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

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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... In fact, these public policies can advance a concentration of power and a monopolization of the market. These then drive geographic and racial inequality and force ...

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

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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... In fact, these public policies can advance a concentration of power and a monopolization of the market. These then drive geographic and racial inequality and force ...

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Statement from Center Social Inclusion

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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 ...

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Systems Changes Towards Equity and Inclusion in the Midwest: Vision and Practical Grantmaking Steps

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Thursday, May 25, 2017

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... more equitable communities for low-income and communities of color becomes even more critical as cities and regions continue to develop ... nile@nfg.org . Systems Changes Towards Equity and Inclusion in the Midwest: Vision and Practical Grantmaking Steps ...

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Water Works: Building Partnerships to Create Jobs and Transform Communities

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

New York, NY

... and wastewater utility leaders. Water is the backbone of sustainable communities and the lifeline of American prosperity. It keeps our people healthy, our cities running, and our economies growing. As public utilities invest billions of dollars to rebuild ...

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Building the Road to Belonging: Three Ways Philanthropy Can Help End Mass Criminalization

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... How did criminalization become a defining characteristic of American society? What can we in philanthropy do about it? In this article, ... who belongs and a policy platform that holds membership and inclusion for all communities as its central principle – and establishes ...

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The Power of the People – SB1445 is a Strategic Victory With Lessons for Alliance Building

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... bill. As the Movement for Black Lives shines the light of justice on the crisis of police brutality plaguing Black communities across the country, powerful ...

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The $3.4 Trillion Mistake: The Cost of Mass Incarceration and Criminalization, and How Justice Reinvestment Can Build a Better Future for All

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... a new report, The $3.4 Trillion Mistake: The Cost of Mass Incarceration and Criminalization, and How Justice Reinvestment Can ... been used to more effectively address the root causes of crime and meet critical community needs. The report provides a national and ...

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In Defense Of Black Lives — How NFG's Amplify Fund is Supporting Power Building in Black Communities

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06/08/2020

... angered, and compelled to action in response to the murders of George Floyd and Black people across the U.S. by police. Today we ... requires us all to take powerful action — including those of us in the philanthropic sector. The Amplify Fund calls on all grantmakers, ...

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

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03/25/2020

In the midst of the growing COVID-19 pandemic, NFG stands with our communities and workers ... leaders and philanthropy to meet the immediate needs of our communities at this time, NFG also remains committed to long-term ... we are witnessing is the deep need for more community-led economies of care, rooted in interdependence, healing justice, mutual aid, and ...

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NFG Midwest Equity Funders Meeting

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019 -

9:00am - 4:00pm

Milwaukee, WI

... due to extreme weather conditions. The purpose of the meeting is to bring together a core group of Midwest funders working on issues of equity, justice, and economic inclusion to learn, share, and identify ways to engage others in philanthropy ...

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Funders for Justice Announces Inaugural Advisory Committee of Field Leaders

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07/05/2017

Since we were founded three years ago, a pillar of Funders for Justice has always been close partnership and guidance from ... for Change Simran Noor , Center for Social Inclusion Zach Norris , Ella Baker Center for Human Rights ...

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Is Democracy Funding Undemocratic? Funding Civic Engagement in an Era of Protest

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... Quarterly - March 22, 2016 This piece is part of our ongoing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Project created to spotlight millennials’ voices and ...

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

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Fri, April 21, 2017

... housing has had some success, but the demographics of many communities are still rapidly changing. At the center of these shifts, philanthropy continues to play a critical role investing in ...

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Webinar Recap of From Sanctuary to Freedom: Cities in Resistance

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Tue, March 21, 2017

While the frame of sanctuary cities is designed as protection for undocumented and migrant ... Alliance Rachael DeCruz | Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) & Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) ... Desautels | The California Endowment & member of NFG’s Democratizing Development Program ...

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

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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

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... pm ET — REGISTER HERE — The City of Pittsburgh and The Heinz Endowments are spearheading a major effort to forge ... global relationships with cities, advocates for equity and inclusion , clean technology innovators, universities, and globally renowned ...

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Strategy in Action Learning Tour: Equitable Revitalization and Regional Power-Building in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania

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Monday, June 19, 2017 - Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Pittsburgh, PA

... in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. After decades of disinvestment and loss of manufacturing, Pittsburgh’s economy is resurging, bringing new opportunities and threats to low-income communities of color. With aligned progressive strength across the organizing community, ...

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Recapping the Strategy in Action Learning Tour: Equitable Revitalization and Regional Power-Building in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania

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Mon, August 28, 2017

Pittsburgh is a “blue city," where nearly 80% of the population voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. ... but gentrification is rapidly displacing low-income families of color from hot areas of the city while other neighborhoods have not seen any .....

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AG Holder announces first six pilot sites for the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice

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... Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice is honored to be leading this effort, under ... Jeremy Travis will collaborate with a consortium of national law enforcement experts to assess the police-community ... We are eager to begin this work. “The Department of Justice is committed to using innovative strategies to enhance procedural ...

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Building Strong, Healthy, and Resilient Communities in Ferguson and Beyond

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The recent shooting death of African-American teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, is a painful reminder of the deeply entrenched divisions and tensions that plague too many American communities fractured by decades of racial discrimination, poverty, and disinvestment. As in Ferguson, tensions ...

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Funder Coalition Calls for Building a Just and Resilient New Orleans

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09/01/2015

... is expected to help New Orleans address "the triple threats of disappearing coastal wetlands, climate change, and failing municipal ... also "transform the regional economy [through] the creation of a new knowledge-based, globally exportable industry." "If we are .....

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Trends + Building Power in the AAPI Community

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Monday, November 6, 2017

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... continuing a strong trend in increased turnout, and a record of seventeen AAPI Members of Congress now serving in office. Despite this growth, participation by ...

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Reclaim, Remain, Rebuild: A Conversation with Funders on New Strategies for Urban Democracy & Equity

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Monday, October 20, 2014

New York, NY

... a behind the scenes look at two new national reports, Rise of the Renter Nation and Rise of the Corporate Landlord, to better understand the current political moment ...

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

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03/21/2019

... development. The Fund aims to strengthen the ability of communities of color and low-income communities to guide decisions about just and equitable ...

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Building Power in the Sunshine State: Lessons from FJE’s Florida Learning Tour

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05/09/2019

... rights, and more. Sienna Baskin , Director of the Anti-Trafficking Fund at NEO Philanthropy , shares her experience ... to a resort in Ft. Myers without relishing the feeling of your toes in sandals or the warm bay breezes? I know these were my first ...

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Webinar: Investments that Build Wealth and Power

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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 -

10:30am - 12:00pm

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Photo courtesy of Bowdoin Bike School, a member of the Ujima Business Alliance As we consider how communities of color have been locked out of economic opportunities and the ability to ...

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Webinar: Building Movements with Narrative Change Strategies

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019 -

9:00am - 10:15am

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... capacity, deepening leadership development, and other ways of building infrastructure for movements and organizations. Note: This webinar is intended for grantmakers and the staff of philanthropic affinity groups. Speakers: MODERATOR: ...

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

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08/08/2019

... Collective and Right to the City . As part of the convening, a funder track brought together key allies in philanthropy ... opportunities to support the movement for community control of land and housing. Community Visioning for Health, Housing, and Local ...

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Disrupt the System: How Labor and Philanthropy can Build Worker Power in a New Era

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019 -

8:30am - 5:00pm

Washington, DC

... Please reach out to Manisha Vaze, Senior Program Manager of Funders for a Just Economy, at manisha@nfg.org if you are interested in ... the way that workers can collectively bargain. In spite of these challenges, we have seen phenomenal and organic worker movements that ...

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Fund for Rebuilding Baltimore

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07/23/2015

... The Baltimore Community Foundation has a long history of working with neighborhood leaders and community organizations to strengthen ... We have always relied on the commitment and the ideas of neighborhood residents to guide this work. The Fund for Rebuilding Baltimore ...

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Video: Funder Briefing on Policing Reform – Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement

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Sun, February 19, 2017

... legislation in New York City and partnering with families of New Yorkers killed by police to secure executive action by Governor Cuomo to ... killings throughout New York State. In spite of these victories, there remains much more to accomplish to transform police ...

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Weathering the Storm: Building Resilience Against Opposition Attacks

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Monday, June 29, 2015

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... and field partners are not vulnerable to these kinds of attacks, in fact organizations are confronting them more and more. The good ... Read their new report on their first three years of Weathering the Storm, and learn about how your grantees can prepare for and ...

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As the South Grows

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Tue, June 12, 2018

As the South Grows is an initiative of Grantmakers for Southern Progress (GSP) and the National Committee for ... Despite growing challenges to civil rights, inclusion and economic justice across the country, and especially in the South, ... climate change. Both regions have land- and water-dependent economies such as agriculture and commercial fishing. Small farmers and ...

