will feature Alex Delvalle ( Groundswell Fund ... on race, gender and migration status. Additionally, this webinar will explore Journey Towards Intersectional ... Click the download link below to view slides from the webinar . Grant-making with an Intersectional Lens ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Gender Justice
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

The Black Philanthropic Resource Library

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Thu, December 11, 2014
In regions throughout the US, foundations and philanthropic groups convene panels, conduct webinars and interviews, create press releases, and develop various multi-media products to showcase the impact of philanthropic investment in Black communities. ABFE has compiled a growing list of these products to document the evolution of Black male initiatives in philanthropy and to highlight data of particular interest to members and colleagues throughout its networks. Visit their website.
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Philanthropic Practice

Community Learning Partnership: A Model in Phoenix, New York, and Detroit

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Webinar
... Working Group on Place-Based Community Change for a Webinar for Funders Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 Time: ... to be at the center of community change. Join this webinar to hear from three grantmakers who are supporting the ... Kevin Ryan, New York Foundation Please note that this webinar is for grantmakers and funder affinity groups. ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Leadership Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Philanthropy & the Case for Reparations

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, March 18, 2021 -
10:00am - 11:00pm
Virtual
86d2a22b-8e8c-4e24-98c6-680bfc07536f.png As our country heals and pivots forward under a new administration, conversations and actions for reparations for Black and Indigenous communities continue to gain unprecedented momentum. Last year, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) introduced legislation that would fund the first commission to study and develop proposals for providing reparations to African Americans. It was reintroduced this year and is gaining traction with national support from leaders and supported by artists like Alicia Keys who are calling for Congress to...
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Topic: 
Healing Justice
Community Power-Building
Economic Justice
Philanthropic Practice
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Speak Out: Social Justice Advocacy for Public Foundations

Event type: 
Webinar
Friday, September 20, 2019 -
11:00am - 12:15pm
Webinar
A recording of this webinar is available here . (Enter contact info to access.) ... Bolder Advocacy , a program of Alliance for Justice, this webinar will provide you with a clear understanding of the ... outreach in historically undercounted communities? This webinar will answers these questions as well as share ...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice

FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Zachary Norris

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
04/27/2018
... . In case you missed last month’s funder briefing and webinar , then you can read our recap .) Zachary Norris, ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Criminalization

How White Foundation Leaders Can Promote Racial Justice

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Sat, March 14, 2015

By Aaron Dorfman, Executive Director, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy

Since last summer, a movement has been brewing in response to the police killings of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, and many others. People across the country have taken to the streets, demanding changes in policies that contribute to government-sanctioned violence against African- Americans and Latinos. People of color are leading this movement, as they should be, but they shouldn’t be expected to move this agenda forward by themselves. White people working in...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice

Funding the Ecosystem: Organizing to Build Housing and Community Ownership Opportunities

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, September 17, 2020 -
11:00am - 12:30pm
Webinar
... September 22 | The Homestretch As a part of an election webinar series hosted by NFG’s Integrated Rural Strategies ...
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Topic: 
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Racial Justice
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Ferguson to Geneva

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Sat, November 01, 2014
The family of Michael Brown, HandsUpUnited, Organization for Black Struggle (OBS), and Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE) submitted a brief to the United Nations and will present it in Geneva November 12-13, 2014. They aim "not only to achieve justice in Ferguson, but to unite governments around the world against the human rights violations that result from racial profiling and police violence." Read the brief.
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization
Funding Opportunity

CampaignZERO Launched

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Fri, August 21, 2015

CampaignZERO presents a comprehensive package of policy reforms to end police violence in America. It encourages people to petition their elected representatives to implement 10 policy solution areas at the local, state, and federal level of government to achieve an America where police do not kill people.

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Topic: 
Community Safety & Justice

Eroding the Power of Police Unions

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, September 3, 2020 -
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
... of police unions. Join NFG's Funders for Justice for this webinar , to hear from movement leaders in Texas, California, ... Unions Strategy Group. Sandy and Jeree will open the webinar with a short training on the structure and history of ... Transforming Police Fund, Borealis Philanthropy This webinar will be 90 minutes long. The intended audience is .....
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Topic: 
Community Safety & Justice
Criminalization
Economic Justice
Racial Justice
Workers' Rights

The Beat is (Back) On! Labor Reporting Reemerges

Event type: 
Webinar
Friday, May 3, 2013
Webinar
... the exciting new investigations they have in store. This webinar is free and open only to funders, philanthropic ...
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Topic: 
Future of Work
Workers' Rights

ColorofChange.org: We have a key opportunity to transform discriminatory and violent policing nationwide

News type: 
News from the Field
Release Date: 
10/03/2014
The tragic police killing of 18-year-old Mike Brown hit home for millions across the country. The horror of losing a loved one, to senseless, racially-motivated police violence is a daily threat in the lives of Black people in America. In a time when law enforcement kill Black Americans at nearly the same rate as Jim Crow era lynchings, discriminatory and violent policing is a national crisis. National leaders are paying more attention to racial profiling and police brutality than they have in years, due to the hard work of Black youth and community leaders in Ferguson and across the country...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Community Safety & Justice
Racial Justice

Building a Beloved Community: Strengthening the Field of Black Male Achievement

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Tue, May 13, 2014
Building a Beloved Community: Strengthening the Field of Black Male Achievement is a newly released report that maps the landscape of work in the area of black male achievement and offers recommendations for what it will take to strengthen the field moving forward. Based on interviews with 50 leaders in the social, academic, government, and business sectors, the report takes stock of the major sectors engaged in the field and examines opportunities for other constituencies to become more involved. Read the report. Via:...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice

Field & Funder Convening explores strategies to resource transformative solutions to the US housing crisis

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Wed, August 01, 2018
... Right To The City will be hosting a report-back webinar in August 2018. The webinar will include feedback and reflections from ... still being collected. Funders who are interested in the webinar , learning more about the work happening on the ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Integrating Immigrant Workers into the U.S. Economy

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Webinar
... AM - 12:30 PM PDT Living Cities invites you to join a webinar exploring promising approaches to integrate ... are innovating to address this challenge. Join the webinar to hear more about how civic leaders from Maryland ... expand access to economic opportunity for immigrants. The webinar will highlight the challenges and opportunities in ...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Workers' Rights

Democratizing Development Program Opportunity Zones Strategy Call

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, March 14, 2019 -
11:00am - 12:00pm
Webinar
... other funders. If you are interested in Opportunity Zone webinar notes or materials, please contact Nile Malloy, ...
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Topic: 
Healthy Communities
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Puerto Rico: A Philanthropic Sneak Peak

Event type: 
Webinar
Friday, October 10, 2014
Webinar
Webinar Sneak-Peak of the Tour! Friday, October 10, 2014 ... myriad of problems in innovative and effective ways. This webinar will provide participants with an opportunity to hear ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Philanthropic Practice

National Dialogue: Community Land Trusts

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Webinar
This month's National Dialogue webinar will focus on community land trusts – how they work ... email containing information about joining the webinar . National Dialogue: Community Land Trusts .....
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Topic: 
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development

National Dialogue: Local Strategies for Wall Street Accountability and Community Control of Capital

Event type: 
Webinar
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Webinar
Join us for the next installment in the National Dialogue webinar series! At the start of 2014, the stakes are high and ... that these activists will be talking about. This webinar is open to all funders and advocates. To RSVP, ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development

Speak Out: Social Justice Advocacy for Private Foundations

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 -
10:00am - 11:15am
Webinar
... under the law for their advocacy efforts. Note: This webinar is intended for grantmakers at private foundations. NFG recently held a webinar for public foundation audience (e.g., community ...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice

Funding a Radically Just Response to COVID-19

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 -
9:00am - 10:30pm
Webinar
... Ching, Executive Director of North Star Fund. This webinar is co-sponsored by Neighborhood Funders Group, ...
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Topic: 
Community Safety & Justice
Gender Justice
Racial Justice

Civil Rights Monitor

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Mon, March 23, 2015

Leadership Conference Education Fund annual publication that chronicles civil and human rights issues pending before the three branches of government, and other, emerging issues like the potential for big data to supercharge discrimination against disadvantaged communities. The 2015 volume addresses police misconduct.

Read the 2015 Civil Rights Monitor .

