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

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Thursday, September 7, 2017

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... Learning Tour: Lessons Learned, Discussion, and Moving Our Work Forward Thursday, September 7, 2017 | 10 am PT / 11 am ... challenges, and opportunities that intersect issues of economic development, immigration, workers’ rights, ... we are hosting a call to share our experiences and future ideas to explore with funders and community partners. ...

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Annual Policy Briefing of the Working Group on Labor and Community Partnerships

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Thursday, April 23, 2015 - Friday, April 24, 2015

Washington, DC

... over the past year, continue our discussion on the future of work , focus on exciting gains in black worker organizing, ...

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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 ... and nationally. It is now moving into a new phase of work that will result in the creation and capitalization ...

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What's Next in the Movement for Working Families Webinar

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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

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... the country, working people struggling on the frontlines of America’s service economy are standing up for jobs that deliver stability and respect. Millions of working people scramble with ever-changing workweeks that ... are taking bold measures to address our country's work -hours crisis as an essential part of a good jobs .....

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

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

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... debates within progressive circles about the importance of “winning over” the white working class often fail to ... Join us for a funder webinar in which Tarso Luis Ramos of Political Research Associates will have a conversation ... the Land Stewardship Project in Minnesota and Rhonda Perry of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center. Tarso will provide an ...

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Our Work Today: A Statement from FFJ Leadership

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08/14/2017

Just several days ago, the city council of Charlottesville, VA, voted to sell the Robert E. Lee ... package” which will invest $4 million in Black people of Charlottesville. Among those investments were funding for ... responsive, and principled in our support to them. We will work to continue to provide you with information, ...

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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, ... and organizer for Project South, an organization whose work for racial and economic justice was guided by principles ... to address current challenges, but also prepares them for future challenges and supports their leadership. As a family ...

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For the Surdna Foundation, Communities Should Define Their Futures

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09/01/2016

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For the Surdna Foundation, Communities Should Define Their Futures

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09/01/2016

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Making Change: How Social Movements Work - and How to Support Them

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Mon, November 07, 2016

Making Change: How Social Movements Work - and How to Support Them by Manuel Pastor and Rhonda ... in March 2009 Social movements are a hidden underpinning of the American story. Using the tools of relationship building, community mobilization, 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

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... will highlight the potential for a collaborative effort of building a Midwest learning community committed to ... equity and opportunity engage funders in the process of developing a Midwest scan of grantmakers and nonprofit ... gaining a better understanding of the equity and justice work in the region is a central principle that philanthropy ...

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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 ... communities. This webinar featured Tarso Luis Ramos of Political Research Associates in a conversation with Mark ... the Land Stewardship Project in Minnesota and Rhonda Perry of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center. After an overview of ...

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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 ... our economies growing. As public utilities invest billions of dollars to rebuild our nation’s aging water and ...

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NFG's 2020 Convening Series — Technologies for Liberation: Moving Toward Abolitionist Futures

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020 -

9:00am - 11:00am

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Funders increasingly have an analysis of how criminalization is affecting communities of color and how grassroots organizers are challenging it. ... through physical and digital security strategies. Yet this work often falls through the cracks in philanthropy, with ...

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NFG's 2020 Convening Series — What’s Land Got to Do with It? The Role Land Plays in Our Social Movements: Past, Present, and Future

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020 -

9:00am - 11:00am

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... learn from frontline leaders working at the intersection of climate justice, sovereignty and land justice. The conversation will acknowledge the history and current work of the Land Justice Movement while exploring the ... relationships on the ground that are paving the way for future generations to advocate for transformative change as ...

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Technologies for Liberation: Toward Abolitionist Futures

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Mon, December 07, 2020

... technology to control, police, surveil, and limit the flow of money and power to QT2SBIPOC communities. It also uplifts ... state and corporate tech that criminalizes communities of color. This report challenges funders to prioritize ... deployed to control, police, surveil, and limit the flow of money and power to QT2SBIPOC communities Safety and ...

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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 Build a Better Future for All , detailing how the U.S.’s misguided ... and How Justice Reinvestment Can Build a Better Future for All ...

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Fund for Rebuilding Baltimore

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07/23/2015

... has established The Fund for Rebuilding Baltimore. We will work closely with our partners in the community to determine ... that has been done and strengthen our community for the future . The Baltimore Community Foundation has a long history of working with neighborhood leaders and community ...

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Making Black Lives Matter Initiative Website Launch

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Tue, March 01, 2016

Dear Colleagues, In recognition of Black History and Black Futures month, the Hill-Snowdon ... community. Most importantly the website will feature the work of Black-led organizing groups that are advancing Black ... History month, we must realize that the path to a thriving future for the Black community lies through revitalizing and ...

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Freedom Side Open Letter

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... request real solidarity. This is a moment recorded for the future and we are writing this letter to open up ways for ... no surprise because young people have always been the fuel of social movements. Youth leaders recruiting, planning, ... the institutions who would seek to be our partners in this work . We know that our leaders are listening. President Obama ...

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WGLCP Annual Policy Briefing 2014

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - Thursday, April 24, 2014

Washington, DC

... in the offing? Join us for the annual policy briefing of NFG's Working Group on Labor and Community Partnerships. ... of Labor Patricia Smith will join us to speak on “ future of work ” trends, particularly as related to contingent and .....

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Economies of Inclusion: Building Strong Local Businesses and Communities

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

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... Workshop March 5, 2014, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.  Economies of Inclusion: Building Strong Local Businesses and ... Organized by Surdna Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation Future Workshops The Nature of Work , with Solidago Foundation , Ford Foundation and the ...

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Funder Delegation to AFL-CIO Quadrennial Convention

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Sunday, September 8, 2013 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Los Angeles, CA

... people—will convene in Los Angeles to discuss the future for America’s workers and our movement. Delegates ... new ways to help working people gain a voice—new forms of representation for workers, new approaches to politics and ... leaders in the country, making crucial decisions about the future of the labor movement, electing officers and engaging ...

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Welcome Manisha Vaze, Sr. Program Manager of Funders for a Just Economy

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03/02/2017

... grassroots organizing. Most recently, she was the Director of Organizing at Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy ... and promote proactive solutions among funders around the future of work , with a focus on the social movements engaging and ...

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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 ... From the outset, we knew we wanted to be in places where work at the intersection of power building and equitable ... disaster relief funds, and bring about a new energy future for the island. We were clear we wanted to work in ...

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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 ... of Warehouse Workers for Justice Mariah Montgomery , Future of Work Director at the Partnership for Working Families ...

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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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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 learn more about their work on nationalizing the invest/divest demand, Black queer ... (BQF) lens as an organizing framework, and the importance of leadership training and political education. Don’t ...

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The Innovations and Independence of OUR Walmart

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Monday, August 24, 2015

New York, NY

Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Neighborhood Funders Group, Working Group on Labor and ... changing Walmart continues to be a critical to our shared future . We will hear more about OUR Walmart’s innovative ... media to build on the ground and on-line organizing and work with partners to seed new experiments around scale, ...