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National Dialogue

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

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... and ensure lasting citywide infrastructure that cultivates economies of opportunity for local residents. We will hear from several local ...

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Project Phoenix Readings

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Mon, March 06, 2017

Below are several of the reports and readings that supported our learning in Project Phoenix, a ... program for funders exploring fronts ranging from local economies and climate justice to worker co-ops under the frame of a “just ... that can help local efforts to promote racial economic inclusion and equitable development in different policy areas. ...

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

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 -

10:00am - 11:15am

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... The Heartland Fund invite you to join the second webinar of our three-part series, Meeting the Moment: 2020’s New Civic Engagement ... in rural areas, and facilitate a transition to working economies that are ecologically resilient and sustainable. IRSG leverages ...

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Ensuring the Voices of Government Reflect the People They Represent

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By Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of Color of Change , and Cristobal Joshua Alex, President of Latino ... still fighting to end systemic discrimination, and for the inclusion of our voices and concerns in the national dialogue. There are ...

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Countering State Preemption and Protecting the Power of Local Government

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Monday, July 10, 2017

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... 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 ...

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More is required of us

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... we all know, deep down, that something more is required of us now. This truth is difficult to face because it’s inconvenient and ... do we.” – Michelle Alexander What more is required of those of us working in philanthropy at this moment in history? Over ...

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

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... 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 ...

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Tue, November 24, 2015

Who Pays? The True Cost of Incarceration on Families proves that the costs of locking up millions of people is much deeper than we think. Locking up individuals also breaks ...

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Five Principles for Engagement on the Future of Work(ers) and Two Big Ideas

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10/11/2018

... 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 ...

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Can place-based grantmaking help turn the tide of inequality?

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03/19/2015

... - swamped by historic disinvestment and the growing tide of economic and social inequality in our country. Place-based grantmaking can ... it. In local communities, addressing the lived experiences of people who are marginalized by racism, poverty, immigration status, gender ...

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Celebrating 20 Years of Leadership on Labor and Economic Justice

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09/01/2016

... we are celebrating a milestone—the 20 th anniversary of the Working Group on Labor and Community Partnerships (WGLCP). What a feat! Since 1996, the working group has kept a revolving circle of funders engaged, informed, and organized around funding strategies that ...

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NFG Announces Transition of President Dennis Quirin

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06/12/2019

... CA — On July 19, Dennis Quirin will step down as President of Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) to accept a new position as Executive Director of the Raikes Foundation in September. NFG’s Vice President of Programs, ...

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Beyond Outrage: A Clarity of Purpose

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08/15/2019

Dimple Abichandani, Executive Director of the General Service Foundation, urges grantmakers and the philanthropic ... democracy and speak out against racist attacks on people of color. This post was originally published here on the foundation's website. Dimple was part of the first Philanthropy Forward: Leadership for Change Fellowship .....

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

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09/10/2019

Justin Maxson, Executive Director of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, calls on fellow funding organizations ... here on the foundation's website. Justin was part of the first Philanthropy Forward: Leadership for Change Fellowship cohort, .....

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The Roots of Injustice in Our Agricultural System

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 -

10:00am - 11:00am

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... immigration status, gender and workers’ rights. As part of this continued exploration, FJE is excited to host a conversation with key ... and why farm worker issues have historically been left out of US labor law protections, and how farm workers are building powerful ...

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NFG's 2020 Convening Series — Youth of Color Taking the Lead: Collaborative Leadership and the Path to Power

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Thursday, September 10, 2020 -

9:00am - 11:00am

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... /*--> */ Young people have been at the forefront of movements for liberation throughout history, advancing critical issues like ... and election protection and voter engagement. Yet, only 5% of foundation funding goes to communities of color centered work, and even less ...

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For the Surdna Foundation, Communities Should Define Their Futures

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09/01/2016

Will Cordery, Program Officer of Surdna Foundation ’s Strong Local Economies program, writes about racial justice and inclusive economic ... one that is committed to investing in new ways of building economies , environments and communities that place those directly impacted by ...

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Announcing Two New NFG Projects

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07/17/2018

... month in St. Louis. In case you missed it, here's a preview of what's coming. Philanthropy Forward: Leadership for Change ... in rural areas; facilitating a transition to working economies that are ecologically resilient and sustainable; and protecting land, .....

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Rural Rising: Supporting Equity, Sustainability, and Resilience in Rural & Small-Town America

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Thursday, December 13, 2018 -

11:00am - 12:15pm

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... in rural communities, as well as reflections from leaders of dynamic frontline organizations. 2) Mid-Term Election Reflections: ... structural inequity and racism, and foster transition to economies that sustain both people and the environment. Philanthropy has ...

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Resourcing the Movement for Black Lives

Fri, June 03, 2016

... THE POLICE BRUTALITY AND IMPUNITY that led to the deaths of Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, LaQuan ... William Cordery is a program officer for the Strong Local Economies program at Surdna Foundation, and serves on the ...

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

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Fri, July 14, 2017

... co-hosted a webinar to discuss the current landscape of impact investing and highlight examples of how philanthropic institutions ... opportunities for investors to shift away from extractive economies to a renewable, sustainable and just economy. These principles are ...

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

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

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Thursday, March 30, 2017 -

10:00am - 11:30am

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... housing has had some success, but the demographics of many communities are still rapidly changing. At the center of these shifts, philanthropy continues to play a critical role investing in ...

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Voices from the Field: Rural Organizers on What They Need from Funders

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Tue, June 05, 2018

... the Integrated Rural Strategies Group commissioned a scan of rural organizing work, Voices from the Field: Rural Organizers on What ... Nick Olsen, Land Stewardship Project “Equity and inclusion should be the basis of the work we do. Having more people of color ...

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2018 Community Change Learning Exchange (CCLE)

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018 - Thursday, May 10, 2018

Chicago, IL

... (CCLE) on May 9-10, 2018 in Chicago, IL. This iteration of CCLE will highlight the philanthropic journey and process of Woods Fund ... lessons related to community engagement, race equity and inclusion , transparency, mitigating the effects of gentrification and ...

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Five Questions with Casey: Sophie Dagenais on the Baltimore Unrest and the Way Forward

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... 27, 2015, By the Annie E. Casey Foundation As director of the Baltimore Civic Site team, Sophie Dagenais oversees Casey’s ... we have been working to address inequality and promote inclusion through such efforts as Race Matters and Race for Results. And we ...

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Seven Ways That Funders Can Support Racial Justice

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Fri, June 27, 2014

... A few months ago I spoke to Eva Paterson, president of the Equal Justice Society , who described “disturbing trends in some ... when — a year after the LA uprising — “diversity and inclusion ” were considered cutting edge ideas in philanthropy? That’s ...

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Facing and Recovering from Soul Trauma

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07/09/2018

... In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National Convening, ... increasingly choosing violence over peace, oppression over inclusion , and greed over generosity. More importantly, what can I do about it? ...

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A Community-Centered Response to Louisiana Flooding

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08/26/2016

... flooding disaster in Louisiana is responsible for loss of life, major destruction of property, and significant impacts on safety in a ... and creates shared prosperity. Achieving equity and inclusion for all Louisianans requires effective public policy and systemic ...

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No Time for Business as Usual

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05/16/2017

Sharon Alpert, NFG member and President & CEO of The Nathan Cummings Foundation , shares an update on NCF's strategy for ... many, and lifting up new models of economic and democratic inclusion . Our inclusive clean economy work partners with organizations like .....

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

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Monday, September 19, 2016 - Wednesday, September 21, 2016

... thrive there. The time is ripe to rethink the role of funders and in supporting community resilience and cohesion as a part of ... , Vice President of Policy & Programs at Center for Social Inclusion , shares three lessons that funders should build on to support ...

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

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Monday, February 27, 2017

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... Throughout the country, we also see a heightened increase of hate violence and racially charged rhetoric in the media against immigrants, ... Alliance Rachael DeCruz | Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) Greg Casar | Local Progress Board Member ...

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What Have We Learned about Place-Based Investments?

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11/02/2016

... Practices in Place-Based Philanthropy . Here, Simran Noor of the Center for Social Inclusion shares the three lessons that funders should build on to support ...

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Announcing FFJ’s Latest Field Advisor Cohort

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01/13/2020

Funders for Justice is excited to share the latest cohort of FFJ Field Advisors. FFJ looks forward to expanding our own understanding to ... of Black workers organizing for respect, recognition, and inclusion in labor protections. Piloted in New York and Georgia, the program ...

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Funders for a Just Economy 2020 Policy Briefing

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Monday, March 23, 2020 - Tuesday, March 24, 2020

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... and safe during our events. We recognize the urgency of a conversation on how to strategically build philanthropic and community and ... for longer term reforms toward democracy and economic inclusion ? And most importantly, how can philanthropy partner with social ...