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Topic: 
Community Safety & Justice
Criminalization

Weathering the Storm: Building Resilience Against Opposition Attacks

Event type: 
Webinar
Monday, June 29, 2015
Webinar
A Webinar for Funders Hosted by Common Counsel Foundation , ... funders, 8) risks from disgruntled employees. Join this webinar to hear directly from grassroots organizations and ... addressed the challenges they faced. Please note that this webinar is for funders and affinity group staff members onl ...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice

NFG's 40 Years Strong convening continues with 6 new sessions & more: NFG's August 2020 Newsletter

News type: 
Newsletter
Release Date: 
08/20/2020
... convening webinars below and register today ! CONVENING WEBINAR SESSIONS: All sessions take place from 9-11am PT / ...
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Moving Forward on Racial Justice Philanthropy

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Fri, November 28, 2014
Moving Forward on Racial Justice Philanthropy is the fifth volume of Critical Issues Forum series, which aims to deepen the discourse around important progressive racial justice issues within philanthropy. As PRE celebrated our 10th anniversary last year and engaged allies within the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors to mark the occasion with us, we heard "Have you seen any progress?" repeatedly and knew it was important to take stock of what many of us have been collectively aiming to move for decades. Through focus groups, webinars and direct interviews, our team has sought to get a...
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Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice

Beyond Recovery: A People's Plan

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - 10:00am
Webinar
Neighborhood Funders Group's Democratizing Development Program invites all funders to join this important conversation linked to health, housing, race, and community power during the growing coronavirus pandemic. Please join Right To The City / Homes For All for this online discussion with the network's member organizations on the impacts of and responses to the COVID-19 moment. Hear experiences from the frontlines of the grassroots housing justice movements and how the Beyond Recovery campaign is pushing to make housing a human right and to win homes for all. REGISTER HERE
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Topic: 
Healthy Communities
Housing Justice
Racial Justice
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Power Research

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Webinar
... and ongoing strategy and campaign development. Join this webinar to learn more about power research and how it is ...
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Rural Rising: Supporting Equity, Sustainability, and Resilience in Rural & Small-Town America

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, December 13, 2018 -
11:00am - 12:15pm
Webinar
... means, we invite you to join this dynamic three-part webinar series and explore opportunities to learn from, lift ... Systems Funders (SAFSF) invite you to join our three-part webinar series, Rural Rising: Supporting Equity, ... PT / 12:00-1:15 MT / 1:00-2:15 CT / 2:00-3:15 ET) This webinar will share high-level takeaways and recommendations ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Rural Organizing
Program: 
Integrated Rural Strategies Group

Announcing the 2018 Discount Foundation Legacy Awardee

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
07/11/2018
Enrique Balcazar Community Organizer and Leader at Migrant Justice Enrique "Kike" Balcazar immigrated to the United States from Tabasco, Mexico when he was 17 years old. He joined his parents on a dairy farm in rural Vermont and worked for years on farms across the state. Enrique joined Migrant Justice and became a leader in the successful campaign to expand access to driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants in Vermont. He became part of the organization's Farmworker Coordinating Committee and is now an organizer and spokesperson. Enrique is one of the...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Economic Justice
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

Ferguson: A Miscarriage of Justice and a Movement That Won't Give Up

News type: 
News from the Field
by Marisa Franco, lead organizer of the #not1more campaign for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network Originally posted on the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) website "Last night completed a circle of tragedy and travesty. Darren Wilson killed Michael Brown in broad daylight, but his protectors used the thick of night to announce their decision to not indict. While the St. Louis prosecutor’s explanation rang empty and hollow, the clamor for justice in the streets of Ferguson was once again clear, resounding, and this time nationwide. Our hearts were...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization
Community Power-Building

The Immigration Detention Transparency and Human Rights Project: August 2015 Report

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Mon, August 31, 2015

NIJC Freedom of Information Act Litigation Reveals Systemic Lack of Accountability in Immigration Detention Contracting

(August 2015) — The National Immigrant Justice Center’s (NIJC’s) three-year Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation resulted in the most comprehensive public release to date of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immigration detention center contracts and inspections. With The Immigration Detention Transparency and Human Rights...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization

Stabilizing Communities: Advancing Housing Justice Organizing and Policy Strategies in This Political Moment

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Fri, April 21, 2017
... on to address the housing crisis? Participants in this webinar heard from funders and field leaders building ... , Managing Director, Fund for Democratic Communities Webinar Recording and Slides: Stabilizing Communities: ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

The LA Teacher Strike and Movement for the Common Good

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 12:00pm
Webinar
... and strategy fueling this movement, please join us for a webinar with the community leaders at the helm of the LA ... green space and limit to random searches. During our webinar you will hear from some of the community leaders and ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Workers' Rights

And Still I Rise/#BlackWorkersMatter

Event type: 
Webinar
Monday, May 11, 2015
Webinar
... directly from the authors of the reports featured via webinar : Highlights, Recommendations, and Opportunities from ... – 2:00pm EST/10:00am – 11:00am PST To register for the webinar , please fill out the form below. The first ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Future of Work
Workers' Rights

National Dialogue

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Webinar
... , and Tony Romano , Right to the City Alliance This webinar is hosted by the Working Group on Housing Justice and ... the Working Group for Place-Based Community Change. This webinar is open to all funders, advocates, and other ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development

Amplify Fund Learning and Evaluation Partner RFP

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
03/11/2019
... in terms of measurement and accountability. Informational Webinar : March 12, 2019 12:30 - 2:00 pm PT / 1:30 - 3:00 pm ... opportunity, please join us for an optional informational webinar . If you would like to participate, please register ...
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Topic: 
Inclusive Development
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice
Program: 
Amplify Fund

New Southern Strategies: Employment, Workers' Rights and the Prospects for Regional Resurgence

Resource type: 
NFG Report
Tue, October 03, 2017
... Funders for a Just Economy launched the report in a webinar with speakers sharing highlights from the report, ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Economic Justice
Workers' Rights
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

Energy and Equity in Puerto Rico

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Webinar
... ongoing Puerto Rico: From Relief to Equitable Recovery webinar series co-sponsored by Hispanics in Philanthropy, ...
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Topic: 
Climate Justice

Ferguson Action Demands

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Sat, November 01, 2014
from Ferguson Action

OUR VISION FOR A NEW AMERICA

WE WANT JUSTICE FOR MICHAEL BROWN. WE WANT FREEDOM FOR OUR COMMUNITIES

We Want an End to all Forms of Discrimination and the Full Recognition of our Human Rights

The United States Government must acknowledge and address the structural violence and institutional discrimination that continues to imprison our communities either in a life of poverty and/or one behind bars. We want the United States Government to recognize the full spectrum of our human rights and its...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization
Community Safety & Justice

Project Phoenix

Event type: 
Convening
Monday, February 1, 2016 - Monday, January 30, 2017
... year together, check out the detailed descriptions in our p rogramming recap and the slide deck on our outcomes ...
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Topic: 
Leadership Development
Philanthropic Practice

Meeting the Moment: 2020’s New Civic Engagement Landscape in Rural and Small-City America

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 -
9:00am - 10:15am
Webinar
... Join IRSG and the Heartland Fund for this three-part webinar series to discuss the emerging challenges and ... time of extraordinary crisis and opportunity. The first webinar (July 28) shared an overview of how COVID 19 and a ... rural organizations and how they are adapting. The second webinar (September 22) highlighted some of the most important ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Racial Justice
Rural Organizing
Program: 
Integrated Rural Strategies Group

Prisons/Detention Centers, Racial Justice, and the Environment in Rural Places

Event type: 
Webinar
Monday, January 28, 2019 -
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
... Strategies Group and Funders for Justice invite you to a webinar in which you’ll hear from leaders who organize for ... centers. RSVP to fundersforjustice@nfg.org This webinar will: Highlight rural community visions in this ...
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Topic: 
Criminalization
Racial Justice
Rural Organizing
Program: 
Integrated Rural Strategies Group

Just and Equitable Rebuilding of Cities After Disasters

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Webinar
... devastated areas afford to come home? Join us for this webinar to learn from previous equitable development efforts ...
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Topic: 
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Rural Organizing
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

NFG's 2020 Virtual Convening Series

Event type: 
Convening
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 -
9:00am - 10:30am
Virtual
... affinity group staff, and invited speakers. CONVENING WEBINAR SESSIONS: All sessions take place from 9-11am PT / ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice

Ways to Support Organizers in North Carolina

News type: 
News from the Field
Release Date: 
10/07/2016
Check out these three ways to support organizers in North Carolina: Freedom Fighter Bond Fund , at the Durham Solidarity Center, is accepting donations to support legal costs for people demonstrating against the police killing of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, NC. The Freedom Fighter Fund is governed by a Rapid Response Team composed of a 5-8 people who are representative of the people and communities organizing in support of racial, social, gender, economic, and environmental justice. #CharlottteUprising Fund by the Charlotte Queer and Trans People of...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Funding Opportunity

Building Trust Between Communities and Local Police

News type: 
News from the Field
David Hudson December 01, 2014 08:25 PM EST Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and around the country have grabbed the attention of the nation and the world, and have highlighted the importance of strong, collaborative relationships between local police and the communities that they protect. Today, the Administration announced new steps we’re taking to strengthen the relationships between law enforcement agencies and the communities they are obligated to protect and serve, including: Advancing the use of body worn cameras and promoting proven community policing initiatives Creating a new...
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Topic: 
Criminalization
Community Safety & Justice

The Making of Ferguson

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Tue, October 14, 2014
By Richard Rothstein, Economic Policy Institute, October 15, 2014.