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Be vigilant and move the money: NFG's January 2021 Newsletter

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01/27/2021

In NFG’s final Strike Watch blog of 2020, Manisha Vaze — Director of our Funders for a Just ... and community as you remain vigilant and do this necessary work to move resources and shift power. Below are highlights ... showcase intersectional frameworks and tools of the future of community development, philanthropy, and issues of ...

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Changing Foundation Culture to Support Place-Based Change

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11/02/2016

... in Place-Based Philanthropy . Here, Raquel Gutierrez of Vitalyst Health Foundation reflects on where the culture ... have colleagues speak truthfully about their struggle to work with the norms that make up the culture of their ... that will be critical for strengthening communities in the future . Changing Foundation Culture to Support ...

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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 ... impacts of place-based investments. I was reminded of that work when I recently had the opportunity to attend the ... work . Could success potentially mean a self-sustaining future state without philanthropy’s presence? What are the ...

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Philanthropy, You in Danger, Girl! Five Things Philanthropies Need to Do Now in the Trump Age

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Mon, March 06, 2017

... in the Trump Age February 5, 2017 By Edgar Villanueva , VP of Programs and Advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public ... bandied about in an educational system with an uncertain future to immigrants and refugees encountering the suffering ... as a source of revenue , and that our ability to support work that goes against Trump’s agenda could be ...

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Surdna Foundation Stepping Up for Racial Justice

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10/14/2020

Don Chen, President of Surdna Foundation , announces the foundation's plans to ... to respond to today’s urgent needs and to sustain their work toward addressing deep, structural anti-Black racism to ... communities to imagine and prototype a more racially just future . Grassroot organizations and networks working at the .....

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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 ... for justice. This feeling isn’t a new one – movement work comes with big ups and downs, especially as the ... this new political landscape and context, how to shape the future of work , how to work with unions and their members, ...

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Support Chicago Protesters

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... funds. Donate now to support protesters . Watch videos of the protests here . Statement from BYP100 Regarding ... action today to shut-down the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference in Chicago to ... governments spend on police instead of investing in the future of Black communities. Just in the city of Chicago, for ...

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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 ... in ten workers is leaving retirement and to returning to work to cover health care, housing, and living expenses. The ... that are organizing, building, and delivering a better future for working people in our country. At The Workers Lab, ...

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Are funders ready to fight for our freedom?

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09/04/2018

By Manisha Vaze , Senior Program Manager of NFG's Funders for a Just Economy This Labor Day weekend, ... movement is facing some of the most serious threats to its future . Well-funded efforts are shutting down public sector ... such as health care, sick days, family leave, and fair work schedules, while also receiving significant tax breaks. .....

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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 ... , reflects on ways funders can live their values in their work . Often times in philanthropic spaces we are not ... learnings, help make connections, and serve as a bridge of information and knowledge between philanthropy and ...

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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 ... with the consequences of change for our collective future , especially as we have witnessed how deep a grip ... much of the promising advocacy, activism, and organizing work that foundations have increasingly supported in recent ...

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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 ... who are interested in the webinar, learning more about the work happening on the ground, future funder conversations and activities, and ways to ...

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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 ... areas. Gender Justice Organizing Toolkit — Make It Work & Wellstone Action This guide to integrating an ... existing opportunities for creating a bright Appalachian future and what can be done to increase their impact. ...

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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 ... several strategies as pre-conditions to the success of any work in the region: Nurture trusting relationships and ... and trust building , to lay the groundwork for fruitful future collaboration Embedded in this work , include ...

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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 region ... and beliefs that put communities at the center of its work : The grassroots wisdom of residents is one of ...

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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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... 11 am CT / 12 pm ET — REGISTER HERE — The City of Pittsburgh and The Heinz Endowments are spearheading a ... of urban areas in its pursuit of a just and sustainable future . It brings to that effort several advantages such as a ... more equitable sustainability principles for present and future generations. Opening Remarks: Fred Karnas, Senior ...

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Eradicating Gender Based Violence Outside of the Carceral System Institute

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - Wednesday, October 7, 2020

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... solutions to end sexual and gender-based violence outside of the carceral system. In our current moment, there is ... solutions that serve survivors. Faced with the challenge of supporting survivors in such a criminalized state, how can ... CT / 1-3pm ET) Speakers: Aleyamma Mathew, Collective Future Fund Aleah Bacquie Vaughn, FreeHerFund at CJI Jennifer ...

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

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Committee Meeting

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 -

10:00am - 11:30am

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... (Ford Foundation) who will share a recap and review of the recent FJE and Florida Philanthropic Network Learning ... advocacy efforts, and policies are you tracking in your work ? Let’s learn from each other about the upcoming ... & friends. José García is a program officer on the Future of Work (ers) team. Prior to joining Ford, he served as ...

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Racial Capitalism, Power, and Resistance Movements Convening

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Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 9:00am - Friday, October 18, 2019 - 3:00pm

Brooklyn, NY

... resistance movements currently tackling the concentration of wealth and power within corporations and building ... efforts, integrate an intersectional approach in their work , share the barriers to shifting philanthropic ... and the shifts in the economy that are impacting the future of workers, and promote and develop strategies to ...

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Welcome to the new NFG website!

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12/10/2018

... 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 ... to individual contacts in the directory and register for future events Get started and check to see if your account ...

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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 ... of color—communities where people strive to live, learn, work , play, and pray in peace and harmony—as if they are ... units does not help police-community relations, the future of our cities, or our country ...read more. ...

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Katrina10 National Foundation Presidents Plenary — The Prophetic City: What Can New Orleans Teach the Nation?

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Friday, August 28, 2015

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As New Orleans marks the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, foundation leaders will come together ... on the past, inventory the present and imagine a just future . We think about the region in terms of both the people ... decade, and to invite you to join a conversation about the work we recognize remains to be done. Download the Katrina10 ...

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NFG Member Spotlight: The Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation

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10/17/2018

... Langeloth's President, Scott Moyer, to talk about their work and how membership with NFG is shaping their thinking. Langeloth is part of a number of funder collaboratives, including the Fund for a Safer Future (addressing gun violence), Four Freedoms Fund .....

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

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04/30/2015

... Democracy (CPD), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) of HUD announced significant changes to the Distressed Asset ... “We’ve been strong, united and consistent in the work to defend our communities,” said Rachel Laforest, ... housing policy that ensures that our communities and future generations have homes that are truly affordable, ...

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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 ... people living with disabilities and deepen our political work to ensure that an understanding of ableism impacts all ... with and will care for and protect each other towards our future . Perspective and Context Sitting amidst the chaos of ...

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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 ... airports and in the streets, finding reasons to hope and work together to defend shared values. They are partnering ... to take risks and to help build a narrative for the future that crosses racial, social and geographic boundaries, .....