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Police Accountability: Organizing and Philanthropic Strategies

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Mon, September 15, 2014

... uprisings in Ferguson, MO, in response to the police killing of Michael Brown, have awakened national attention to racially biased policing. ... and responsiveness to issues of equality, diversity and inclusion . Established in 1971 as the Association of Black Foundation ...

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Healing Justice Guidance to Philanthropy During COVID-19, the Uprisings, and Beyond

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Thu, July 16, 2020

... Foundation; Claribel Vidal, Ford Foundation — members of the Funders for Justice Healing Justice Strategy Group Context ... Likewise, philanthropy must continue to advocate for the inclusion of marginalized populations and strategies that are both culturally ...

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A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement

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... #BlackLivesMatter with Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, two of my sisters, as a call to action for Black people after 17-year-old Trayvon ... intentionally targeted for demise. It is an affirmation of Black folks’ contributions to this society, our humanity, and our ...

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A New Testament of Hope

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... Nearly a half century ago, during the final days of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, he penned what he called a “testament of hope,” an epistle he could not have known would be among his last. ...

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Police In Ferguson Stock Up On Riot Gear Ahead Of Grand Jury Decision

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... less-lethal ammunition and plastic handcuffs in anticipation of massive protests in the suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, if a grand jury doesn't indict the police officer who .....

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Is This a Better Place? The Art & Science of Place-Based Evaluation

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Monday, October 5, 2015

San Diego, CA

... approaches to place-based initiatives at different stages of development Deepen connections with others working in the field Encourage an ongoing community of practice Inform and share the results of this convening with the field ...

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Rapid Response Conference Call: Current Attacks and Burning of Black Churches

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

... Response Conference Call Current Attacks and Burning of Black Churches Tuesday, July 28, 2015 8am PT/ 9am MT/ 10am CT/ ... for Southern Progress In the immediate aftermath of the racist murders of nine Black members of the Emanuel AME in South ...

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#HandsOffTheHomeless Protest of de Blasio’s NYPD

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09/09/2015

... folks living on 125th Street, who have been the target of increasingly aggressive policing by Mayor de Blasio’s NYPD. This is part of a huge citywide effort to push the homeless people out of public space, with ...

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Project Phoenix Outcomes and Evaluation

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Wed, March 08, 2017

... program for funders exploring fronts ranging from local economies and climate justice to worker co-ops under the frame of a “just transition” or “solidarity economy” or “economic ... Learn more about it here. What emerged from our year of learning together? What paths have we found for cross-sector philanthropic ...

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Project Phoenix Grantmaking Tools

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Mon, March 06, 2017

Project Phoenix convened a group of funders from a broad range of issue perspectives (climate, civic engagement, worker rights, local economies , etc.) and a broad range of institutional types and positions (size, ...

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#SayHerName: Resisting Police Brutality Against Black Women

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... dead in a jail cell three days later, is the latest victim of police brutality against African American women, says Columbia Law School ... Social Policy Studies and co-author of the report. “Yet, inclusion of Black women’s experiences in social movements, media narratives, ...

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

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03/09/2016

... community, Today Chicago officials released the tape of the police killing of Laquan McDonald , a year after his death. Protests ... harassment and violence against social movements and social inclusion : in rural Oregon, activists harassed by Oath Keepers ; the ...

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Learning Tour in Puerto Rico

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Thursday, November 13, 2014 - Friday, November 14, 2014

San Juan, PR

... solutions that advance equity and resilience. Decades of inequitable development patterns coupled with urgent climate change and ... Tour: Caguas, Puerto Rico From Displacement to Inclusion : Reimagining Public Housing and Community Development in Puerto Rico ...

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Funder Meeting on Government Alliance on Race and Equity

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Minneapolis, MN

... to a special funders learning/strategy meeting in advance of the Convening on Racial Equity, co-hosted by Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges ... Glenn Harris, new president of the Center for Social Inclusion and former Race and Social Justice Initiative Manager, and Julie ...

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Lifting up Philanthropy Forward Fellows’ Response to Coronavirus

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05/22/2020

... Forward fellowship provides dedicated space for CEOs of progressive philanthropic institutions to organize together, a critical ... differently? And how can we center justice, equity and inclusion not as an afterthought, but as a top priority?’: Opinion: Get ...

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NFG moves into grantmaking with a multimillion-dollar collaborative fund

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12/11/2017

Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) steps into the role of collaborative grantmaker with The Amplify Fund—a new, multimillion-dollar ... and put decisions about local development in the hands of residents. “Neighborhood Funders Group’s core purpose is to build ...

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How Philanthropy Can Promote Equity through Community Engagement

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01/22/2018

... Partners and The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota heard that there was a light rail extension planned to connect ... community power in the process. Many of the neighborhoods that the light rail extension would pass through are home ...

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NFG Member Spotlight: Tremaine Foundation

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04/27/2018

... CT, does grantmaking through a national lens in niche areas of Art, Environment, and Learning Differences. One of their recent initiatives that may be of special interest to the NFG ...

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Democratic Development for Thriving Communities: Framing the Issues, Solutions, and Funding Strategies to Address Gentrification and Displacement

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Wed, May 31, 2017

... Development for Thriving Communities report is the result of collaboration between the California Funders Working Group on ... information, contact Nile Malloy, Senior Program Manager of the Democratizing Development Program , at nile@nfg.org . ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Charlene Carruthers

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04/27/2018

... Charlene Carruthers , Founding National Director of BYP100 (Black Youth Project 100) . Read our interview below to ... (BQF) lens as an organizing framework, and the importance of leadership training and political education. Don’t forget to also ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Mary Hooks

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04/27/2018

Next up in FF J’s series of interviews with our Advisors : Mary Hooks , Co-Director of Southerners on New Ground (SONG ) and a leader of the National Bail Out . Make sure to check out the new Until ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Zachary Norris

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04/27/2018

In the spring of 2017, Funders for Justice (FFJ) launched its inaugural cohort of Advisors – nine field leaders recognized for their leadership in ... staff interviewed Zachary Norris , Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights . (The Ella Baker Center is a ...

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National Mama’s Bail Out Day

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05/02/2017

... simply because they cannot afford bail. Everyday an average of 700,000 people are condemned to cages and separated from their families ... community through gatherings that highlight the impact of inhumane and destructed bail practices. Join the National Mamas Bail Out ...

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Journey Towards Intersectional Grant-Making

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Thu, May 24, 2018

... grant-making together and create the beginnings of a central framework on economic justice grantmaking through an ... and key thought partners to inform their understanding of intersectional grant-making. The approach was an appreciative inquiry to affirm that there is a great deal of expertise in the field. The group then convened 18 colleagues ...

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Funders Briefing and Conversation with Patrisse Cullors and Dignity & Power Now

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Los Angeles, CA

... movement building. The briefing will feature the work of Dignity and Power Now, a grassroots organization based in Los Angeles founded by Patrisse Cullors, one of the co-founders of #BlackLivesMatter. Dignity and Power Now fights for the ...

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Right To The City and Neighborhood Funders Group 2018 Field & Funder Convening

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - Friday, July 20, 2018

Atlanta, GA

... and field practitioners working at the intersections of health, housing, land use, community development, and place-based and ... communities. We are looking forward to you being part of this conversation on scaling up philanthropic investments and grantmaking ...

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Reflections on Labor Day from Funders for a Just Economy

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09/01/2017

Alejandra L. Ibañez, Chair of NFG's Funders for a Just Economy and Lead Program Officer at Woods ... which celebrates the strength, resilience, and achievements of workers in this country, I am reminded of the history of organized labor in shaping progressive social movements. And .....

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Transnational Workers Rights: Emerging Strategies from the Global North and South

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Wed, April 15, 2015

... for Labour and Development (based in India), the Project of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ProDESC, based in Mexico), and the ... on labor forces and communities, and the increasing mobility of capital (and with it the threat of exit, disinvestment, and job loss) poses ...

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FJE 2017 Policy Briefing: The Road Ahead for Worker Justice

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Thursday, May 18, 2017 - Friday, May 19, 2017

Washington, DC

Check out our recap of this event In a fundamentally shifting political and power ... policy briefing will update our most current understanding of the major forces and players that impact worker justice; explore the ... times. Click here for the agenda, slides, and bios of each of the speakers. Panels & Discussions: ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Stephanie Guilloud

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06/20/2018

... continues with Stephanie Guilloud, Co-Director of Project South . Read our interview below to learn more about how ... Museum and Lynching Memorial can be “a tool and weapon of truth in our long-term struggle to defeat white supremacy and win freedom ...