Executive summary

In August 2014, a Ferguson, Missouri, policeman shot and killed an unarmed black teenager. Michael Brown’s death and the resulting protests and racial tension brought considerable attention to that town. Observers who had not been looking closely at our evolving demographic patterns were surprised to see ghetto conditions we had come to associate with inner cities now duplicated in a formerly white suburban community: racially segregated neighborhoods with high poverty and...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization

Funder Strategy and Discussion: New Data on Policymakers’ Views on Low-Wage Workers

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, October 22, 2020 -
11:30am - 12:30pm
Webinar
Low-wage workers are in crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has only magnified long-term trends carving away at the already sparse economic security, social protections, and safety of low-wage workers, most especially who identify as Black, Latinx, immigrant, women, or transgender. For those without work, the situation is even more dire, with the ranks of unemployed only growing, particularly among Black and Latinx populations. While one may assume such a crisis would have ushered in political unity, decision-makers from the Hill have struggled to meet the needs of workers and provide real relief...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Philanthropic Practice
Workers' Rights
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

Working Better Together to Further Advance a Midwest Funders Strategy for Equity and Opportunity

Event type: 
Webinar
Friday, October 26, 2018
Webinar
Come join your peers in philanthropy for a strategy discussion that will highlight the potential for a collaborative effort of building a Midwest learning community committed to advancing racial justice, powerbuilding, and opportunity for all people. This discussion aims to: deepen connections with and among Midwest funders working on increasing equity and opportunity engage funders in the process of developing a Midwest scan of grantmakers and nonprofit institutions interested in building shared equity and opportunity Over the last two years, Neighborhood Funders Group has brought together a...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Economic Justice
Racial Justice

City of Pittsburgh, The Heinz Endowments, and the p4 Sustainability Model: People, Planet, Place, and Performance

Event type: 
Webinar
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Webinar
... world-class city that benefits all its citizens. Join this webinar to learn how philanthropy is working with cities and ...
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Topic: 
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development

How to Creatively Fund Social Movements

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Webinar
... you to ""How to Creatively Fund Social Movements,"" a webinar that will explore how foundations can be more .....
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice

Shifting Resources Towards Permanently Affordable Housing

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, October 10, 2019 -
11:00am - 12:30pm
Webinar
... affordable housing and build community voice in this webinar . Speakers: Cathy Alba , Executive Director, National ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

COVID-19 and Indigenous Communities: A Call to Action and Relationship for Philanthropy

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 -
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
... goes so much deeper than the rate of infection. Join this webinar to hear from Indigenous leadership, together with ...
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Topic: 
Climate Justice
Healthy Communities
Racial Justice
Program: 
Integrated Rural Strategies Group

2020 National Convening: 40 Years Strong

Event type: 
Convening
Monday, June 29, 2020 - Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Virtual
NFG's 2020 VIRTUAL CONVENING SERIES: 40 YEARS STRONG Since 1980, NFG has been a ‘political home’ for people in philanthropy: a place to connect, strengthen our analysis, and take action. Our virtual convening series: 40 Years Strong celebrates four decades of mobilizing philanthropy and brings funders together to explore what is possible in the current era of organized philanthropy. This series began on with our 40 Years Strong plenary session on people, place and power and a second plenary that focused on philanthropy's responsibility to be accountable to communities of color and low-income...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice

New opportunities to connect & co-conspire with us: NFG's July 2020 Newsletter

News type: 
Newsletter
Release Date: 
07/30/2020
... Economy team also hosted a Safe and Just Return to Work webinar where funders heard about the actions essential ... NFG's Integrated Rural Strategies Group hosted the first webinar in the three-part Meeting the Moment series . ... ET today! — NFG's Funders for Justice will offer a webinar on From Bail Reform to Closing the Jail: Organizing .....
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COVID-19 Funds: Where to Donate to Support Communities

Resource type: 
NFG Resource
Sat, March 28, 2020

In this new moment of growing uncertainty brought by the outbreak of COVID-19, we are seeing the intersection of health care, public health, and community care in this critical time of physical distancing, economic crisis, and social solidarity. We are seeing that health care, housing, social protections, water, electricity, and wireless internet for all is possible, when people are put ahead of profits for even a moment. Yet this will be only a temporary glimpse of what’s possible if philanthropy does not step up in this moment and in the months to come to fund both basic life...

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Topic: 
Funding Opportunity
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program
Funders for a Just Economy
Amplify Fund
Integrated Rural Strategies Group
Philanthropy Forward

A Message From FFJ Leadership: In Solidarity With Chicago & Minneapolis

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
03/09/2016
Dear Funders for Justice community, Today Chicago officials released the tape of the police killing of Laquan McDonald , a year after his death. Protests have begun, and police appear to be engaged in active suppression tactics, including arrest and physical confrontation . Today on Democracy Now!, BYP100’s Charlene Carruthers explained that the city’s call for peace over Laquan McDonald does not extend to the police . While the police officer will be indicted for murder, justice is by no means guaranteed. We will share updates and ways to support as information becomes available. And, last...
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Topic: 
Criminalization
Racial Justice

Ferguson Commission Report Examines Issues Behind Mike Brown Uprising, Proposes Action

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Mon, September 14, 2015
... agencies to better serve and protect. Municipal Courts and Governance . This group was tasked with reforming the system to have just governance at its core and designing ways to restore ...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization
Community Safety & Justice

VICTORY: HUD Program Changes to Reduce Foreclosures and Increase Affordable Housing

News type: 
News from the Field
Release Date: 
04/30/2015
April 24, 2015 - Exciting news from our partners at Right to the City, Center for Popular Democracy, and Alliance for Community Empowerment: Following a six month campaign led by the community groups working with the Right to the City Alliance (RTC) and the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) of HUD announced significant changes to the Distressed Asset Stabilization Program (DASP). Following the changes announced today, the DASP’s new plan will include: A commitment to selling more loans through special pools that require investors to achieve a certain...
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Topic: 
Housing Justice
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Identify. Describe. Dismantle. Repeat.

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
08/08/2019
... to continue to play out in our election processes, our governance processes, in virtually every aspect of our ...
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Topic: 
Leadership Development
Racial Justice
Program: 
Philanthropy Forward

Safe and Just Return to Work

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, July 29, 2020 -
9:00am - 10:30am
Webinar
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated communities across the country while revealing health and economic disparities that have existed for decades. Workers of color and immigrants are dying from COVID-19 in large numbers, as they are disproportionately represented in many of what are now recognized as “essential jobs:” caring for our families and providing us with food and other critical needs. Many of these jobs are among the lowest paid, with little or no access to quality health care, have low rates of unionization, and are among the most dangerous. Efforts to improve occupational health...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Healthy Communities
Workers' Rights
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

Statement from Within Our Lifetime

News type: 
News from the Field
Release Date: 
10/07/2016
This rapid response statement on police killings in September 2016 was originally released by Within Our Lifetime on September 29, 2016 at http://www.withinourlifetime.net/ . Within Our Lifetime (WOL) supports the families of Alfred Olango, Keith Scott, Terence Crutcher, Terrence Sterling, and Tyre King (among many others) and all the people grieving, organizing and protesting for justice in El Cajon, Charlotte, Tulsa, Washington, D.C Columbus, (and beyond) in the wake of the rampant police killings of Black people across America. These tragic losses lay bare the urgent need for substantive...
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Topic: 
Community Safety & Justice
Racial Justice
Funding Opportunity

Oct 22-24 in Chicago: Confronting the International Association of Chiefs of Police

News type: 
News from the Field
Disruption can oftentimes be a very stressful thing. Disruption can cause nervousness and anxiety in the person doing the disruption, and tension and anger in the person being disrupted. Disruption can also be a source of movement and progress. It’s safe to assume that the disruption of Democratic Presidential candidates by Black Lives Matter leaders has spurred those candidates to quickly develop policy platforms that address racial justice. Being disruptive may not always be polite and respectable, but it can make a statement and more importantly move your agenda. It is with this in mind...
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Topic: 
Funding Opportunity
Community Safety & Justice
Criminalization

Thinking About the Safety of Black Lives Beyond Policing

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Wed, February 25, 2015
February 25, 2015 Huffington Post By Marbre Stahly-Butts , Soros Justice Fellow, Dante Barry, Executive Director of Million Hoodies Movement for Justice After a string of high profile police killings over two-hundred communities across the country erupted in massive protests and sustained acts of civil disobedience. People flooded the streets demanding an end to police brutality and a recognition that black lives matter. The state response to this growing movement has been anemic. Task forces were formed and body cameras funded, but the conversations in mainstream media and the halls of power...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization
Community Safety & Justice