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Funders: Let's Stop Fixating on Our Issues and Start Supporting our Values

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02/15/2017

Dimple Abichandani, NFG member and Executive Director of the General Service Foundation , encourages colleagues to ... our core values and the impact we are working toward. As I work with my fellow funders in this moment, I know that these ... titled “Crucial Intersections: Race, Immigration and the Future of Cross Issue Social Movements.” Many of you may ...

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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 ... Since 1996, the working group has kept a revolving circle of funders engaged, informed, and organized around funding ... its founding. The video features past and present members of the working group, as well as leaders in the worker rights ...

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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 ... funders, our role is to resource a more just and equitable future . What we do in this moment will be far more ... painful as this moment is, it is also a time in which the work to be done has become more clear. The vulnerability of ...

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Justice Oregon for Black Lives: A five-year, $25 million commitment

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07/14/2020

Michelle J. DePass, President & CEO of Meyer Memorial Trust , describes how the foundation is ... Trust, an institution with equity at the heart of our work , will meet the moment by supporting Black resilience in ... and make this a mainstay of how we invest in Oregon’s future from now on. Oregon’s flawed founding does not ...

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From Protest to Power - Behind the scenes of disruptive social movements

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Mon, November 07, 2016

... era defined by crisis, but also great promise. The effects of climate change, economic inequality, and racial injustice threaten our future . Yet in the face of these challenges, there’s a ... presentations. Why Movements Matter, and How They Work Speakers: Leah Hunt Hendrix, Solidaire | Taj James, ...

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

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08/20/2020

... series, Gladys Washington, Former Deputy Director of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, urged philanthropy ... and climate justice. And we also know that there is more work ahead to ensure that philanthropy is taking risks worthy ... Land Plays in our Social Movements: Past, Present, and Future Wednesday, December 2 (12:30-2:30pm PT / 3:30-5:30pm ...

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Strike Watch, Labor Day: Vonda McDaniel on Workers Redefining “Nash-Vegas” and Taking on Power in Tennessee

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09/04/2020

... the fortune to sit down with Central Labor Council (CLC) of Nashville & Middle Tennessee President Vonda McDaniel. ... we will be dialoguing more deeply about groundbreaking work in Nashville in our upcoming Virtual Learning to ... interviews. Questions on the content or ideas for future content? Reach out to robert@nfg.org Strike Watch, ...

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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 and what work lies ahead. This summer, families who have lost loved ... ones to police violence, working with members and partners of Communities United for Police Reform (including the ...

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Towards a More Resilient Place: Voices from the Convening

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Wed, October 18, 2017

... community change. By Dennis Quirin, President of Neighborhood Funders Group, and Steve Patrick, Executive ... honesty, authenticity and even a spirit of intimacy to its work with communities. As opposed to offering static theories ... well as a provocation for where our field should go in the future . We’ll look forward to seeing how our bloggers will ...

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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 ... The outcomes sought are to leverage awareness of low-wage work and worker centers, impact systems change at multiple ... – 2:30pm Chicago Downtown Location Lunch: Chicago Future Plans and the Natl Context Natl Funders/NFG Local ...

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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 ... commitment to “protecting the past and rebuilding its future ,” as our morning session was titled. At every step ... their wisdom with more philanthropic colleagues to inform future investments for place-based community change Tour ...

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2020 National Convening update & more: NFG's April 2020 Newsletter

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04/30/2020

... spent the last several weeks adjusting to this altered way of life — providing time off for staff, calling for social ... — and thoughtfully considering how to shift our work and programs. We had looked forward to bringing hundreds ... philanthropy, as well as collectively look toward the future and what is possible in the current era of organized ...

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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 ... way to grow funders and community organizations that work on the ground, with learnings from past successes and ... our past and looks to local solutions to guide the future . Simran Noor , Vice President of Policy & Programs at ...

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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 ... first cohort as they reflect in this video on their work together as strategic thought partners, addressing ...

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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, ... Foundations, is an opportunity for funders to support work to shift local power structures and put decisions about ... to create just and sustainable communities for the future .” The fund is looking to raise at least $14M to ...

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Statement from Center Social Inclusion

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... to not indict Officer Darren Wilson for the killing of Mike Brown. We remember that at the center of this tragedy ... bias” in police officers. We need to support this work . Yet, working on biases and institutional practices ... rhetoric and our national reality. We can build a better future for all us. It requires all of us. Visit the blog. ...

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Place Based Community Change: The Time is Now

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11/02/2016

... in Place-Based Philanthropy . Here, Dawn Phillips, of Right to the City Alliance and Causa Justa :: Just Cause ... our past and looks to local solutions to guide the future . By Dawn Phillips, Right to the City Alliance and ... of data and statistics. Lift up the vision, ideas, and work of organizations building the power and capacities of ...

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Racial Capitalism, Power & Resistance: Keynote Videos & Highlights for 2020

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01/15/2020

... defining US and global capitalism — and the role of philanthropy within these structures. FJE is moving this ... and opening a conversation about the underlying history of the US economy and the origins of philanthropy as a way to ... public taxation. [1] Dr. Roy offered the example of her work with the Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA, ...

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Response to Ferguson: Systemic Problems Require Systemic Solutions

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Mon, November 24, 2014

... boy, on August 9. Our thoughts are first with the family of Michael Brown and the community of Ferguson. It’s ... problem. At the Haas Institute, we will continue to work on research, policy, and communications that work to ... Palestine Either we fight for our lives, Ferguson, and the future of the United States ... or we all die #BeyondFerguson ...

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Strategize with NFG in the lead up to the election & beyond: NFG's October 2020 Newsletter

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10/29/2020

We hope that — at one of the most critical junctions in the United States in ... a place for meaning-making in philanthropy. There is much work ahead to ensure that philanthropy is taking risks worthy ... and organizing, and technologies for an abolitionist future . We’re continuing our Member Connection Calls on ...

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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 They ... the group’s role and intended impact in the landscape of rural organizing. Capturing the voices of organizers on ...

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Announcing FFJ’s Latest Field Advisor Cohort

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Release Date:

01/13/2020

Funders for Justice is excited to share the latest cohort of FFJ Field Advisors. FFJ looks forward to expanding our own ... and anti-criminalization movements, they will also work together with FFJ to continue to envision a new way ... the suffering of our ancestors, to earn the respect of future generations, and to be transformed in the service of ...

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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, ... to cultivate their raw energies into indigenous organizing work around the issues and policies that can further catalyze ... and leverage change locally that can create models for the future . NAACP LDF: This community needs to see options. How ...

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FergusonOctober – Voices from the Ground

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Release Date:

10/16/2014

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Support Protesters in Chicago

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... OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM THE BYP100 ON THE FIRING OF CPD POLICE SUPERINTENDENT GARRY MCCARTHY BYP100 calls for ... justice and freedom for all Black people. We do our work through a Black queer feminist lens. We are affiliated ... be broken down and replaced with a more humane and vibrant future . -- Austin Belali Thompson Director, Youth Engagement ...