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Our Work Today: A Statement from FFJ Leadership

How NFG is Disrupting Funder-Grantee Dynamics

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12/04/2018

... well as center racial equity in our work!” The outcome of this effort was a commitment to actively partner directly with the ... to self-determine the ownership, control and stewardship of land and infrastructure. This refinement distills the Program’s previous ...

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From Sector Newcomer to Board Member

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12/04/2018

... economic equity,” says Marjona. Initially, NFG was a space of learning for Marjona as a newcomer to the sector: I joined [FJE’s] ... one another within philanthropy. NFG was also a space of affirmation and sustenance for Marjona, whose organizing background and ...

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‘Our Demand Is Simple: Stop Killing Us’

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How a group of black social media activists built the nation’s first 21st-century civil ... 4, 2015, New York Times Magazine On the evening of April 25 at the corner of Pratt and Light Streets, in Baltimore’s revitalized downtown district, ...

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#ReclaimMLK Actions Across the US

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... Jr’s legacy this holiday weekend. The actions were part of a coordinated effort, dubbed #ReclaimMLK on social media, that sought to build off of them momentum of last year’s rallies against police brutality. To ...

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8 Lessons from Our Southern Grantees in the Fight for Equity and Justice

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... to our national culture and policies. Particularly for those of us who support vulnerable communities such as immigrants; refugees; Latinx, ... incarcerated individuals; sex workers; LGBTQ people; youth of color and people with disabilities, we are wondering how we can help defend ...

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A Chance to Rewrite America’s Racial Narrative

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... Tamir, was shot to death by police officers within moments of encountering him in a Cleveland park. I think of Gloria Darden and the shock she must have experienced at discovering that ...

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A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter?

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... By Nat Chioke Williams August 27, 2015, Chronicle of Philanthropy On Saturday, people from around the world will ... But that is hardly the only poignant and painful reminder of the inequities facing blacks in America and how far the nation still must go ...

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Activists Locked Down Outside Tacoma Detention Center

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... www.notonemoredeportation.com Diverse coalition of activists risk arrest to stop immigrant deportations, call for immediate end ... Protesting the criminalization and scapegoating of immigrants, the protest highlights the moral injustice of privately-run ...

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After #FergusonOctober

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... . 1) What would you offer as a synopsis of the Ferguson uprisings overall and of Ferguson October, from your own point of view and that of your organization? ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Jenny Arwade, Interviewed by Manuela Arciniegas

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Headwaters Foundation for Justice Relaunches Emergency Fund for Black Lives

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03/31/2017

... Justice Funders Network, we met Carol Cantwell, the founder of Fun with Financials , who introduced a new tool for approaching financial ... Financial Health Indicators (FHI). The FHI pulls three years of financial data directly from an organization’s IRS Form 990 and provides ...

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Shifting Gears for Racial Justice

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... MO, as compiled by Rev. Starsky D. Wilson, President & CEO of the Deaconess Foundation and Robert Hughes, PhD, President & CEO of the Missouri Foundation for Health. Funders engaged community-based ...

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A Ferguson Syllabus: Reading a Movement

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Mon, August 10, 2015

... 07, 2015 Sunday will mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Mike Brown Jr., the 18-year old black teenager who was fatally shot by ...

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Agenda to Keep us Safe

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Tue, September 30, 2014

... dedicated to the long-term fight to end the criminalization of Black youth. We believe that strategies to achieve this goal and ultimately ... over Law Enforcement Agencies Repealing “Crimes of Youth” Mike Brown’s Law – Body Cameras on Police Increased DOJ ...

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Baltimore Uprisings

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Tue, April 28, 2015

... is rising up to protest the police killing of Freddie Gray, the long history of over policing and police brutality, and the severe under-resourcing of Black ...

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Bending the Arc from Interest to Advancement

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Wed, April 08, 2015

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How White Foundation Leaders Can Promote Racial Justice

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Sat, March 14, 2015

... movement has been brewing in response to the police killings of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, and many others. People across the ... violence against African- Americans and Latinos. People of color are leading this movement, as they should be, but they shouldn’t be ...

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No Pride in Deportation: From Vice to ICE Toolkit

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Thu, June 29, 2017

BreakOUT! and NOWCRJ ’s Congress of Day Laborers recently released the Vice to ICE Toolkit , a resource on organizing across intersections of identities, including race, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ...

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Reports from the Movement Strategy Center

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Tue, November 01, 2016

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Standing in Our Power Together

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08/16/2018

... In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National ... Justice . Here, Manisha Vaze , Senior Program Manager of NFG's Funders for a Just Economy , reflects on funder strategy .....

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Reimagining How We Fund and What We Fund

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07/19/2018

... In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National Convening, ... Dr. Carmen Rojas , NFG Board Member and Co-Founder & CEO of The Workers Lab , reflects on reimagining the role of ...

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White People and Activism in the Trump Era

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07/19/2018

... In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National Convening, ... reflects on leveraging privilege and dissent in the face of fear. People in the United States are scared. Some ...

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Democratic Development for Thriving Communities Report

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Mon, June 12, 2017

... Gentrification and Displacement report is the result of collaboration between the California Funders Working Group on ... information, contact Nile Malloy, Senior Program Manager of the Democratizing Development Program , at nile@nfg.org . ... displacement. While the analysis presented here emerged out of discussions about the housing crisis and neighborhood change now underway in ...

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California Funders Working Group on Gentrification and Displacement

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10/12/2016

... and Displacement (CA FWGGD) is a working group of funders committed to addressing gentrification and displacement issues in California and nationally. It is now moving into a new phase of work that will result in the creation and capitalization of a collaborative ...

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

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Fri, March 13, 2015

In response to a resurgence of interest in place-based grantmaking, the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions ... Philanthropy. This conference report provides an overview of the discussions that took place at this conference, including: ... ways to support grantmakers to improve the practice of place-based grantmaking. Download the report and the ...

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Webinar Resources from Hope in the Heartland: Racial Justice and the White Working Class

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Thu, May 18, 2017

... debates within progressive circles about the importance of “winning over” the white working class often fail to directly address ... communities. This webinar featured Tarso Luis Ramos of Political Research Associates in a conversation with Mark Schultz from the ...

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Recap: 2017 Grantmakers for Southern Progress Spring Convening

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Tour Reflections from a Native New Yorker

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Fri, May 02, 2014

... Senior Program Officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation and a Native New Yorker, writes about putting people ... city years ago. But I was struck by how the patterns of transformation I saw on the tour mirrored the changes on New York’s Lower ...

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From Boston to New York: Is a More Just City Possible?

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Mon, April 14, 2014

... a two-day learning tour that focused on the promise of both cities’ new mayoral administrations to be more transparent and ... 1. Cultural displacement – When discussing the impact of low-income migration from communities that are experiencing gentrification, ...

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Peer Coaching Training Webinar

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Monday, November 5, 2018 - 1:00pm

Webinar

"In the midst of continual change and development, people rarely struggle because they lack some key piece of information or some precise procedure from a course or a book. Rather, they ... Neighborhood Funders Group is excited to announce the launch of a new offering this fall: peer coaching circles model based on work by .....

“Advancing Together” the Democratizing Development Program

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Release Date:

10/13/2016

... Democratizing Development Program this summer with the goal of supporting our network to help create a shift in how development happens in ... toward a vision where low-income people and communities of color have actual decision-making ability to say what development looks like ...

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Roses Along A Journey: My Transformative Experience in NFG’s Project Phoenix

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10/03/2017

Tyler Nickerson, NFG Member and Director of Investments and State Strategy at The Solutions Project , was one of 33 funders selected to participate in NFG’s Project Phoenix . He ...

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Leading with Power: #NFG2016 Conference Recap

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Mon, July 18, 2016

... power building and innovative partnerships in the heart of these discussions. “People were not afraid to be real. In other funder convenings, there are lots of layers to the truth. People were able to bring their whole identities - as ...

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Innovative community land trust from Puerto Rico wins 2015-16 UN World Habitat Award

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03/01/2016

... Peña, a community land trust from the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, won the 2015-16 UN World Habitat Award, which honors innovative ... to obtain this honor for Puerto Rico as an acknowledgement of what can be accomplished through ample citizen participation and community ...

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

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10/12/2015

Entrepreneurs of Color Fund will provide greater economic opportunity for small businesses ... program for Detroit businesses owned by entrepreneurs of color and businesses that primarily hire people of color. The Entrepreneurs of Color Fund will boost economic opportunity for ...

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

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Sat, June 24, 2017

... briefing updated members with our current understanding of the major forces and players that impact worker justice. FJE members engaged in strategic conversations about the decline of organized labor, economic discrimination based on migration status and ...