2016 Post-Election Briefing: Politics, Policy and Philanthropy

Event type: 
Convening
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Washington, DC
Registration is now open! Click here to register. For more details, please visit the event page . The Grantmakers Income Security Taskforce (GIST) and NFG's Funders for a Just Economy (FJE) invites you to attend the 2016 Post-Election Briefing: Politics, Policy and Philanthropy , on November 16-17, 2016 in Washington, DC. This meeting is free of charge and open to foundation representatives and philanthropic advisors. The 2016 elections are a sign of changing times--in terms of political participation, dialog on the direction of the country, and directions for social and...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Philanthropic Practice
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

Local Housing Solutions: Tackling a national problem on a local scale

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
08/14/2019
A growing number of places are grappling with housing affordability. As the problem spreads from famously high-cost areas like New York and San Francisco, it is becoming a more pressing concern for middle-income households. These trends have pushed housing affordability onto the national stage in an unprecedented way, with several presidential candidates releasing detailed policy plans, and speaking about housing frequently on the campaign trail. Yet despite its national prominence, housing remains an issue where local governments play an enormous role. As Neighborhood Funders Group's...
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Topic: 
Healthy Communities
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Breaking: Ferguson Activists Meet with President Obama to Demand an End to Police Brutality Nationwide

News type: 
News from the Field
Ferguson Action, December 1, 2014. It has been one week since a St. Louis County grand jury failed to indict Officer Darren Wilson for shooting Michal Brown, an unarmed teenager, six times in the head, chest and arms. Communities nationwide have responded to the miscarriage of justice by carrying out more than 150 sustained, coordinated and intense protest actions that show no signs of letting up. Primarily led by young people of color, the continued sit-ins, highway shutdowns and walkouts have commanded the White House’s attention. Today President Barack Obama, Vice...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization
Community Safety & Justice

The Road Ahead for Worker Justice: Where to Lean In, Pull Up, Push Back and Pivot

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Sat, June 24, 2017
... infrastructure for successful campaigns and progressive governance by Dr. Manuel Pastor of the University of Southern ... three dimensions that route pathways to progressive governance : the demographic, economic, political and ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Future of Work
Workers' Rights
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

No more fake budgets?! Exploring Equity-Based Approaches to Financial Review

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
03/31/2017
... long-term. As part of our application process, we host a webinar about Financial Health Indicators for applicants, and ...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice

Hope in the Heartland: Racial Justice and the White Working Class

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Webinar
... from other working-class communities. Join us for a funder webinar in which Tarso Luis Ramos of Political Research ...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice

Movement Portfolio Theory (MvPT)

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, March 4, 2021 -
10:00am - 11:30am
Virtual
... and CFOs interested in transforming their endowments, this webinar introduces Movement Portfolio Theory (MvPT) , a ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Financialization
Philanthropic Practice
Program: 
Philanthropy Forward

After #FergusonOctober

News type: 
NFG Blog
... there is a real opportunity to address core issues of governance and representation that exist not only in ... participation will help, it will not resolve the lack of governance that is structurally embedded into Ferguson and ... the unelected town manager and the police chief. This weak governance structure means that no one is in fact responsible ...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization
Funding Opportunity

FergusonOctober – Voices from the Ground

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
10/16/2014
... there is a real opportunity to address core issues of governance and representation that exist not only in ... participation will help, it will not resolve the lack of governance that is structurally embedded into Ferguson and ... the unelected town manager and the police chief. This weak governance structure means that no one is in fact responsible ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Community Safety & Justice
Racial Justice

"Intersections of Justice in the Time of Coronavirus" by Cara Page & Eesha Pandit

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
03/25/2020
In the midst of the growing COVID-19 pandemic, NFG stands with our communities and workers who are in crisis. As we help organize with frontline leaders and philanthropy to meet the immediate needs of our communities at this time, NFG also remains committed to long-term transformation towards a just and equitable society. The essay below was written by Cara Page and Eesha Pandit, who are part of the Funders for Justice community, and urges us to hold this moment for movement & philanthropists to understand what led us here and explore opportunities towards transforming our futures...
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Topic: 
Climate Justice
Community Power-Building
Community Safety & Justice
Criminalization
Economic Justice
Financialization
Future of Work
Gender Justice
Healthy Communities
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Leadership Development
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice
Rural Organizing
Workers' Rights
Funding Opportunity

Applications Now Open for 2019-2020 Philanthropy Forward Leadership Fellowship

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
02/06/2019
... fee is $10,000 per Fellow. Timeline for Fellowship Webinar Orientation Summer 2019 Cohort In-person Sessions: 3 ...
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Topic: 
Leadership Development
Philanthropic Practice
Program: 
Philanthropy Forward

Catalyzing a Movement for Health and Housing

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
07/12/2019
By Lindsay Ryder, Neighborhood Funders Group; Alexandra Desautels, The California Endowment; Michael Brown, Seattle Foundations; and Chris Kabel, The Kresge Foundation. In June 2019, Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) gathered nearly 90 funders at Grantmakers in Health’s national conference in Seattle for a panel discussion on how philanthropy can invest in community housing solutions. Despite the large number of concurrent sessions, funders filled the room to dig deep into the urgent issue of equitable housing — and what role health funders can play in addressing this critical health...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Healthy Communities
Housing Justice
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

A Community-Centered Response to Louisiana Flooding

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
08/26/2016
The recent flooding disaster in Louisiana is responsible for loss of life, major destruction of property, and significant impacts on safety in a region already struggling with disinvestment. Over 10,000 people are in shelters, and thousands more will return to damaged homes, neighborhoods, and communities. Thankfully, government’s response to this disaster has been much better than its response to Hurricane Katrina. First responders have saved lives and served evacuees, and disaster agencies are assessing the recovery landscape. Meanwhile, philanthropic organizations—like NFG partner...
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Topic: 
Climate Justice
Funding Opportunity

Organizing for Wall Street Accountability and Financial Reform: Funders’ Briefing and Discussion

Event type: 
Briefing
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Washington, DC
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 10:30 am – 2:30 pm | Washington, DC RSVP HERE Lunchtime Keynote by Senator Elizabeth Warren Hosted by: American Federation of Teachers, Arca Foundation, Communication Workers of America, Ford Foundation, Inclusive Economy Fund, Open Society Foundations, Solidago Foundation and See Forward Fund Co-Hosted by: Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation Money and Politics Working Group, Grantmakers’ Income Security Task Force, Neighborhood Funders’ Group Funders...
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Strike Watch, Labor Day: Vonda McDaniel on Workers Redefining “Nash-Vegas” and Taking on Power in Tennessee

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
09/04/2020
Earlier this summer, we had the fortune to sit down with Central Labor Council (CLC) of Nashville & Middle Tennessee President Vonda McDaniel. McDaniel gave us key insights – shared in this Strike Watch interview - into the critical organizing led by food processing workers hard-hit in unsafe meatpacking plants in the region and throughout the US as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened. But meatpacking is not the only place workers are rising up in the Nashville area – where organizations are redefining Black and migrant-led labor organizing in new and important ways. As we honor the many...
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Funders for a Just Economy

Raising expectations & creating community in philanthropy: NFG's November 2020 Newsletter

News type: 
Newsletter
Release Date: 
11/23/2020
On October 1, I enthusiastically moved into the role of Vice President of Programs for Neighborhood Funders Group after being on our staff team since January 2019 and a former NFG member leader. I am proud to continue NFG’s 40-year legacy of mobilizing philanthropy to redefine what is possible for this sector and our communities. Being part of a team that is creating inspiring spaces to shift power and money towards justice and equity is an honor, and doing so as part of a community of funders, is of great personal and political importance to me. NFG’s mission is to organize philanthropy to...
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FFJ Call Recap: Policing and Criminalization in the Trump Era

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Wed, February 15, 2017
... and the press, charged with felony riot charges . In this webinar , speakers across communities shared insight on their ...
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Community Safety & Justice
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Join the Inaugural Philanthropy Forward Leadership for Change Fellowship

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
07/18/2018
Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) and The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions are excited to launch a new leadership fellowship for CEOs of progressive philanthropic institutions. The first cohort of 15 dynamic fellows will be the start of an annually growing network of visionary CEO leaders who share a belief in a model of community partnership that centers community knowledge and power building. Together, fellows will be strategic thought partners, with a dedicated space to organize together, boldly envisioning and advancing the transformed future of philanthropy. A future that...
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Leadership Development
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Philanthropy Forward

Funders for a Just Economy - Network Meeting & Florida Tour Review

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 -
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
The Funders for a Just Economy invites you to a meeting featuring Brittney Frazier (Alleghany Franciscan Ministries) and José García (Ford Foundation) who will share a recap and review of the recent FJE and Florida Philanthropic Network Learning Tour. They will provide an overview of the tour and their experience, and then we’ll open it up for other participants to share and answer questions. Check out this recap of the learning tour on the NFG blog. In addition, we are excited to hear how network members are developing their strategies toward workers’ rights and racial, gender, and economic...
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Gender Justice
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Funders for a Just Economy

Amplify Fund's Response to COVID-19

Resource type: 
NFG Resource
Tue, April 21, 2020

In the face of COVID-19, Amplify is stretching from our core! We maintain our central belief that community power drives just and equitable development, and feel strongly that all funders should:

  • Give more than you ever thought possible. As a time-limited pooled fund, we are reallocating budget items so we can distribute as much in direct support as possible. We hope you give at the maximum level possible even if that’s above the 5% minimum endowment payout or your current averages.