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

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020 -

9:00am - 10:15am

Webinar

... crisis with devastating impacts in rural communities of color, the coronavirus pandemic has crippled the economy, ... cultural and political divisions, and created a new set of existential challenges to democracy and our electoral ... from, lift up, and support innovative and power building work in rural and small-town communities across the country. ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Mary Hooks

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Release Date:

04/27/2018

... then Mary has relocated to the hot shades of Atlanta, GA , and has found her niche in organizing with ...

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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

Webinar

... from, lift up, and support innovative and equity-promoting work in rural and small-town communities across the ... rural communities, as well as reflections from leaders of dynamic frontline organizations. 2) Mid-Term Election ... play in shaping an equitable, sustainable, and resilient future for rural and small-town American communities, one ...

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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 ... uprisings, and understand the connections between their work and movements for justice across the US. What I Learned ... we are doing our own work as funders to envision a new future for our institutions. Peer coaching circles, which NFG ...

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The Road Ahead

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Release Date:

11/11/2020

... for a country in which Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities, queer and transgender communities, ... last years, acutely affecting daily life now and in the future . No change in Presidential administrations alone can ... visible, violent, and racist reaction to such organizing work is a clear sign that deepening organizing is indeed ...

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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 ... play vital roles in movement moments, funding for this work has declined. These groups will need additional ... an opportunity for young people of color to shape the future and create a more just and equitable society, but ...

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Strike Watch: Voices from the Strike for Black Lives

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Release Date:

07/24/2020

... Lives. Photo Credit: Fight for 15 Florida. Hundreds of workers walked out of work from coast to coast Monday, July 20 th as part of ... interviews. Questions on the content or ideas for future installments? Reach out to robert@nfg.org . Strike ...

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

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Release Date:

10/20/2020

Alejandra Ruiz, Executive Director of the Youth Engagement Fund , and Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation , write about youth of color civic engagement and voter mobilization work as a core opportunity for grantmaking on racial equity, ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Zachary Norris

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Release Date:

04/27/2018

In the spring of 2017, Funders for Justice (FFJ) launched its ... past and a fundamental reorientation in shaping the future . Truth and Reinvestment is our vision to achieve this ... organizations, allies, and progressive lawmakers work together. In fact, the Governor signed a slate of ...

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

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Release Date:

03/30/2020

In the midst of the growing COVID-19 pandemic, NFG stands with our ... this public health and economic disaster, now and into the future . These communities include Asian Americans and Asian ... Coordinate with Grantees - Listen! Minimize the work and burden on them and support the resilience of ...

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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 ... for social-change organizations led by blacks. Much of the work being done to propel Black Lives Matter forward has been ... who will not just do the work today, but will lead future efforts to push for changes that will allow all black .....

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How White Foundation Leaders Can Promote Racial Justice

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Sat, March 14, 2015

... has been brewing in response to the police killings of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, and many others. ... violence against African- Americans and Latinos. People of color are leading this movement, as they should be, but ... it is essential that they take an active role, too. The future of our nation depends on our building a society that ...

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On Earth Day, Empowering Allies for the Year Ahead

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Release Date:

04/22/2015

... equity, community, and faith are rising to the forefront of the environmental movement. Is the philanthropic community ... intertwined. Building a sustainable and equitable future depends on how well we connect our work across issues and communities. To do that, we need to ...

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A Letter from IRSG Members in Honor of Isabel Arrollo

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Release Date:

08/04/2020

... Valley, Isabel Arrollo. Isabel was the Executive Director of El Quinto Sol de America , an organization founded by her ... communities by connecting youth to arts and cultural work , and uplifting the tools to build civic participation ... fever , her death, and for the displacement of life of her future lineages. This racially targeting phenomenon is a form ...

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How to Creatively Fund Social Movements

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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Webinar

... With: Molly Schultz Hafid works as assistant director of the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock, ... program areas. Shalini Eddens works as the director of programs at Urgent Action Fund. She has an extensive ... after more than 15 years engaged in nonprofit advocacy work around issues such as access to health care, community ...

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WeTheProtesters Open Letter

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Release Date:

03/04/2015

An Open Letter affirming the protesters’ point of view and vision for this movement. We, the protestors of ... the humanity of oppressed people, promote the brightest future for our children, and secure the blessings of freedom ... which there are no shortcuts. The time is urgent, but the work is long, and when we build together we are the masters ...

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From Grievance to Governance: 8 Features of Transformative Campaigns

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Tue, May 03, 2016

By Jodeen Olguín-Tayler, Let's Talk: At the Heart of Movement-Building - A Blog of the Movement Strategy Center ... and Heather McGhee share a stage at an event called The Future of Organizing: Contesting for Power in a Changing ... require us to do things differently. The momentum and work of these campaigns have been vehicles for organizations .....

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Meet the First Philanthropy Forward CEO Leadership Cohort

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Release Date:

10/12/2018

In October 2018, some of philanthropy's top leaders came together for the launch of ... this cohort will build and advance a shared vision for the future of philanthropy as a financial engine for equity and ... foundations, learn what peers are grappling with, and work together as strategic thought partners on the sector's .....

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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 for a work permit, and in some states, a driver’s license, among ... Nearly 800,000 immigrants – more than a third of those who are potentially eligible – have successfully ...

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Police Accountability and the Criminalization of Communities of Color: Organizing in Ferguson and Beyond

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Monday, September 15, 2014

Webinar

... Liberty Hill Foundation The uprisings in Ferguson of the last three weeks in response to the police killing of ... perspective and strategies for resourcing this organizing work . Respondents represent police accountability and ... as well as a survey to gauge interest in the potential for future conversations. Co-sponsored by ABFE: A Philanthropic ...

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Introducing the 2019-2020 Philanthropy Forward Fellows

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Release Date:

04/11/2019

... Solutions are excited to announce the second cohort of Philanthropy Forward. Launching in September 2019, this ... add to the program's first cohort in a growing network of visionary CEO leaders focused on supporting grassroots ... to organize together and boldly advance the transformed future of the sector. Each cohort of Fellows works together .....

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Mall Of America Protest A “Decoy” Says Black Lives Matter

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... Matter organizers say their announced protest at the Mall of America was a “planned diversion” and a “decoy.” ... where they blocked traffic and caused delays at both of the airports. As proof that the airport action was planned ... tweet and video here. The group says the action was part of a six city nationally coordinated plan. Other areas that ...

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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, ... infrastructure for communities to respond in the future . The Movement for Black Lives and Black Lives Matter ... meaningful relationships with their leadership and work . North Star Fund also launched an initiative that ...

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American Dreams in the South: Immigrants, Philanthropy and Opportunity for All

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Little Rock, AR

... down for updated agenda overview. The Southeast region of the United States is in a moment of great change and great ... The region has a rich history of coalition-based work and cross-sector collaboration for social change – ... The tour will delve into: Recent demographic shifts, future population trends, and their current and potential ...