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

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Friday, October 26, 2018

Webinar

... that will highlight the potential for a collaborative effort of building a Midwest learning community committed to advancing racial justice, ... equity and opportunity engage funders in the process of developing a Midwest scan of grantmakers and nonprofit institutions ...

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Housing Justice Solutions: Field & Funder Webinar

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Webinar

... for funders and field leaders to develop a shared assessment of the work each group is moving around housing, development, and ... stifled opportunity and threatens the health and stability of millions of Americans. In this webinar, funders will be able to improve ...

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2018 Post-Election Briefing for Grantmakers

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Washington, DC

... at the Crossroads. Note: This meeting is free of charge and open to foundation representatives and philanthropic advisors only. This November, the whole House of Representatives, a third of the Senate, 36 governorships, and many state ...

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Homes for All Funder Alignment Gathering

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Atlanta, GA

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2018 Affinity Equity Summit and Solidarity Defense & Action Funder Briefing

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Monday, February 12, 2018 - Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Oakland, CA

... to All Funders This reception will highlight the work of the Affinity Equity Summit and welcoming those joining the Solidarity ... Funder Briefing Open to All Funders The goal of this Solidarity Briefing is to bring funders together across a multitude of ...

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Pathways to Effective State Funding Strategies

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Monday, February 5, 2018

Webinar

Join this installment of the First Monday + Election Series Discussion, hosted by Funders' Committee ... and in-state funders are all operating from the lens of that one state. In this conversation, you will hear key highlights of the state funding landscape, how funders are approaching longer-term .....

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Energy and Equity in Puerto Rico

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Thursday, November 9, 2017

Webinar

... REGISTER HERE — Join us for this conversation, part of the ongoing Puerto Rico: From Relief to Equitable Recovery webinar ... to assist with the power needs for a just rebuilding of Puerto Rico's severely damaged infrastructure. It will be moderated by .....

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Funders for a Just Economy - Alabama Learning Tour

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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Webinar

... and successes in civil rights and economic policy. Decades of disinvestment and economic discrimination, changes in growth industries from ... has resulted in major challenges to the economic stability of low-income families and communities of color. Additionally, adoption of ...

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Charlottesville Funder Briefing

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Thursday, November 9, 2017

Webinar

... am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET In the aftermath of the August 2017 white nationalist attacks in Charlottesville, organizers on the ground asked Funders for Justice , a program of Neighborhood Funders Group, to host a briefing on recent developments and ...

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Funder Briefing: Freedom Cities

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Webinar

... for Just Immigration (BAJI)—organizations with decades of experience organizing and advocating for women, Black and immigrant ... at Enlace Carl Lipscombe , Deputy Director of Black Alliance for Just Immigration Moderator: FFJ Co-Chair ...

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Puerto Rico: From Relief to Equitable Recovery

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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Webinar

... — REGISTER HERE — In this webinar, the first of a series, local funders and nonprofit leaders will share on-the-ground details of current efforts as well as strategies for how funders can invest in the ...

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Power Research

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Pittsburgh Learning Tour: Lessons Learned, Discussion, and Moving Our Work Forward

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Thursday, September 7, 2017

Webinar

... challenges, and opportunities that intersect issues of economic development, immigration, workers’ rights, housing justice, ... – Carl Redwood Chair, Board of Directors, Hill District Consensus Group Learn, dialogue, and discuss ...

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Chicagoland Raise the Floor Site Visit September 24 – 25, 2015

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Chicago, IL

As we near the three year mark since many of you visited the Windy City as part of the Working Group’s Chicago learning tour, we invite you to join us for an ...

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The LA Teacher Strike and Movement for the Common Good

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Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 12:00pm

Webinar

A powerful movement of educators, parents, students and community allies is taking rise across the ... to demand that public schools serve all students regardless of race, immigration-status, class and ability. Increased privatization and ... particularly those that serve low-income families, families of color and immigrants, are being starved of needed resources. Public school ...

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EPIP Police Accountability and Racial Justice: Sustaining a Movement

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Webinar

... here Webinar Description: The tragedies of Eric Garner, Mike Brown, John Crawford, Jessie Hernandez and others have ... In this webinar, we will be joined by representatives of Communities United for Police Reform (CPR), a New York City based coalition, ...

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Sister Cities Learning Tour

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - Friday, October 3, 2014

Memphis, TN

... us in Minneapolis, Minnesota to experience a vibrant hub of positive transformation where people, place and opportunity are coming ... community development exchange with our “sister city” of Memphis, Tennessee to learn about concrete innovative approaches and ...

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Amplify Fund Learning and Evaluation Partner RFP

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Release Date:

03/11/2019

... on Unsplash The Amplify Fund is in search of a Learning and Evaluation Partner. We would like the L&E Partner to begin as ... possible and commit to serving in this role through the end of the Fund’s lifespan. We plan to make final grants in 2021 and expect the ...

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Healing Justice Institute

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -

9:00am - 5:00pm

Seattle, WA

... about supporting healing justice at the intersections of racial justice and health justice. Participants will: Build new ... leaders, and with funder colleagues across typical silos of health funders and social change funders Gain an understanding of ...

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St. Louis Young Black Leaders Cohort Design Process Consultant Search

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03/26/2019

... In late 2018, the Amplify Fund engaged with a group of local advisors in a strategy development process to determine its ... calls for Amplify to support the leadership primarily of Black and youth leaders and names several strategies as pre-conditions to ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Zachary Norris

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Release Date:

04/02/2019

... Zachary Norris, FFJ Field Advisor and Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights , tells us about his vision for ... Oakland, community members will have access to a wide range of resources - training to get good jobs in the restaurant industry, conflict ...

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Introducing the 2019-2020 Philanthropy Forward Fellows

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04/11/2019

... Solutions are excited to announce the second cohort of Philanthropy Forward. Launching in September 2019, this dynamic group will add to the program's first cohort in a growing network of visionary CEO leaders focused on supporting grassroots power building for .....

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

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Release Date:

04/10/2019

... Markus Spiske on Unsplash An increasing number of foundations are embracing impact investing as a powerful strategy to potentially make use of all of their assets — not just 5% — to advance their place-based and ...

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Board Transitions at NFG

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04/19/2019

... Funders Group is steered by a passionate and talented board of directors who help fulfill our mission of organizing philanthropy to support grassroots power building so that ...

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Place Based Community Change: The Time is Now

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Release Date:

11/02/2016

... in Place-Based Philanthropy . Here, Dawn Phillips, of Right to the City Alliance and Causa Justa :: Just Cause outlines an ... and insightful. The gathering explored the importance of place-based community change and its potential to support community ...

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Announcing the 2019 Discount Foundation Legacy Award Winner

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05/01/2019

... workers' rights and economic equity, and this year's winner of the Discount Foundation Legacy Award. The Discount Foundation Legacy ... was launched in 2015 to commemorate and carry on the legacy of the Foundation’s decades-long history of supporting leading edge .....

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Jenny Arwade

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Release Date:

05/01/2019

Jenny Arwade, Co-Executive Director of Communities United and FFJ Field Advisor, tells us about current Chicago happenings and the role of healing justice in “building the power necessary to change the conditions ... should be watching? In Chicago, we are coming off of a historic Mayoral run-off election, with voters electing the city’s first ...

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

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Event type:

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 -

9:00am - 5:00pm

NoVo Foundation

Join a hundred of your fellow funders and field leaders for FFJ's third National Member ... with attacks on Black, Native, and other communities of color escalating every day, it is critical that we learn, build with each ... organizing strategies and victories at the intersections of racial justice, gender justice, criminalization, and models for community .....

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NFG Colorado Funders Happy Hour

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Reception

Tuesday, September 10, 2019 -

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Denver, CO

... to support grassroots power building so that communities of color and low-income communities thrive. Come say hello to NFG's ... friends in philanthropy — including NFG's new Director of Development and Communications, Courtney Banayad. Courtney has called .....

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Identify. Describe. Dismantle. Repeat.

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Release Date:

08/08/2019

Nicky Goren, president and CEO of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, writes about calling out and ... published here on Medium. Nicky 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 ...

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

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Release Date:

08/14/2019

A growing number of places are grappling with housing affordability. As the problem spreads from ... felt most acutely by low-income individuals and communities of color, they affect more than just low-income renters. Essential ... carbon emissions. All the while, an increasing number of households live in areas suffering from persistent poverty and decline. ...

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Capitalism and Racism: Conjoined Twins

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Release Date:

09/03/2019

By Marjona Jones, Co-Chair of Funders for a Just Economy and Senior Program Officer at Unitarian ... segment with Ibram X. Kendi , author and founding director of the Anti-Racist Research and Policy Center at American University, where he ... the segment was his illuminating statement about the origins of capitalism. Kendi views capitalism and racism as "conjoined twins" and that .....