  • ...
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From Bail Reform to Closing the Jail: Organizing Wins for Divestment

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, July 30, 2020 -
9:00am - 10:30am
Webinar
... comprising the Campaign Alliance. Questions about this webinar ? Write to us at fundersforjustice@nfg.org . ...
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Criminalization
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2020 National Convening update & more: NFG's April 2020 Newsletter

News type: 
Newsletter
Release Date: 
04/30/2020
We hope that you are safe, supported, and healthy in this unprecedented public health and economic crisis. The NFG team has spent the last several weeks adjusting to this altered way of life — providing time off for staff, calling for social solidarity , urging funders to scale up and move money to communities of color on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking ways to highlight the particular impact of this moment on communities of color, low-wage workers, disabled, Deaf, and ill communities — and thoughtfully considering how to shift our work and programs. We had looked forward to...
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Democratic Development for Thriving Communities: Framing the Issues, Solutions, and Funding Strategies to Address Gentrification and Displacement

Resource type: 
NFG Report
Wed, May 31, 2017

The Democratic Development for Thriving Communities report is the result of collaboration between the California Funders Working Group on Gentrification and Displacement , field leaders, and academics. It builds on previous work from the philanthropic, academic, and organizing sectors to present a framework for philanthropy to consider in strategically addressing gentrification and displacement.

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Housing Justice
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Democratizing Development Program

Five Things President Obama Could Do to Stop the Killing

News type: 
News from the Field
By Gordon Whitman, Deputy Director, PICO National Network If my son - who is 14 years old, has Autism and is hearing impaired - were African-American I would be worried every time he left the house to walk to school or the library, worried that he'd have a failed encounter with a teacher, school administrator or police officer that would result in him being hurt, psychologically or physically. That anxiety - which I know many parents of African-American and Latino children have - is by no means irrational. Whites bring a host of unthinking stereotypes into their encounters with African-...
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Updates on Ferguson, Cleveland, and NYC

News type: 
NFG Blog
By Lorraine Ramirez , Program Manager, Neighborhood Funders Group, November 25, 2014. As you know, last night it was announced that the grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for the murder of Michael Brown. Like many of you, we are saddened and angry, but unfortunately not surprised, given the long time crisis level of police violence against communities of color, low-income communities, LGBTQ communities, and others across the country. NFG is committed to continuing this conversation and movement against systemic racism, in close partnership with our sister...
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National and Local Recommendations for Police Accountability

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Wed, December 10, 2014
The Center for Popular Democracy The killing of unarmed teenager, Michael Brown, by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson created a moment of moral outrage and mobilization that reverberated around the country. Unfortunately, we understand that the harassment and killing of black and brown women and men through excessive use of force by law enforcement is not uncommon in the United States. According to a report by the Malcolm X Grassroots Project, in 2012 an average of one black person was killed by law enforcement or vigilantes every 28 hours. For the families and...
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Five Principles for Engagement on the Future of Work(ers) and Two Big Ideas

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
10/11/2018
In these videos, Sarita Gupta (Jobs with Justice) talks about collective bargaining and the future of work and Michelle Miller (Coworker.org) describes the concept of “surveillance capitalism” and data generated by workers. Please watch and share these videos! Below, Emma Oppenheim (Open Society Foundations) and José García (Ford Foundation) share how they're thinking about the future of workers. The future of work is everywhere. Between the two of us, we’ve attended countless conferences, meetings, report releases, or other future of work-themed events. In philanthropy,...
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Future of Work
Workers' Rights
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Funders for a Just Economy

Democratic Development for Thriving Communities Report

Resource type: 
NFG Report
Mon, June 12, 2017

The Democratic Development for Thriving Communities: Framing the Issues, Solutions, and Funding Strategies to Address Gentrification and Displacement report is the result of collaboration between the California Funders Working Group on Gentrification and Displacement , field leaders, and academics. It builds on previous work from the philanthropic, academic, and...

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Housing Justice
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Racial Justice
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Democratizing Development Program

Youth on the Move: How Funders Can Support the Growing Movement of Young People of Color in 2015

News type: 
Member News
Funders Collaborative for Youth Organizing , Jan 9, 2015 As we begin 2015, we at the Funders' Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO) have been re-inspired by the undeniable potential for young people of color to play a transformative role in advancing social justice. Young people of color are demonstrating a readiness to organize that has not been seen in many years. For funders and others who care about youth leadership and social and racial justice, it is an important time to support the actions taking place across the country to help them coalesce into a sustained movement. For funders...
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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Kris Hayashi

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
01/14/2019
Hear from Kris Hayashi, Executive Director of Transgender Law Center and FFJ Field Advisor, about the efforts to seek #JusticeforRoxsana and the horrific conditions trans migrants face, particularly in ICE custody. Click here to participate in a matching gift challenge. #JusticeforRoxsana Six months ago, our government murdered Roxsana Hernandez, a transgender woman and asylum-seeker from Honduras. Last month we put ICE on notice. On November 26 th, 2018 Transgender Law Center (TLC) and the Law Office of Andrew R. Free announced that we have filed a Notice of Wrongful Death Tort Claim in New...
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Building Power in the Sunshine State: Lessons from FJE’s Florida Learning Tour

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
05/09/2019
In April 2019, NFG's Funders for a Just Economy and Florida Philanthropic Network brought together funders from across the country and community organizing leaders in Florida to explore how diverse communities in the state are building power and political infrastructure for workers’ rights, migrant justice, women’s rights, and more. Sienna Baskin , Director of the Anti-Trafficking Fund at NEO Philanthropy , shares her experience from the learning tour. You can follow Sienna at @SiennaBaskin and NEO at @NEOPhilanthropy Would you be able to come from the frozen Northeast to a resort in Ft...
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Funders for a Just Economy

NFG moves into grantmaking with a multimillion-dollar collaborative fund

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
12/11/2017
Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) steps into the role of collaborative grantmaker with The Amplify Fund—a new, multimillion-dollar pooled fund focused on investing in equitable, community-led development. The fund, which is seeded by Surdna Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the Open Society Foundations, is an opportunity for funders to support work to shift local power structures and put decisions about local development in the hands of residents. “Neighborhood Funders Group’s core purpose is to build philanthropy’s capacity to move more resources more effectively to low-income communities and...
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Amplify Fund

Activists Locked Down Outside Tacoma Detention Center

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News from the Field
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Ferguson City Council Announces New Programs

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News from the Field
Ferguson City Council Announces New Programs, September 8th, 2014. Ferguson City Council announced today that they are implementing several changes and new programs in response to community concerns. These new laws and policies are designed to reduce court fine revenue used for general city operations, reform court procedures, and establish a Citizen Review Board to provide citizen oversight and guidance for the police department. Additionally, the City Council will commit to pursue funding for the West Florissant Great Streets Project with the City of Dellwood and St. Louis County. “The...
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Statement from Center Social Inclusion

News type: 
News from the Field
We at Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) are deeply disappointed by the grand jury decision to not indict Officer Darren Wilson for the killing of Mike Brown. We remember that at the center of this tragedy is an 18 year old young man, Mike Brown, and the tremendous loss his family will endure for the rest of their lives. We look to the residents of Ferguson, particularly young people, who peacefully took to the streets and organized every day to tell the world about Mike Brown, to proclaim that #BlackLivesMatter, and to demand justice. Yesterday, justice was not served. The criminal justice...
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Support Chicago Protesters

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News from the Field
BYP 100 has partnered with The Chicago Community Bond Fund to raise funds. Donate now to support protesters . Watch videos of the protests here . Statement from BYP100 Regarding ‪#‎STOPTHECOPS‬ March happening NOW October 24, 2015 Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) , Assata’s Daughters, We Charge Genocide and Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) are taking action today to shut-down the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference in Chicago to demonstrate the urgency for a fundamental shift in the way this country invests in our most valuable...
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Funding Opportunity
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The criminalization of Muslim students must end

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News from the Field
Ahmed Mohamed’s treatment by teachers and police show us the extent to which Islamophobia has spread to schools September 17, 2015 by Deepa Iyer, for Aljazeera America The experience of Ahmed Mohamed — a Sudanese Muslim high school freshman who was suspended and arrested in Irving, Texas, after his teachers and administrators believed that a clock he made was a bomb — has caught America’s attention. Even President Barack Obama and Mark Zuckerberg weighed in, inviting Mohamed to the White House and Facebook , respectively. But these gestures, as sincere as they are, cannot by themselves...
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We will not be silenced.