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Key Insights from #BaltimoreUprising

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Mon, May 18, 2015

... familiar story. Multitudes take to the streets in pursuit of justice for an unarmed black male killed by the police in ... that offer the promise of a safer, more prosperous future . We spent most of the day in The Real News Network’s ... grant for the Baltimore United for Change coalition to work through a longer-term strategic plan and vision for ...

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Bending the Arc from Interest to Advancement

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Wed, April 08, 2015

... This document was shared by Reverend Starsky Wilson, of the Deaconess Foundation. Read the original document here ... transparent and fair governance and public voice. The work is being led and sustained by various groups, including ... To ensure that this same opportunity is available for future students, the STLCC Foundation is continuing to accept ...

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Honoring the Discount Foundation

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Reception

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Washington, DC

... the WGLCP and organizing philanthropy to support this work . RSVP below to let us know if you'll be joining us to .....

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Lead on Leave

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Webinar

... Across America Tour Building on the President’s State of the Union announcements to support greater workplace ... on Women and Girls has partnered with the Department of Labor on Lead on Leave – Empowering Working Families Across America , a series of regional events focused on working family issues. The tour ...

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NFG Member Spotlight: Tremaine Foundation

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Release Date:

04/27/2018

... 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 ... Director, to respond to a few questions about their work , and how their membership with NFG is shaping their ...

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National Dialogue

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Webinar

... lasting citywide infrastructure that cultivates economies of opportunity for local residents. We will hear from ... also won creation and access to good jobs for thousands of residents - key wins for labor and housing advocates ... of their wins, the critical implementation and enforcement work ahead, and the creative organizing that makes it all ...

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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 ... context, and a vision-setting opportunity for those who work each day for equity in the South. A few over-arching ... the narrative about the region’s economic past and future . They are capitalizing on the South’s rich assets: ...

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How NFG is Disrupting Funder-Grantee Dynamics

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Release Date:

12/04/2018

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

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Discount Foundation Legacy Award

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Release Date:

01/13/2021

... a $20,000 stipend, we hope to recognize and amplify the work of individuals at the intersections leading the way toward ... and solutions in the national movement fighting for the future of work , our economy and corporate regulation. With ...

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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 ... so do we.” – Michelle Alexander What more is required of those of us working in philanthropy at this moment in ... the philanthropic sector. I have seen multiracial efforts work to mobilize money for Black Lives Matter, and for women ...

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What It's Going to Take to Change Philanthropy

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Release Date:

12/06/2017

In October 2017, Funders for Justice (FFJ), a program of Neighborhood Funders Group, hosted a funder briefing on ... and Women, about the foundation's vision and funding of the movement. Ramatu Bangura FFJ: The last year or couple ... have you learned about the role of philanthropy in this work ? Ramatu : Jesenia and I came into our roles as .....

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Applications Now Open for 2019-2020 Philanthropy Forward Leadership Fellowship

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Release Date:

02/06/2019

... Community Solutions are excited to launch the second year of our Leadership for Change Fellowship for CEOs of ... together, boldly envisioning and advancing the transformed future of philanthropy. A future that centers and achieves ... innovation research and experimentation (the innovation work will be scoped by each fellow to be engaging and and ...

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A Multiracial Rural Equity Summit: Why Now

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Release Date:

06/16/2020

As part of Neighborhood Funders Group’s virtual convening series , ... grantmakers can support building rural resilience in the future . Funders will gather virtually to learn from rural ... investment in the communities that are doing this work . This is why IRSG is hosting a Multiracial Rural Equity ...

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Jews for Racial Justice Moving the Conversation About Police Brutality Into White Communities

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... disruptive direct action after the non-indictment of the officer who murdered Eric Garner and the officers who were accomplices in this brutal crime, one of the actions that grabbed national headlines and many a ... in the United States. For white Jews, our anti-racist work begins with ourselves - through deconstructing ...

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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, ... program areas. Shalini Eddens works as the director of programs at Urgent Action Fund. She has an extensive ... after more than 15 years engaged in nonprofit advocacy work around issues such as access to health care, community ...

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

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Release Date:

11/06/2017

... Arwade (FFJ Field Advisor and Co-Executive Director of Communities United ) . Read the interview below to learn ... in social justice movements? We’re best known for our work to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline, but ... and How Justice Reinvestment Can Bring a Better Future for All .” It’s been a powerful and motivating ...

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

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Release Date:

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 ... to get better at doing. With a childhood-ingrained Puritan work ethic and first-child tendencies, I am close to the last ...

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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 ... dismantle systems of oppression and determine a liberated future as people of color in Arizona through our lived ... in the process of planning and implementing our policing work , but it is an area of high interest to our members. ...

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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

... Black-led 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 ...

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Sustaining Racial Justice Action in Philanthropy: Ferguson & Beyond

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Mon, December 15, 2014

From Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity Many of us have watched or perhaps even marched, as community ... injustice so evident in the recent tragic police killings of unarmed Black men and boys, with outrage then exacerbated ... travesty of justice and societal failure, how do we work to support the current movement and continue to build ...

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California Funders’ Convening on Gentrification and Displacement

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Thu, December 03, 2015

... California. Our goal was to deepen a shared understanding of the problems and solutions to the crisis of displacement affecting residents and small businesses in ... developed a brief report on this event to share highlights of the discussion of root causes and drivers of ...

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NFG Midwest Equity Funders Meeting

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019 -

9:00am - 4:00pm

Milwaukee, WI

... rescheduled 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 ... we will spend time developing the initial scope of work for the Midwest Equity Funders Research Project , which ...

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

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Release Date:

10/21/2020

... we bring you an in-depth interview with Rebecca Greenberg of the Solidago Foundation , who shares how and why the ... grassroots movements in four US states at the front-line of electoral defense. The Black and brown-led organizations ... to share learning on the critical ways electoral defense work is having an impact and will be crucial for what comes ...

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A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement

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... with Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, two of my sisters, as a call to action for Black people after ... intentionally targeted for demise. It is an affirmation of Black folks’ contributions to this society, our ... of Black lives. The Theft of Black Queer Women’s Work As people took the #BlackLivesMatter demand into the ...

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

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Tue, May 13, 2014

Building a Beloved Community: Strengthening the Field of Black Male Achievement is a newly released report that maps the landscape of work in the area of black male achievement and offers ...

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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 ... — Carter McNamara, Authenticity Consulting Our work with our members has taught us that peer support to work .....

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2018 Post-Election Briefing for Grantmakers

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Washington, DC

... Philanthropy at the Crossroads. Note: This meeting is free of charge and open to foundation representatives and ... advisors only. This November, the whole House of Representatives, a third of the Senate, 36 governorships, ... build compelling and successful agendas for advancing our work to support struggling families, workers and ...

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Bolder Advocacy

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Other

Sat, February 01, 2014

Bolder Advocacy advances and protects the role of nonprofits in influencing public policy. We use our ... that affects nonprofit advocacy, fighting for the rights of nonprofits and foundations to conduct advocacy, and ... nonprofit organizations to advocate effectively on behalf of their communities …read more. Bolder Advocacy ...