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Speak Out: Social Justice Advocacy for Public Foundations

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Friday, September 20, 2019 -

11:00am - 12:15pm

Webinar

A recording of this webinar is available here . (Enter contact info to access.) ... can play an important role in building power for communities of color and low-income communities by engaging in advocacy themselves and ... and expertise from Bolder Advocacy , a program of Alliance for Justice, this webinar will provide you with a clear ...

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New York State Rural Equity Summit

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Monday, October 21, 2019 - Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Dundee, NY

... change. Intended Outcomes: Deeper knowledge of the strategies rural grantmakers and other change agents are employing. A shared understanding of where the strongest points of intersection are between the work and analysis ...

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Shifting Resources Towards Permanently Affordable Housing

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Thursday, October 10, 2019 -

11:00am - 12:30pm

Webinar

A wave of housing solutions to protect, preserve, and build community power is ... and rising housing costs are still displacing communities of color and low-income communities. There is a great need to invest in ... housing like community land trusts and community control of land, which represents a path forward for families threatened by the ...

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

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Monday, November 4, 2019 -

10:00am - 11:30am

Webinar

The Real Cost of Dollars Moving Hosted by Amalgamated Foundation and Neighborhood ... , and United Philanthropy Forum In February of this year, Sludge broke the story that Donor Advised Fund platforms, including the philanthropic arm of major financial institutions – Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Schwab ...

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Speak Out: Social Justice Advocacy for Private Foundations

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019 -

10:00am - 11:15am

Webinar

... an important role to play in building power for communities of color and low-income communities beyond just project support grants. Join us ... as a private foundation. Bolder Advocacy , a program of Alliance for Justice, will demystify Meyer’s advocacy work with a training ...

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Reflections from Philanthropy Forward's First Cohort

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10/24/2019

... first cohort started in October 2018 in furtherance of building and advancing a shared vision for the future of philanthropy. Hear perspectives from members of the first cohort as ...

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NFG at the 2019 CHANGE Philanthropy Unity Summit

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Monday, November 18, 2019 - Thursday, November 21, 2019

Seattle, WA

... Funders Group is proud to be a collaborative partner of CHANGE Philanthropy and a member of the 2019 Unity Summit planning committee. NFG's staff and members will .....

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

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020 -

9:00am - 10:30am

Webinar

... Advised Fund platforms, including the philanthropic arm of major financial institutions – Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Schwab ... for DAF providers to filter out hate and for donors of conscience to take a stand. Since March, over 80 philanthropic institutions ...

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HIV is not a crime! (except in 32 states and 72 countries)

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Release Date:

03/30/2017

... these laws have begun to appear, at the beginning of the epidemic, over 600 prosecutions of people with HIV, more than half of those in the United States. In fact, ...

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The Let Us Breathe Fund

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Release Date:

07/23/2015

... City. Let Us Breathe puts decision-making in the hands of experienced community activists, who understand priorities and have ... needed for immediate action by communities at the forefront of police violence, and for long-term coalition-building and planning. ...

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Sustaining Black Resistance: A Call to Black Racial Justice Leaders

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Events in the Field

Thursday, July 30, 2015 - Friday, July 31, 2015

... advocacy and messaging regarding the immediate crisis of state violence against Black communities. To strengthen the capacity of Black leaders to meet this moment by identifying and taking advantage of new ...

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WeTheProtesters Open Letter

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Tue, November 22, 2016

... 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 ... upcoming months to boldly take action and support leaders of marginalized communities on the frontline. Carmen Rojas, CEO of NFG member ...

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Grassroots Racial Justice Funding Opportunities

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Fri, December 16, 2016

... Justice – Liberty Hill Foundation, Los Angeles/ all of California Deaconess Foundation - for the St. Louis area ... Communities Against Hate This rapid-response initiative of the Open Society Foundations aims to support, protect, and empower those who ...

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Health, Housing, Race, Equity and Power Funders Convening

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Oakland, CA

... and families continue to struggle. Housing is one of the best-researched social determinants of health , and selected housing interventions for low-income and communities ...

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

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 -

10:00am - 11:30am

Webinar

As the philanthropic community takes stock of the impact COVID-19 has on our operations and long-term strategies, we ... communities who are hardest hit by the compounding impacts of this pandemic. California Foodshed Funders, First Nations Development ...

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COVID-19 Funds: Where to Donate to Support Communities

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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 ...

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Removing Barriers to Transformational Philanthropy in Response to COVID-19 & Beyond

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Friday, May 22, 2020 -

11:00am - 12:15pm

Webinar

... designed to rapidly respond to urgent needs in the wake of COVID-19. We are supporting funders to pivot in this critical moment to move more resources, more quickly to groups on the frontlines of this pandemic. Learn about this unique, frictionless process that has ...

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NFG Announces New President: Adriana Rocha

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Release Date:

05/21/2020

... to support grassroots power building so that communities of color and low-income communities thrive, is excited to name Adriana Rocha ... leader committed to social justice who brings a wealth of nonprofit and philanthropy experience to the role. Rocha has served as ...

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Convening in Crisis: Health, House, Race, Equity and Power

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Friday, June 12, 2020 -

10:00am - 11:30am

Webinar

As millions of people peacefully protest for justice for George Floyd and the hundreds of lives lost by the police, millions are struggling to survive the ... with the growing health disparities among communities of color, as well as how funders are supporting power building and policy ...

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We. Just. Getting. Started. Moving Money for M4BL

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Release Date:

06/12/2020

... to Black lives by ramping up our support to M4BL to the tune of $50M. Reaching this goal would be unprecedented — and would secure the national infrastructure to meet the urgency of the current moment, while building toward Black liberation for the ...

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Say Their Names: Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Dion Johnson

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Release Date:

05/29/2020

... police response to armed white nationalist posted in front of state capital buildings and yelling in the faces of security guards, demanding an end to shelter in place because they wanted to ...

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Black Lives Matter: We Say Their Names

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Release Date:

06/02/2020

... angered, and compelled to action in response to the murders of George Floyd and Black people across the U.S. by police. We urge our ... power building so that Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities thrive. RESOURCES & CALLS TO ACTION ...

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A Call for Social Solidarity: COVID-19 Response from NFG's Programs

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03/30/2020

In the midst of the growing COVID-19 pandemic, NFG stands with our communities and workers ... leaders and philanthropy to meet the immediate needs of our communities at this time, NFG also remains committed to long-term ... to the communities that disproportionately bear the brunt of this public health and economic disaster, now and into the future. These ...

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Amplify Fund's Response to COVID-19

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Tue, April 21, 2020

In the face of COVID-19, Amplify is stretching from our core! We maintain our central ... local expertise and prioritize local leaders and leaders of color. Do what works for grantees. We are steadfast in our ... amplify@nfg.org SUMMARY OF NEEDS & PRIORITIES SHARED BY AMPLIFY GRANTEES: Organizational ...

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

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Wed, August 01, 2018

... Housing Justice League , and deep discussion on the role of funders in movement building. “The conference was an incredible ... Funders Group’s intentional approach to build a culture of accountability and taking the lead from movement leaders which was ...

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Discount Foundation Legacy Award

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Release Date:

05/01/2020

... 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 ...

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Homecoming: Housing Justice is Racial and Economic Justice

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Thursday, July 2, 2020 -

9:00am - 12:00pm

Virtual

As part of Neighborhood Funders Group’s 40th anniversary virtual convening series ... shifts and bolder strategies to address the intersections of community health, housing, community ownership, and racial justice. ... absolute prerequisite to the economic and social well-being of individuals, families, and the community at large. Philanthropy's .....

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$50million for M4BL - See You There

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Release Date:

06/25/2020

... a significant SixNineteen Juneteenth weekend of actions in a matter of weeks. Virtually, over 185,000 people viewed M4BL-TV to celebrate, ...

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Funders for a Just Economy's Alabama Learning Tour Resources

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NFG Newsletter - June 2020

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Release Date:

06/09/2020

... Dion Johnson, Ahmaud Arbery, and the untold thousands of Black people killed by police. I am also reflecting on Pride Month as we near the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall uprisings — led by trans women of color like Marsha P. ...

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NFG Newsletter - February 2020

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02/28/2020

... NFG honors Black resistance. Given the persistence of structural racism and the legacies of segregation, NFG has mobilized philanthropy to support POC-led organizing ...

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NFG Newsletter - January 2020

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Release Date:

01/23/2020

... NFG's 40th anniversary. During our early years, NFG was one of the few spaces in philanthropy specifically focused on people of color-led, grassroots organizing, and power building as the key to effective .....

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NFG Newsletter - April 2020

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Release Date:

04/30/2020

... 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 ...

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Safe and Just Return to Work

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020 -

9:00am - 10:30am

Webinar

... 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 ...