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News from the Field
ACTIVISTS BLAST NYPD ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE New York, NY — Activists issued a scathing statement this afternoon in response to recent attempts by the NYPD to silence the efforts of citizens seeking justice for victims of police violence. The letter, drafted by Ferguson Action, and cosigned by over a dozen grassroots organizations takes aim at PBA president Patrick Lynch and Commissioner Bratton for their reckless attempts to conflate constitutionally protected protest activities with the tragic murders of officers Ramos and Liu: “The events...
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What We’ve Gained And Lost Since Stonewall

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News from the Field
... Some of the girls back then, like Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P . Johnson, tried to speak up for us, but just got laughed ...
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Tour Reflections from a Native New Yorker

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Fri, May 02, 2014

Stacey Millett, Senior Program Officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation and a Native New Yorker, writes about putting people first when considering investment decisions.

I joined Neighborhood Funders Group for the learning tour in early April; we spent day two in New York City for an interactive, information-packed trip that took us by bus from Midtown to East Harlem to the Bronx and back. These were places I had not seen since leaving my native city years ago. But I was struck by how the patterns of...

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Democratizing Development Program

NFG 2018 Award for Excellence & Discount Foundation Legacy Award

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
06/27/2018
Neighborhood Funders Group honored and celebrated two inspiring leaders in philanthropy and organizing: Molly Schultz Hafid, recipient of the NFG Award for Excellence, and Enrique "Kike" Balcazar, winner of the Discount Foundation Legacy Award, at the NFG 2018 National Convening, Raise Up: Moving Money for Justice. NFG Award for Excellence in Philanthropy NFG’s Award for Excellence in Philanthropy honors individuals who exemplify our values and willingness to engage in shared leadership, power analysis, and principled struggle as they navigate what it means to be a...
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#NFG2016 Conference Recap from Native Americans in Philanthropy

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
08/04/2016
Jennifer Fairbanks, Communication Specialist at Native Americans in Philanthropy , provides her perspective on NFG’s 2016 National Convening. This post originally appeared on Native Americans in Philanthropy’s blog, which you can find here . The Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) held their national convening this year from June 14-16 in Oakland, California. With a focus on Philanthropic Strategies for People, Place & Power , the content and programming centered around rethinking the role of funders in building long-term holistic transformation and community power. Native Americans in...
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Place Based Community Change: The Time is Now

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
11/02/2016
This September, the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions and Neighborhood Funders Group convened 100 local, regional, and national funders for Towards a More Resilient Place: Promising Practices in Place-Based Philanthropy . Here, Dawn Phillips, of Right to the City Alliance and Causa Justa :: Just Cause outlines an agenda for place-based change that acknowledges our past and looks to local solutions to guide the future. By Dawn Phillips, Right to the City Alliance and Causa Justa :: Just Cause The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions and Neighborhood Funders Group’s Towards...
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2020 Nashville Virtual Site Visit

Event type: 
Learning Visit
Monday, September 21, 2020 - Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Virtual
Welcome! NFG’s Amplify Fund and Funders for a Just Economy were excited to host a virtual learning visit in Nashville, Tennessee with our partners Stand Up Nashville and The Equity Alliance . On this site, you can learn about the learning visit events and access videos, readings, and resources. Catch highlights and quotes shared by participants in our Twitter moment recap . Virtual Visit Dates: September 21-23, 2020 Background Located in middle Tennessee, Nashville has now become one of the fastest growing cities in the last decade since...
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For the Surdna Foundation, Communities Should Define Their Futures

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
09/01/2016
Will Cordery, Program Officer of Surdna Foundation ’s Strong Local Economies program, writes about racial justice and inclusive economic development. This post originally appeared in NCRP’s quarterly journal, which you can find here . When people have asked me what compelled me to join the team at the Surdna Foundation more than a year ago, I’ve often shared that I saw a philanthropic organization that is not only guided by principles of social justice, and working to address real societal problems, but one that is committed to investing in new ways of building economies, environments and...
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Community Power-Building
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Philanthropy on the Frontlines of Ferguson

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Member News
... as citizen-law enforcement relations, municipal courts and governance , racial and ethnic relations, regional disparities ... accelerated staff learning and validated relatively new governance platforms, including a policy and community ...
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For the Surdna Foundation, Communities Should Define Their Futures

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
09/01/2016
Will Cordery, Program Officer of Surdna Foundation ’s Strong Local Economies program, writes about racial justice and inclusive economic development. This post originally appeared in NCRP’s quarterly journal, which you can find here . When people have asked me what compelled me to join the team at the Surdna Foundation more than a year ago, I’ve often shared that I saw a philanthropic organization that is not only guided by principles of social justice, and working to address real societal problems, but one that is committed to investing in new ways of building economies, environments and...
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For the Surdna Foundation, Communities Should Define Their Futures

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
09/01/2016
Will Cordery, Program Officer of Surdna Foundation ’s Strong Local Economies program, writes about racial justice and inclusive economic development. This post originally appeared in NCRP’s quarterly journal, which you can find here . When people have asked me what compelled me to join the team at the Surdna Foundation more than a year ago, I’ve often shared that I saw a philanthropic organization that is not only guided by principles of social justice, and working to address real societal problems, but one that is committed to investing in new ways of building economies, environments and...
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Highlights from Amplify this July

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
07/23/2020
... at the North Bay Organizing Project , for a 60-minute webinar hosted by the Funders Network (TFN) called Keeping it ... stories of their work. A full recording of the webinar is available here and many of the images that Amy ... the Workhouse Campaign , will speak on FFJ’s upcoming webinar , From Bail Reform to Closing the Jail: Organizing ...
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Strategize with NFG in the lead up to the election & beyond: NFG's October 2020 Newsletter

News type: 
Newsletter
Release Date: 
10/29/2020
... the third and final session in their Meeting the Moment webinar series — Pivoting Forward : a post-election deep ...
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Is Democracy Funding Undemocratic? Funding Civic Engagement in an Era of Protest

News type: 
News from the Field
By Austin Belali Nonprofit Quarterly - March 22, 2016 This piece is part of our ongoing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Project created to spotlight millennials’ voices and thoughts on diversity and justice. We urge you to read how this project came together in collaboration between NPQ and the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network and about the ideology behind this series. We intend to publish another 20 pieces in the upcoming months. Readers will be able to subscribe to an RSS feed to follow articles as they are published, approximately every two weeks. NPQ and YNPN will be using the...
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Philanthropic Practice
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Strike Watch: From Food to Fashion, Workers are Countering Corporate Talking Points with Organizing for Economic Security and Protection

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
05/21/2020
Updates from the Front Lines & How Funders can Support Growing Movements As mostly-conservative state governors and the federal government enforce rapid re-opening and block closures in some sectors like meatpacking, workers continue to put their livelihood on the line to protect themselves through strikes and other actions. Employees are coalescing under the banners of established labor (including in the first union election since the pandemic ), worker advocacy and organizing non-profits and a new crop of grassroots unions. These endeavors are exposing the hollowness...
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Economic Justice
Workers' Rights
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Funders for a Just Economy

Strike Watch: Solidago Foundation's Rebecca Greenberg on Funding Democracy Defense from Georgia to Arizona

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
10/21/2020
... communities to advance a just economy and progressive co- governance ; they see electoral defense pre- and post-election ... groups it is but one more step towards progressive governance . In these final weeks it's all hands on deck to .....
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Funders for a Just Economy

OBS Launches Quality Policing Initiative

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News from the Field
In December 2014, Organization for Black Struggle launched their Quality Policing Initiative : The killings of Mike Brown, Kajieme Powell, Vonderrit Myers and others are not the result of abnormal incidents resulting in accidents, nor do these killings reflect “one bad apple” police officer. It is a manifestation of a system of policing that is unaccountable, out of control and acts from its worst impulses of racism and aggression. It sees black and brown citizens as individual targets and whole communities as collective threats. The existing situation means that too frequently there will be...
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Post-Election Resources

Resource type: 
NFG Resource
Tue, November 22, 2016

Social justice organizers, advocates, and the funders who support their work are all grappling with how to move forward in the new social and political moment we find ourselves in. NFG has pulled together a short list of post-election readings and tools you may find useful. We all have a responsibility to go deeper in the weeks, months and years ahead. If you’d like to share information or analysis with us, please write to nfg@nfg.org .