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Thoughts on Ferguson

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Mon, September 08, 2014

... dialogue began about police brutality, the over policing of communities of color, the militarization of our police ... corps to attract Black males 17 to 21 years old to police work . But the report’s authors knew that an expanded police ... An impact not only felt by our bodies, but also our future generations and history. The Echoing Ida writers have ...

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Announcing Two New NFG Projects

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Release Date:

07/17/2018

... in St. Louis. In case you missed it, here's a preview of what's coming. Philanthropy Forward: Leadership for ... our first ever leadership cohort for CEOs and presidents of progressive philanthropic institutions. This peer group of ... The Integrated Rural Strategies Group seeks to support work that is creating deep democracy in rural areas; .....

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Feature: Freedom Inc.’s Creative Response to the Criminalization of Black Communities in Madison, Wisconsin

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Release Date:

03/08/2016

... violence within and against low and no income communities of color. They work at the intersection of prison abolition, LGBT rights, education rights, and ...

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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 ... recommendations from grantees for how to best back their work . Some have made donations outright. The Rockefeller ... International Rescue Committee for their work on behalf of refugees and immigrants. The Open Society Foundations put ...

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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 ... leads the local, regional and national policy campaign work for the organization and was lead author on CJJC’s ...

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Announcing the 2019 Discount Foundation Legacy Award Winner

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Release Date:

05/01/2019

... rights and economic equity, and this year's winner of the Discount Foundation Legacy Award. The Discount ... launched in 2015 to commemorate and carry on the legacy of the Foundation’s decades-long history of supporting ... Hope (NOAH), Economic Equity & Jobs task force chair. Her work with NOAH has included building one of the largest and .....

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Philanthropy on the Frontlines of Ferguson

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... Few moments in life are filled with the hope and promise of a high school graduation. Marked by celebration and anticipation of the future , commencement is one of the most important milestones ... leaders advocated with partner organizations within work groups and with elected officials. Foundation funding ...

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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 ... for three years as the Arizona organizer (and continue to work as the National Organizer) with the Black Alliance for ... question as to how they will lead America to a brighter future . We wanted them to first address the root of this .....

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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. ... discrimination based on migration status and gender, the future of work , emerging state and local policy and advocacy campaigns, ...

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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 ... protection equipment, low pay, often dangerous commutes to work , and then in turn endangering their families. That ...

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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 ... and key thought partners to inform their understanding of intersectional grant-making. The approach was an ... philanthropy; and began to create a blueprint for their work together in 2018 and beyond. Learnings from the Working ...

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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 ... and found it difficult to understand each others’ work and the possibilities at the intersection in a shared ...

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Seattle Learning Tour

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Monday, October 6, 2014 - Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Seattle, WA

... eyes are on Seattle, following the groundbreaking passage of a new $15 minimum wage brought about by the efforts of a wide array of community, labor, political and business ... you to the planning committee for this event for their work : - Michael Brown, Vice President, Community Programs, ...

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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 ... “the most formidable of all the ills which threaten the future existence of the Union.” He was right on both ... No one wants this — particularly those who work in our justice system and law enforcement. This is not ...

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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 ... Frame? How is Healing Justice central and vital to your work and the work of Communities United? “We are the ...

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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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Release Date:

06/08/2020

... and compelled to action in response to the murders of George Floyd and Black people across the U.S. by police. ... us all to take powerful action — including those of us in the philanthropic sector. The Amplify Fund calls on ... REQUIREMENTS for grantees and instead learning about their work through conversations, attending events, following ...

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

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Release Date:

08/21/2020

As part of our ongoing coverage and analysis of the many uprising for economic justice – from the ... and once we hit 2016, I was clear that I needed to find work that was more sustainable for a mom with young kids. ...

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

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Release Date:

05/09/2019

... women’s rights, and more. Sienna Baskin , Director of the Anti-Trafficking Fund at NEO Philanthropy , shares her ... southern state. Florida also passed the first “Right to Work ” law in the nation, disenfranchising African American ... the SEIU called it, but seeing where even failure leads to future change, if there is deep collaboration and engagement ...

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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 ... Philanthropy. This conference report provides an overview of the discussions that took place at this conference, ... program officers must be co-learners with those doing work on the ground rather than coming with the answers. They ...

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Funders for Justice Announces Inaugural Advisory Committee of Field Leaders

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Release Date:

07/05/2017

Since we were founded three years ago, a pillar of Funders for Justice has always been close partnership and ... We are incredibly proud to announce our inaugural cohort of FFJ Advisors. These nine leaders were selected in ... In their role as advisors, they will guide FFJ’s work in lifting up community safety and justice models, join ...

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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 ... Prior to joining Casey, Dagenais served as chief of staff for Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. A ... How did the unrest change your team’s approach to its work in the city? Although Casey is a national foundation, ...

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FFJ Webinar on Gender, Race, and Criminalization

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Webinar

... for Justice (FFJ) has intentionally lifted up the work , lives, and voices of women and trans folks of color, along with gender justice and LGBTQ ...

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New York State Rural Equity Summit

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

Dundee, NY

... progressive 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 of NY rural grantmakers, Engage NY’s ...

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After Ferguson: Conference Call looking at the role of the faith community in mobilizing around racial justice

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Monday, July 23, 2018

Conference Call

... agenda—to help America, and particularly communities of faith to listen across racial lines and build a ... with Lisa Sharon Harper, Sojourners’ Senior Director of Mobilizing about how this movement is being mobilized and ... Gifts (0:00) Overview of Sojourners’ History, Mission & Work (5:46) Sojourners’ Senior Director of Mobilizing Lisa ...

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After Ferguson: Conference Call looking at the role of the faith community in mobilizing around racial justice

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Sat, April 11, 2015

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We didn’t start a movement. We started a network.

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Sun, February 21, 2016

... project called #BlackLivesMatter. You may have heard of it. As many of you know, it was in response to the acquittal of Trayvon ... feelings, online assaults, and a familiar erasure of the work of Black queer women. HISTORY OF #BLACKLIVESMATTER THE ...

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The 2016 Discount Legacy Award Nominations Are Open!

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Release Date:

10/12/2015

... providing them with the flexibility to expand on their work . The Discount Legacy Award Program is supported by the ... for all, especially underpaid Americans and communities of color. Through almost four decades of grantmaking, the foundation supported community organizing ...

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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, ... election and identifying new windows of opportunity to work strategically and collaboratively will be essential to ...

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The Beat is (Back) On! Labor Reporting Reemerges

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Webinar

... we hear from national reporters about their award-winning work and the exciting new investigations they have in ... , Freelance Reporter and Author, The American Way of Eating (Scribner), "" Common As Dirt ,"" The American ... blog Working In These Times . She is also a co-producer of Asia Pacific Forum on Pacifica's WBAI and a history .....