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

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Thursday, July 30, 2020 -

9:00am - 10:30am

Webinar

Hosted by the Bail Reform Strategy Group of Funders for Justice . In recent months, as hundreds of thousands of people across the country took to the streets to demand that ...

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Strike Watch: Voices from the Strike for Black Lives

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Release Date:

07/24/2020

... Photo Credit: Fight for 15 Florida. Hundreds of workers walked out of work from coast to coast Monday, July 20 th as part of coordinated ...

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Strike Watch: From Food to Fashion, Workers are Countering Corporate Talking Points with Organizing for Economic Security and Protection

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Release Date:

05/21/2020

... other actions. Employees are coalescing under the banners of established labor (including in the first union election since the ... ), worker advocacy and organizing non-profits and a new crop of grassroots unions. These endeavors are exposing the hollowness of ...

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Strike Watch: Workers refuse to relent for Black lives, as COVID-19 workplace dangers expand

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Release Date:

06/26/2020

... there is an image that encapsulates the continued expansion of worker-led direct action in the last few weeks, it is Angela Davis on ... raised high and face mask tight, Dr. Davis stood strong out of a roof of a car moving through a massive strike linking dockworkers and ...

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Highlights from Amplify this July

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Release Date:

07/23/2020

... We were thrilled to end June and begin July with so many of you at the start of NFG’s 2020 virtual convening series: 40 Years Strong . On the fourth ...

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Healing Justice Institute - 4-Part Series

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020 - Saturday, August 15, 2020

Virtual

... justice. This virtual series will take place over the course of July, on Wednesdays July 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 10am-12pm PT // 1pm-3pm ... Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd, Trans United, and founder of TAKE Alabama Add to Calendar Wednesday, July 29 — Part ...

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Healing Justice

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Organizations Addressing Police Accountability and Racial Justice

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View an interactive map of organizations addressing police accountability and racial justice . ... Urban Solutions New York Center for Social Inclusion New York Center on Race, Crime & Justice of John ... and involvement or perceived involvement in survival economies . Sylvia Rivera Law Project The Sylvia Rivera Law Project ...

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

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Tue, October 03, 2017

... an understanding and attention to the political economy of the South can help funders and field organizations develop successful ... Nik Theodore assesses economic indicators affecting quality of life in the South and examines corporate strategies that are driving these ...

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FJE Funder Call on Forced Arbitration

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Friday, June 1, 2018 -

9:30am - 10:30am

Webinar

... to continue this conversation, learn about the implications of the case, and hear directly from attorneys working on the issue alongside ... for Popular Democracy Myriam Gilles, Cardozo School of Law Ceilidh Gao, National Employment Law Project Bob Shull, ...

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Grant-making with an Intersectional Lens

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Thursday, May 24, 2018 -

11:00am - 12:30pm

Webinar

... not designed for Black people, indigenous peoples, people of color, women, people who identify as LGBTQI, and migrants to thrive. As we consider the implications of this economic system, and philanthropy as a sector within that system, what ...

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NFG 2018 National Convening — Raise Up: Moving Money for Justice

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Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - Thursday, June 7, 2018

St. Louis, MO

... with how to re-prioritize and step up to meet the needs of these times. With this sense of urgency and need to evolve, we are seeing funders acting on the need to ...

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Ways to Support Organizers in North Carolina

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Release Date:

10/07/2016

... 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 ...

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Statement from Within Our Lifetime

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Release Date:

10/07/2016

... Within Our Lifetime (WOL) supports the families of Alfred Olango, Keith Scott, Terence Crutcher, Terrence Sterling, and Tyre ... Tulsa, Washington, D.C Columbus, (and beyond) in the wake of the rampant police killings of Black people across America. These tragic ...

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Welcome to the new NFG website!

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Release Date:

12/10/2018

... news, events, and resources using the search bar at the top of every page See where all of the members of our national network are based, right on our member map ...

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Planting Roots in the South: Announcing a New Home for GSP at the Southern Education Foundation

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Release Date:

05/08/2017

... NFG is pleased to share some exciting news about the growth of Grantmakers for Southern Progress and plans to deepen its impact by planting ... deepened. GSP has a growing, diverse and expanded base of partners that include national foundations, regional foundations, labor ...

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Funders for Justice Meeting in New York City

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Friday, June 12, 2015

New York, NY

... to coordinate and mobilize resources in support of organizing in response to ongoing events of police brutality and state sanctioned violence faced by communities of color ...

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Real Talk on Police Reform

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Member Event

Thursday, April 7, 2016

New York, NY

... campaigned to create his position. Moderated by Kai Wright of The Nation, we’ll get an inside look at the special prosecutor’s role ... ones to police violence, working with members and partners of Communities United for Police Reform (including the Justice Committee, ...

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

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Webinar

... Creator, #BlackLivesMatter Tynesha McHarris , Director of Community Leadership, Brooklyn Community Foundation Zachary Norris , ... Wilson , President & CEO, Deaconess Foundation and Co-Chair of the Ferguson Commission Aaron Dorfman , Executive Director, NCRP ...

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#Asians4BlackLives

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... #Asians4BlackLives On Monday, Dec 15th 2014, members of newly organized all-Black groups, including The Blackout Collective, ... in the Bay Area Solidarity Action Team to lead an occupation of the Oakland Police Department and demand an end to the war on Black people ...

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Action Alert: Flush Transphobia Fund

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California bans grand juries in fatal shootings by police

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... California the first state in the nation to ban the use of grand juries to decide whether police officers should face criminal charges when they kill people in the line of duty. The ban, which will go into effect next year, comes after grand ...

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Chicago Has Spent Half a Billion Dollars on Police Brutality Cases—And It’s Impoverishing the Victims’ Communities

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... are under intense scrutiny for covering up the murder of Laquan McDonald, the unarmed Black 17-year-old who was shot 16 times by a ... four months before Chicago’s mayoral election. As part of this cover-up, the City of Chicago paid McDonald’s family $5 million if ...

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Cuomo Appointed A Special Prosecutor For New York Killings Involving Police

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... to handle cases involving civilians who die at the hands of police. "We have seen this all across the country where there's a lack of trust in the criminal justice system, triggered by a particular case," Cuomo .....

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Dear Mr. President: A Letter From Tef Poe

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... and complicated honesty, he has earned a reputation as one of the best rappers telling the story of St. Louis, which is about much more than one place. Poe has been featured in ...

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Donate to the Legal Support Fund for Justice for Mike Brown

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In support of those people arrested during protests this week, on the one-year anniversary of the police murder of Michael Brown, please consider donating to the legal support fund . ...

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Dream Defenders, Black Lives Matter & Ferguson Reps Take Historic Trip to Palestine

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... Representatives at the forefront of the movements for Black lives and racial justice have taken a historic ... Territories and Israel. The trip comes after a year of highly-publicized repression in Ferguson, the Gaza Strip, and West Bank ...

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... and National Guard units have been withdrawn, a “state of emergency” remains in place. Amid a flood of related reading, these articles and resources have stood out to me. I hope ...

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For Philanthropy, Time to Double Down to End Injustice

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... By Jennifer Buffett, Peter Buffett, and Pamela Shifman of the NoVo Foundation As people across the country prepare for the ... and other nonprofits are grappling with the consequences of change for our collective future, especially as we have witnessed how deep a ...

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Funding needs in Ferguson, MO

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Grant Makers Give Money Fast to Challenge Trump Policies

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Release Date:

03/13/2017

February 24, 2017 By Rebecca Koenig, The Chronicle of Philanthropy The unprecedented sums individual donors have given to ... the International Rescue Committee for their work on behalf of refugees and immigrants. The Open Society Foundations put up $10 million to ...

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I Am the Black Woman Who Interrupted the Netroots Presidential Town Hall, and This Is Why

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... in Phoenix, Arizona. I did this to focus the attention of the nation's largest gathering of progressive leaders and presidential hopefuls on the death of Sandra Bland .....

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I Did What I Was Paid to Do': Race Control and America

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by Troy Jackson, Director, The AMOS Project & Co-author of Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith Law enforcement, prosecutors, and clergy in this ...

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Justice Dept. to investigate NYC chokehold death

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... conduct a federal investigation into the chokehold death of an unarmed black man after a grand jury in New York City declined to indict ... potential civil rights investigations in the July 17 death of Eric Garner, 43, who was confronted by the officer on suspicion of selling ...

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PolicyLink

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... in Ferguson and across the country. We mourned the loss of an innocent young man, taken before his time, and recognized that his ... was the latest in a long and rapidly growing succession of cases involving police use of lethal force against unarmed people of color. ...

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Rapid Response Racial Justice Fund

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... February 05, 2015 , Identities.mic The end of 2014 was a bloody time for Native Americans. Even as protesters rallied against the police killings of unarmed black people like Michael Brown and Eric Garner in December, Rapid ...