Readings: Role for Funders

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Enough is Enough: We Demand Quality Policing Now

News type: 
News from the Field
The Organization for Black Struggle Originally post on obs-onthemove.org , December 3, 2014. Today American justice has failed yet again. Our legal system has denied justice to the family of Eric Garner less than forty-eight hours after President Barack Obama met with African-American activists calling for an end to police brutality and murder. Fifty years after the Civil Rights Movement we are still in pursuit of justice. We are still confronting what Dr. King called, the triple evils of militarism, racism and capitalism. Instead of using his presidential powers to...
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Control, Disruption and Democracy: Philanthropy's Role in Inclusive Civic Engagement

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Mon, February 29, 2016
"By Gara LaMarche The following is adapted from the keynote speech at the Funders Committee for Civic Participation conference in Washington, D.C., on October 6, 2015. In Citizen , the poet Claudia Rankine, writing about the abandonment of Black lives after Hurricane Katrina – a signal event in the shift toward the current political moment – says “the fiction of the facts assumes innocence, ignorance, lack of intention, misdirection; the necessary conditions of a certain time and place.” To overcome the fictions we tell ourselves requires us to acknowledge that the way the criminal justice...
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Standing in Our Power Together

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
08/16/2018
In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National Convening, Raise Up: Moving Money for Justice . Here, Manisha Vaze , Senior Program Manager of NFG's Funders for a Just Economy , reflects on funder strategy discussions for building worker power. These days, between the news cycle and continued attacks on working families, it can feel overwhelming to push forward our agenda for justice. This feeling isn’t a new one – movement work comes with big ups and downs, especially as the political landscape...
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Funders for a Just Economy

Choosing to be a Liberated Gatekeeper

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
07/12/2018
In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National Convening, Raise Up: Moving Money for Justice. Here, Amoretta Morris , — Director of National Community Strategies at The Annie E. Casey Foundation , NFG Conference Co-Chair, and NFG Board Member — reflects on the theme of her opening plenary address. Recently, a trusted social justice leader called me a philanthropic gatekeeper . And hearing those words stung — a lot. But once I got over my initial defensiveness, I realized it was true. Gatekeepers,...
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Philanthropic Practice

Towards a Better Place: A Conversation About Promising Practice in Place-Based Philanthropy

Resource type: 
Event Recap
NFG Report
Fri, March 13, 2015

In response to a resurgence of interest in place-based grantmaking, the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions and Neighborhood Funders Group convened over 100 funders and leaders from the field in September 2014 for Towards a Better Place: A Conversation About Promising Practice in Place-Based Philanthropy. This conference report provides an overview of the discussions that took place at this conference, including:

  • lessons shared by experienced place-based funders;

  • key challenges and

  • ...
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Towards a More Resilient Place: Voices from the Convening

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Wed, October 18, 2017

Last month, the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions and Neighborhood Funders Group convened 100 local, regional, and national funders for Towards a More Resilient Place: Promising Practices in Place-Based Philanthropy . This convening builds on our 2014 Towards a Better Place convening and our 2015 convening with the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation,...

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Philanthropic Practice

Can you tackle poverty without taking on place?

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
06/29/2016
Earlier this month, House Republicans released a new plan to fight poverty and social immobility. However, there is little mention of the role that place plays in perpetuating poverty or shaping economic opportunity. Growing research shows that geography plays a powerful role in determining life outcomes in the United States. This article from the Urban Institute discusses the importance of place on poverty and makes several policy recommendations. By Solomon Greene, Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute and former NFG board member Earlier this month, House Republicans released a new plan to...
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Economic Justice
Housing Justice

On Earth Day, Empowering Allies for the Year Ahead

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
04/22/2015
People, Place and the Pope offer new hope for environmental progress Rachel Leon, Environmental Grantmakers Association Dennis Quirin, Neighborhood Funders Group There is new hope for sustaining people, place, and planet on Earth Day’s 45 th anniversary, as burgeoning voices for equity, community, and faith are rising to the forefront of the environmental movement. Is the philanthropic community poised to invest in these arenas so that we can maximize this moment of opportunity? Whether your starting place is economic justice or climate resilience, the solutions to these global challenges...
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Topic: 
Climate Justice
Philanthropic Practice

Boston - New York City Learning Tour

Event type: 
Learning Visit
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - Thursday, April 3, 2014
Boston, MA
Registration is full and is now closed. We have reached our maximum capacity for tour participants. If you would like to fill out the registration form below, we would be happy to add your name to our wait list. From Boston to New York: Is a More Just City Possible? Two Cities Two Historic Transitions Two Days Funder Learning Tour, April 2-3, 2014 Join the Neighborhood Funders Group for a two day, northeast learning tour in Boston and New York City...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development

The Amplify Fund is Expanding Support for Power Building and Equitable Development in 2019

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
03/21/2019
When Neighborhood Funders Group launched the Amplify Fund in 2018, it was with a singular core purpose: to bring together funders to learn, collaborate and mobilize resources toward power building and organizing for equitable development. The Fund aims to strengthen the ability of communities of color and low-income communities to guide decisions about just and equitable development and to shape the places they live. This ambitious goal is grounded in the belief that, as a society, we need a sustainable political and governing infrastructure that prioritizes the needs of people above...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Amplify Fund

Announcing the 2019 Discount Foundation Legacy Award Winner

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
05/01/2019
This International Workers' Day, Jobs with Justice Education Fund and NFG’s Funders for a Just Economy are excited to celebrate Odessa Kelly as an outstanding champion for workers' rights and economic equity, and this year's winner of the Discount Foundation Legacy Award. The Discount Foundation Legacy Award was launched in 2015 to commemorate and carry on the legacy of the Foundation’s decades-long history of supporting leading edge organizing in the worker justice arena beyond its spend down as a foundation in 2014. Created in partnership with Jobs With Justice Education Fund and the...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Workers' Rights
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

For Love of Humankind: A Call to Action for Southern Philanthropy

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
09/10/2019
Justin Maxson, Executive Director of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, calls on fellow funding organizations based in the South to respond to the federal government's anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies with three concrete actions. This post was originally published here on the foundation's website. Justin was part of the first Philanthropy Forward: Leadership for Change Fellowship cohort, a joint initiative of Neighborhood Funders Group and The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions. The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, which strives to help people and places move out of poverty...
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Topic: 
Leadership Development
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice
Program: 
Philanthropy Forward

The Road Ahead

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
11/11/2020
Neighborhood Funders Group is a place for meaning-making in philanthropy. We offer funders a political home: a place to connect, strategize, and take action. We are about to usher in a new Presidential administration. With it comes hopes and possibilities for a country in which Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities, queer and transgender communities, rural communities, and workers and the unemployed thrive. Black and brown organizers led powerful, grassroots movements to produce historical voter turnout and build power for communities beyond electoral cycles. They did so in the...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice

Building Power in Place - Nashville: Reshaping the City Towards an Economy for All

Resource type: 
NFG Report
Thu, February 25, 2021
... setting transformative new models in motion towards shared governance against challenges such as global developers and ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Future of Work
Inclusive Development
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy
Amplify Fund

Strategies to Address How Amazon’s HQ2 Will Impact Workers and Local Economies

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Webinar
... organizing campaigns to challenge corporate power, this webinar explored data that shows how corporate incentives can ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Workers' Rights
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program
Funders for a Just Economy

Strategies to Address How Amazon’s HQ2 Will Impact Workers and Local Economies

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Webinar
... organizing campaigns to challenge corporate power, this webinar explored data that shows how corporate incentives can ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Future of Work
Workers' Rights
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

Racial Capitalism, Power and Resistance: Perspectives from the Philanthropic Front Lines

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
12/19/2019
In October 2019, Funders for a Just Economy (FJE) held a breakthrough Racial Capitalism, Power and Resistance Convening that brought foundations together for what many participants said was an unprecedented conversation on the racial and gendered inequality inseparable from US and global capitalism – and what funders can do to address these realities. The FJE program intends to continue the conversation throughout 2020 and integrate the frame of racial capitalism, power and resistance into all of our programming. As part of this process, we held a series of one-on-one dialogues with program...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice
Workers' Rights
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Charlene Carruthers

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
04/27/2018
... including Cathy Cohen, Barbara Ransby, Ella Baker, Marsha P . Johnson, and the Combahee River Collective. As I define it ... of oppression. It’s about building alternatives for self- governance and self-determination, and by using it we can ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Economic Justice
Healthy Communities

Bending the Arc from Interest to Advancement

Resource type: 
Member Publication
Wed, April 08, 2015
... justice (especially fair wages), transparent and fair governance and public voice. The work is being led and ... from Washington University and Saint Louis University and governance reform advocates from Better Together. More than ...
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Topic: 
Funding Opportunity