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Building a Funding Response to Scenarios after the Election

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Thursday, October 29, 2020 -

10:00am - 11:30am

Webinar

... to respond to the immediate, medium and long term needs of movement leaders. We’ll pay particular attention to the ways to protect workers, Black, Indigenous and people of color, LGBTQIA and gender non-conforming people, women, ... information-sharing and a clear understanding of what can be ahead is key, and we hope this will be a vital ...

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Funding needs in Ferguson, MO

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... 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 ... additional investment. This document provides a snapshot of our environmental scan captured in the beginning of ...

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Headwaters Foundation for Justice Relaunches Emergency Fund for Black Lives

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Release Date:

09/12/2016

... Our Response to Recent Events: July 2016 The killing of Jamar Clark in Minneapolis and Philando Castile in Falcon ... safety. Young, queer, Black, Indigenous, and other people of color are leading the movement by putting their bodies, ... equity and justice. We put race at the center of our work , and fund organizations that apply an intersectional ...

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Rapid Response Racial Justice Fund

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Release Date:

07/23/2015

... the Rapid Response Racial Justice Fund . The purpose of this fund is to address the root causes leading to these ... strategies to advance lasting systemic change. Funded work will include efforts that uplift the value of Black lives and address police accountability, ...

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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 ... needs. Please contact Nile Malloy, Senior Program Manager of the Democratizing Development Program, at nile@nfg.org for ...

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GSP 2017 Regional Convening

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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Charleston, SC

... Progress working group is hosting a regional gathering of its members, funder partners, and practitioners to share ...

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

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Washington, DC

... by Senator Elizabeth Warren Hosted by: American Federation of Teachers, Arca Foundation, Communication Workers of America, Ford Foundation, Inclusive Economy Fund, Open ... that support will continue to be essential as communities work to defend these financial and democratic reforms and ...

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Reclaim MLK 2016

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Release Date:

01/16/2016

... country have risen up and are calling for a transformation of our country. Following the Movement for Black Lives ... emerged about what our movement stands for. Across all of the demands and work coming from different parts of the movement, we seek at ...

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#FergusonNext

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Wed, December 03, 2014

... Times. Beyond the Michael Brown case, how can we work together to find justice? Share your solutions on ...

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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 ... shifts and bolder strategies to address the intersections of community health, housing, community ownership, and racial ... prerequisite to the economic and social well-being of individuals, families, and the community at large. ...

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

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Release Date:

11/23/2020

On October 1, I enthusiastically moved into the role of Vice President of Programs for Neighborhood Funders Group after being on our ... things are needed now more than ever because it makes our work better, more fulfilling and inspiring, and gives us the ...

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Baltimore Uprisings

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Other

Tue, April 28, 2015

... is rising up to protest the police killing of Freddie Gray, the long history of over policing and police ... for Black liberation, Young People Investing in a Future Free of Racism . Please check back on this page ... has established The Fund for Rebuilding Baltimore. We will work closely with our partners in the community to determine ...

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Funders for Justice Announces 2nd Cohort of Field Advisors

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Release Date:

05/15/2018

FFJ is proud to announce our 2nd cohort of FFJ Advisors – 12 powerhouse leaders from cities across ... racial and gender justice movements to end criminalization of communities of color, including: organizing in Native ... Lives In their role as advisors, they will guide FFJ’s work in lifting up community safety and justice models, join ...

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

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Release Date:

12/19/2019

... the conversation throughout 2020 and integrate the frame of racial capitalism, power and resistance into all of our programming. As part of this process, we held a series ... grantmaking? Part of the reason I came to social justice work is that my personal became my political. I come from a ...

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Police Accountability: Organizing and Philanthropic Strategies

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Mon, September 15, 2014

... in Ferguson, MO, in response to the police killing of Michael Brown, have awakened national attention to ... get the chance to cast their ballots this November and in future elections! Posted October 1, 2014. Resources for ... is a newly released report that maps the landscape of work in the area of black male achievement and offers ...

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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, ... to (below). This list is focused on supporting organizing work that relates to NFG's mission and programming. It does ... COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future By Lori Villarosa, Philanthropic Initiative for Racial .....

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Native Voices Rising: A Case for Funding Native-led Change

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Mon, June 10, 2013

... Native America. Opportunities are opening up as the result of improving economic standards, higher levels of educational attainment, and better health outcomes in ... greater philanthropic interest and support for this work . Download Resource [PDF] Native Voices Rising: A Case ...

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2019 Budget and Policy Briefing

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Thursday, February 21, 2019 - Friday, February 22, 2019

Washington, DC

... will focus on federal and state budget and tax policy, work and job quality issues, and organizing and power ... an economy that works for all. This event is offered free of charge and open to foundations, donor collaborative ... committed to bringing funders together to discuss a range of topics during this event. Due to the sensitivity of the ...

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CPR Statement re: Deaths of NYPD Officers Wenjian Liu & Rafael Ramos

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... released the following statement tonight on the deaths of NYPD officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos: “Today, it ... the officers. We express our condolences to the families of Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, as well as to the ... community members, lawyers, researchers and activists to work for change. The partners in this campaign come from all ...

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Police Shootings Since Ferguson Put Foundations to the Test

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By Drew Lindsay, Chronicle of Philanthropy July 19, 2016 In mid-April, a police-reform ... a handsome 183-page report, its cover adorned with photos of city residents and comforting words about "restoring ... force, with a MacArthur Foundation staffer joining the work . At the same time, various local and national grant .....

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Choosing to be a Liberated Gatekeeper

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Release Date:

07/12/2018

In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 ... Money for Justice. Here, Amoretta Morris , — Director of National Community Strategies at The Annie E. Casey ... our role in it in order to change the way these systems work . Another blind spot, especially for people of color in ...

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NFG Announces LaTosha Brown as Project Director for Grantmakers for Southern Progress

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Release Date:

12/01/2014

... for Southern Progress is a funder working group of NFG, comprised of Southern and national funders who are committed to ... and innovative models are springing forward. I believe the work of Grantmakers for Southern Progress can catalyze ...

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Welcome Faron McLurkin, Sr. Program Manager of the Integrated Rural Strategies Group

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Release Date:

01/22/2019

... for rural organizing infrastructure that centers values of racial justice and builds sustainable power in rural communities. Faron was a founding member of IRSG in his former role as Program Officer at the ... and partners in the field to inform this group’s work . To learn more about IRSG and how to get involved, get ...

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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 ... between community organizations and institutions of higher education – to prepare students for careers in ... a deep analysis, community organizing skills, and real work experience. This program, a collaboration between ...

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National Dialogue: Community Land Trusts

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Webinar

... webinar will focus on community land trusts – how they work and the grassroots organizing that make CLT's a powerful ... by Christopher Sun, Open Society Foundations, and member of the NFG Working Group on Housing Justice and Community .....