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Bryan Stevenson on inequality, mass incarceration and criminalization

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Tue, February 23, 2016

... From the Ford Foundation: Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, explains how inequality and the abuse of power exploit people of color and the poor. Tell us what inequality ...

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Control, Disruption and Democracy: Philanthropy's Role in Inclusive Civic Engagement

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Mon, February 29, 2016

... , 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 ...

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Expanding Sanctuary: What Makes a City a Sanctuary Now?

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Mon, March 13, 2017

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Race and Policing - A Resource from IssueLab

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Mon, August 15, 2016

Again and again the data show that people of color in the U.S. are disproportionately, and systematically, stopped, frisked, arrested, and exposed to the use of force by police. Police departments and communities across the U.S. are ...

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United Against the Muslim Ban

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Mon, March 13, 2017

... Against the Muslim Ban to learn more about the policing of Muslim communities through the travel and migration ban. Now is the time to take a stand, regardless of your faith, ethnicity or cultural heritage. These policies threaten more ...

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WeTheProtesters.org: A Resource Hub for the Movement

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Tue, March 03, 2015

A hub of information, made by protesters for protesters, to help activists advance ... an Activist Toolkit, Policy Think-Tank, Comprehensive Map of Protester Demands, and several other resources mentioned in the Overview and ...

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

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Fri, December 05, 2014

... killing, violence and repression met with the President of the United States of America . Not “civil rights leaders”, not “activists”, not ...

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Why We Move Money for Justice

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Release Date:

07/19/2018

... In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National Convening, ... . Here, Lorraine Ramirez , Senior Program Manager of NFG's Funders for Justice , talks about mobilizing resources for social .....

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Philanthropy’s Role in Holding Tension

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07/12/2018

... In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National Convening, ... and St. Louis local, reflects on the possibilities of shifting philanthropy's focus to long-term change. When I .....

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Bringing Our Whole Selves to Philanthropy and Our Grantmaking

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07/12/2018

... In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National Convening, ... back learnings, help make connections, and serve as a bridge of information and knowledge between philanthropy and grassroots communities. ...

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Webinar Recap: How to Creatively Fund Social Movements

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Fri, February 24, 2017

... Molly Schultz Hafid works as assistant director of the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock, where she is ... areas. Shalini Eddens works as the director of programs at Urgent Action Fund. She has an extensive background in ...

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Grantmakers for Southern Progress 2016 Post-Election Webinar Recap

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Mon, January 09, 2017

... impacts social justice work supporting LGBTQ, people of color, and immigrant communities in the South. Leaders and practitioners ... their insights about the challenges and opportunities of the current national narrative about what happened in the region and what is ...

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California Funders’ Convening on Gentrification and Displacement

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Thu, December 03, 2015

... Our goal was to deepen a shared understanding of the problems and solutions to the crisis of displacement affecting residents and small businesses in many cities in ...

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Michael Brown and Alison Corwin discuss why NFG membership is so critical for funders in this political climate

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11/29/2017

In this era of political uncertainty, we as funders have one simple task: accelerate the pace of systemic change for poor communities and communities of color by taking collective action and funding grassroots efforts . NFG is ...

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NFG Member Spotlight: The Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation

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Release Date:

10/17/2018

... is shaping their thinking. Langeloth is part of a number of funder collaboratives, including the Fund for a Safer Future ...

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Can you tackle poverty without taking on place?

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Release Date:

06/29/2016

... and social immobility. However, there is little mention of the role that place plays in perpetuating poverty or shaping economic ... article from the Urban Institute discusses the importance of place on poverty and makes several policy recommendations. By ...

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New Reports: And Still I Rise, #BlackWorkersMatter

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Thu, May 07, 2015

... cutting edge and groundbreaking reports looking at the nexus of work, race, gender, and class were recently released at the conference State of Black Workers in America at Columbia University Graduate School of ...

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

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Release Date:

04/30/2015

... Democracy (CPD), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) of HUD announced significant changes to the Distressed Asset Stabilization ... pools that require investors to achieve a certain percentage of outcomes that help the surrounding neighborhood; The creation of special ...

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5 Hot Causes for Donors in 2015

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Release Date:

02/04/2014

Chronicle of Philanthropy, January 15, 2015 The Battle for Racial Justice: Grant ... issues as tensions remain high following the failure of grand juries to indict white police officers who killed unarmed black men in ... Mo., and New York City. Funders for Justice, a new group of about 30 foundations and other groups affiliated with the Neighborhood ...

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A Pivotal Moment for Racial Justice

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01/05/2015

Eric Ward, Program Officer of Ford Foundation 's Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice program, reflects ... no indictment would be delivered in the police killing of Eric Garner. Following the grand jury decision not to indict the police ... when they thought he was grasping for a weapon instead of the medication he was actually reaching for. And on December 8, 22-year-old .....

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Kris Hayashi

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Release Date:

01/14/2019

Hear from Kris Hayashi, Executive Director of Transgender Law Center and FFJ Field Advisor, about the efforts to ... 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 ...

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LA-Area NFG Member Happy Hour

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Reception

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 -

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Los Angeles, CA

Kick-off 2019 with NFG! Join us as we gather NFG staff and members in the LA area. Non-members wanting to learn more and connect with the NFG network welcome to join! Arts District Brewing Company 828 Traction Ave Los Angeles, CA 90013 Cash bar. Light appetizers will be served. Thank you to NFG member Liberty Hill Foundation for sponsoring this event!

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

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Monday, January 28, 2019 -

10:00am - 11:30am

Webinar

... the land, and ultimately rely on increasing the number of people in prison in order to grow. This often means heavier policing of youth, migrants, homeless folks, and families. Neighborhood Funders ...

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Development Without Displacement in Opportunity Zones

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019 -

10:00am - 11:30am

Webinar

... a provision nested within the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, presents significant opportunities and potential challenges for local ... there are no requirements included regarding the number of jobs, amounts of wages, transparency, accountability, or a certain ...

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NFG Bay Area Member Happy Hour

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Reception

Thursday, November 15, 2018 -

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Oakland, CA

... Area on Thursday, November 15, join the staff and members of Neighborhood Funders Group for a fun happy hour in Uptown Oakland! ...

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FJE 2018 Policy Briefing: Evolving Strategies for Worker Justice

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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Washington, DC

... on low-wage workers in particular, the changing nature of work due to technology and automation, and the Federal Administration’s recent rollbacks of labor, health, and safety policies leave more and more workers in harm's .....

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December First Monday + Election Series Discussion

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Monday, December 4, 2017

Webinar

... November, elections around the country provided us with some of our first insights into how voters are responding after a year of political polarization and deep divisions. Join us for ...

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

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Other

Sunday, October 1, 2017

Webinar

... an understanding and attention to the political economy of the South can help funders and field organizations develop successful ... report assesses economic indicators affecting quality of life in the South and examines corporate strategies that are driving these ...

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Democratizing Development Program Monthly Meetings

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Committee Meeting

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Conference Call

... (DDP) will be holding monthly calls on the second Thursday of each month. Join in for program updates and strategic discussion about ... Please contact Nile Malloy, Senior Program Manager of the Democratizing Development Program, at nile@nfg.org for more ...

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

CANCELED: NFG Conference Call on Funder Responses to the Moment

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Webinar

... NFG soon. In the meantime, you might be interested in a list of post-election resources we have curated here: ... the moment. We will invite members to share their analysis of the urgency of the moment and its impact on vulnerable communities, key issues, and ...

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2016 Post-Election Briefing: Politics, Policy and Philanthropy

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Washington, DC

... 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 ...

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FFJ Webinar on Gender, Race, and Criminalization

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Webinar

... has intentionally lifted up the work, lives, and voices of women and trans folks of color, along with gender justice and LGBTQ funders—especially in regards ...

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

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Webinar

... The Community Learning Partnership is a national network of Community Change Studies programs – authentic partnerships between community organizations and institutions of higher education – to prepare students for careers in community change. ...

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

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Webinar

... am (PST) | 1:00 - 2:00 pm (EST) Every year, billions of federal dollars are allocated to local governments to foster economic ... shows that concentrated poverty is on the rise, with people of color disproportionately affected. Why are there so many disinvested ...

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Funder Briefing call with Senator Al Franken on Forced Arbitration

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Webinar

... consumers from being ripped off and trapped in a cycle of debt and poverty isn’t over yet. And now what’s at stake is whether ... and abusive companies. Buried in the service terms of credit card and checking accounts, student loans, retirement accounts, ...

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Administrative Relief and Philanthropy Webinar Series

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Webinar

... as minors. Successfully applying for DACA lifts many of these barriers: it earns beneficiaries temporary legal status, eligibility ... Nearly 800,000 immigrants – more than a third of those who are potentially eligible – have successfully applied for DACA. ...

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