JPMorgan Chase, Detroit Development Fund and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Announce $6.5 Million Loan Fund for Detroit’s Minority-Owned Small Businesses

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
10/12/2015
... institutional and government clients under its J. P . Morgan and Chase brands. Information about JPMorgan Chase ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice

CHANGE Philanthropy Convening

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Oakland, CA
Neighborhood Funders Group is proud to be a collaborative partner of CHANGE Philanthropy and a member of the planning committee for the 2017 UNITY Summit . We hope you'll join us for these learning and networking opportunities. Tuesday, September 19th » Session: What Keeps Communities Safe? Divesting from Mass Criminalization 10:00 - 11:30 am | Salon D, Third Floor » Workshop: Practicing Philanthropic Solidarity 10:00 - 11:30 am | Salon A, Third Floor » Luncheon Plenary: Funding Power 11:30 - 1:00 pm |...
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Topic: 
Community Safety & Justice
Criminalization

Philanthropy Isn’t Doing Enough to Support Youth-Led Voter-Mobilization Efforts

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
10/20/2020
Alejandra Ruiz, Executive Director of the Youth Engagement Fund , and Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation , write about youth of color civic engagement and voter mobilization work as a core opportunity for grantmaking on racial equity, leadership development, and building people centered long-term infrastructure that transforms our communities and democracy. This op-ed was originally published here in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Alejandra was part of the 2019-2020 Philanthropy Forward: Leadership for Change Fellowship cohort, a joint initiative of Neighborhood...
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Topic: 
Leadership Development
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice
Program: 
Philanthropy Forward

Strike Watch 2020 Review: Defund the Police to Build Worker Power

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
12/17/2020
By Manisha Vaze, Director, NFG Funders for a Just Economy As we close this year, it’s probably safe to assume that you, like me, are emotionally and physically exhausted. The never-ending tragedy of this year’s global pandemic, the job loss, the deep inequality of the economic and health systems, and the new exposure for many Americans to systemic racial injustice, racial terror, and state violence overlayed our own personal losses and struggles. For me, while my partner and I were lucky enough to keep our jobs, it included family and friends who had COVID-19, a family member killed by the...
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Topic: 
Criminalization
Economic Justice
Racial Justice
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

A Place to Call Home: Housing Policy Roundtable

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 -
9:00am - 10:30am
Webinar
A vital discussion of how the Housing Policy Playbook & the BREATHE Act can inform federal housing policy and what the Biden-Harris administration & philanthropy can do in the short and long term to reinvigorate housing justice. Register Button.png Presented by Shelterforce, Funders Together to End Homelessness, and Neighborhood Funders Group A Place to Call Home - logos. png.png Earlier this year, the Housing Playbook Project released the New Deal for Housing Justice — a set of policy recommendations to help solve the U.S. housing crisis, which has been made worse by the pandemic...
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Topic: 
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Racial Justice
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Funders for a Just Economy 2021 Policy Briefing

Event type: 
Briefing
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - Friday, March 12, 2021
Virtual
Register for sessions below! Across the US, we are struggling with crises: the COVID-19 pandemic, the crippling racial and gender gaps in wealth, income, and political influence, rising fascism, and the deteriorating conditions for Black, Indigenous, and people of color, low-income communities and workers, rural communities, LGBTQIA people, women, and immigrants. In response, community members and workers have been increasingly organizing, demonstrating, and striking for basic protections and real solutions to bring relief in the shorter term, and a just recovery in the...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Economic Justice
Workers' Rights
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

What President Obama told me about Ferguson's movement: think big, but go gradual

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Fri, December 05, 2014
Phillip Agnew, Executive Director, Dream Defenders December 5, 2014 Originally published on Comment is Free, The Guardian . On Monday, representatives from a community in active struggle against state sanctioned killing, violence and repression...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization
Community Safety & Justice

Towards a More Resilient Place: Promising Practice in Place-Based Philanthropy

Event type: 
Convening
Monday, September 19, 2016 - Wednesday, September 21, 2016
As place-based efforts continue to expand, the relationship between philanthropy and community must evolve and change. For community change efforts to be successful, the people who live there must be central to the design and implementation because place is about the people who live and ultimately thrive there. The time is ripe to rethink the role of funders and in supporting community resilience and cohesion as a part of community power building. On September 19-21, 2016, Neighborhood Funders Group and the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions hosted a three-day funders' convening on...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice

NFG speaks with place-based funders on how they are using impact investing to further justice and equity

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
04/10/2019
... to encourage inclusive and fair labor practices, strong governance , and responsible environmental practices by ...
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Topic: 
Inclusive Development
Philanthropic Practice

Community Ownership and Land Trusts: Power-building Solutions for America’s Housing Crisis

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
08/08/2019
In June 2019, Neighborhood Funders Group's Democratizing Development Program joined grantmakers and community leaders from across the country for a three-day convening in Santa Fe, NM, at the “Nuestro Corazón” People’s Assembly, hosted by Chainbreaker Collective and Right to the City . As part of the convening, a funder track brought together key allies in philanthropy interested in taking a deeper dive on alternative land and community ownership housing models. The funder track was an impactful opportunity to engage colleagues, hear from community leaders, and discuss concrete opportunities...
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Topic: 
Healthy Communities
Housing Justice
Inclusive Development
Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Surdna Foundation Stepping Up for Racial Justice

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
10/14/2020
Don Chen, President of Surdna Foundation , announces the foundation's plans to increase its grantmaking by $36 million to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color leaders, organizations, and networks most affected by systemic racism. This post was originally published here on the foundation's website. Don was part of the 2019-2020 Philanthropy Forward: Leadership for Change Fellowship cohort, a joint initiative of Neighborhood Funders Group and The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions. Surdna Foundation, a member of NFG, seeks to foster sustainable communities in the United States...
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Topic: 
Leadership Development
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice
Program: 
Philanthropy Forward

Philanthropy Moving Forward a Bolder Approach to America’s Housing Crisis

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
02/04/2021
This blog was written by Nile Malloy, Director of NFG's Democratizing Development Program to urge philanthropy to propel a bold approach to the housing crisis. Housing advocates and grassroots groups from across the country continue to organize elected officials at the local, state, and federal level for another eviction moratorium, rental assistance, and foreclosure delay relief to slow the rate of some families from being pushed towards the cliff of homelessness. National groups like Right to the City Housing is the Cure; People’s Action Home Guarantee , National Low-income Housing...
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Program: 
Democratizing Development Program

Funders for Justice Announces Inaugural Advisory Committee of Field Leaders

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
07/05/2017
Since we were founded three years ago, a pillar of Funders for Justice has always been close partnership and guidance from field partners. We are incredibly proud to announce our inaugural cohort of FFJ Advisors. These nine leaders were selected in recognition of their expertise and leadership in movements for racial and gender justice, in police accountability campaigns and anti-criminalization movements, and efforts to inform more impactful grantmaking for community power-building. The Funders for Justice Advisors for 2017-2018 are: Jenny Arwade , Communities United...
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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Jenny Arwade, Interviewed by Manuela Arciniegas

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
11/06/2017
Next up in our discussion series with FFJ ’ s Field Advisors , Manuela Arciniegas (Associate Program Officer at the Andrus Family Fund ) interviews Jenny Arwade (FFJ Field Advisor and Co-Executive Director of Communities United ) . Read the interview below to learn more on how Communities United changing the narrative of reinvestment, leading the charge on invest/divest strategies and campaigns, and developing sustainable leadership at the helm of the social justice movement. What are some of the ways Communities United is providing national leadership in social justice movements?...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Philanthropic Practice
Racial Justice

Strike Watch: San Francisco Foundation's Jidan Terry-Koon on Finding our (Philanthropic) Front Lines

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
08/21/2020
... re-imagining an economy based on democratic ownership and governance . We fund cooperatively owned business, land, and ...
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Topic: 
Criminalization
Economic Justice
Racial Justice
Workers' Rights
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

Announcing FFJ’s Latest Field Advisor Cohort

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
01/13/2020
... social movements across the South. She serves on the governance council of the Southern Movement Assembly and is a ...
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Topic: 
Community Power-Building
Community Safety & Justice
Criminalization

Discount Foundation Legacy Award

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
01/13/2021
... Todas las nominaciones deben recibirse antes de las 11:59 p . m. ET del 11 de marzo de 2021 a través del formulario de ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Workers' Rights
Program: 
Funders for a Just Economy

Organizations Addressing Police Accountability and Racial Justice

Resource type: 
NFG Resource
... New York ALABAMA The Ordinary People Society (TOPS) T.O. P .S. is a nonprofit, faith-based organization that offers ...
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Topic: 
Community Safety & Justice
Criminalization

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