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NFG's 2020 Convening Series — We Keep Us Safe: Advancing Community-led Solutions to Neighborhood Violence

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Thursday, November 5, 2020 -

9:00am - 11:00am

Virtual

Violence is the largest of all health disparities. Black people experience violent deaths at six times the rates of whites. As we seek equitable development, we must do it in ... and national funders who have partnered to support that work . Register for the convening series. NFG's 2020 Convening .....

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Power Building and Equity: Rural Electric Cooperatives

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Monday, January 25, 2021 -

9:00am - 10:00am

Virtual

Want to fuel rural communities of color building power? Access to electric utility ... in these communities – particularly in rural communities of color as well as low-income communities in rural areas. ... with Clean Energy Works to learn how rural communities of color are using democratic participation strategies to ...

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Statement: Do Not Militarize Our Mourning: Orlando and the Ongoing Tragedy Against LGBTSTGNC POC

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... Pulse nightclub in Orlando which resulted in the murder of 49 queer and trans people (the majority of whom are Black, Latinx, and/or Afrolatinx), including ... Rios from Brooklyn. We send our deepest condolences to all of the families, lovers, and friends of the victims and all ...

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Webinar Recap: Governance, Participatory Budgeting, and Grantmaking

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Fri, November 03, 2017

... resources should be allocated. Here is a recap of the lessons learned, along with the video recording and ... Our discussion with Josh Lerner, Executive Director of the Participatory Budgeting Project, and Tyler Nickerson, ... people real power over how money is spent. Communities work to design the process, which can be used in and by ...

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Baltimore Housing Justice Learning Tour

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - Thursday, September 26, 2013

Baltimore, MD

... region. Baltimore will provide both a case study of pressing housing challenges that face cities and ... local funders and policymakers in Baltimore about their work on two critical and timely housing issues: Responding to ... is responding to neighborhood destabilization and the loss of wealth in communities of color due to predatory lending ...

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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 ... As we witness the ongoing health and economic crisis of the pandemic of COVID-19, and the simultaneous murders and ... acute moments impact the communities they serve, their work , and the urgent needs that have arisen. And while ...

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Healing Justice

Sustaining a movement for fair and just policing: Accelerating the pace of real change

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National awareness of police brutality and the need for policing reform is at an ... attention to horrific moments has led to the birth of a movement, and a tipping point is in sight. Tides and its sister organization, The Advocacy Fund, work closely with funders and grassroots organizers to ...

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Supporting Transformative Change with NFG

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Release Date:

01/14/2019

... (NFG), just after entering philanthropy from the field of public health: I have been in philanthropy now for 4 ... I want to have!’ It focused on the root causes of what we want to solve and grounded everything from there, ... racial and economic equity, and apply this leaning to her work with TCE and F4ICA: I am excited to refine a funder ...

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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 Chicago and the Field Foundation in moving the ... both their past and current challenges in community change work . This one and a half day peer-learning exchange will ...

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Headwaters Foundation for Justice Launches Emergency Fund For Black Lives

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... groups have inspired, mobilized, and supported hundreds of community members to call out and change police violence against people of color. With an initial goal of $100,000, Headwaters ... Minneapolis is supporting emerging leaders to move the work for racial justice forward. “We plan to use the ...

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Grantmakers for Southern Progress 2016 Post-Election Webinar Recap

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Mon, January 09, 2017

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

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Staff Transitions at NFG

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Release Date:

06/29/2017

... sad to say goodbye to Yolanda Hippensteele as our Director of Member Engagement, but delighted to welcome Adriana Rocha as NFG's new Vice President of Programs, and Lindsay Ryder as our new Membership ... Sarita Ahuja into a new role as Vice President of Operations. Adriana has worked in the social justice field .....

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“Advancing Together” the Democratizing Development Program

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Release Date:

10/13/2016

... Development Program this summer with the goal of supporting our network to help create a shift in how ... toward a vision where low-income people and communities of color have actual decision-making ability to say what ... and effective ways funders and community partners can work together. Speakers include: Josh Lerner, Executive ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Marisa Franco

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Release Date:

02/12/2019

... Franco, FFJ Field Advisor and Director and Co-founder of of Mijente , a digital and grassroots hub for Latinx and ... moment and how funders can contribute to movement work . Tell us about the particular moment you are in with ...

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December First Monday + Election Series Discussion

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Monday, December 4, 2017

Webinar

... 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 ... and what we can learn from the results to help inform our work as we look towards 2018. Hear perspectives and see ...

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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 ... 2014 3:30 - 5:30pm The McNamara Alumni Center University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus, 200 Oak St. SE, Minneapolis, ... at eliminating structural racism and opportunities to work in partnerships with government and the community at the ...

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Post-Election Resources

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Tue, November 22, 2016

... organizers, advocates, and the funders who support their work are all grappling with how to move forward in the new ... we find ourselves in. NFG has pulled together a short list of post-election readings and tools you may find useful. We ... directly, and take risks. Inside Philanthropy: "The Future of Progressive Philanthropy Under a Trump Presidency" .....

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How Philanthropy Can Promote Equity through Community Engagement

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Release Date:

01/22/2018

... Partners and The Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota heard that there was a light rail extension ... to support community power in the process. Many of the neighborhoods that the light rail extension would pass ... the value and importance of community engagement in our work . The Blue Line Coalition is an excellent example ...

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FJE Funder Call on Forced Arbitration

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Friday, June 1, 2018 -

9:30am - 10:30am

Webinar

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

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Announcing the 2018 Discount Foundation Legacy Awardee

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Release Date:

07/11/2018

... to undocumented immigrants in Vermont. He became part of the organization's Farmworker Coordinating Committee and is now an organizer and spokesperson. Enrique is one of the principal architects of Milk with Dignity, a worker-led program securing human .....

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Reflections on Labor Day from Funders for a Just Economy

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Release Date:

09/01/2017

Alejandra L. Ibañez, Chair of NFG's Funders for a Just Economy and Lead Program ... celebrates the strength, resilience, and achievements of workers in this country, I am reminded of the history of ... family, with an undocumented mother at the helm forced to work multiple minimum wage jobs, sometimes history can sound .....

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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

Webinar

... 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 expanding the power of low-income communities to build local decision-making. How ...

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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 ... with the police. And a criminal justice system doesn't work without trust." Cuomo had previously said the executive .....

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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 ... and challenge ourselves to seek more ways we can work together and commit to transformational solidarity. ...

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

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Tue, May 05, 2015

The tragedies of Eric Garner, Mike Brown, John Crawford, Jessie Hernandez ... In this webinar, we were be joined by representatives of Communities United for Police Reform (CPR), a New York City based coalition, to learn about their local work and how it fits into a larger national and historical ...

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The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America

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Fri, December 30, 2011

... Gibran Muhammad Lynch mobs, chain gangs, and popular views of black southern criminals that defined the Jim Crow South are well known. We know less about the role of the urban North in shaping views of race and crime in American society. Following the 1890 ...

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Timeline of Race, Racism, Resistance and Philanthropy 1992-2014

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Sat, May 31, 2014

... seeking to understand and provide resources in support of racial justice work , this timeline also includes some of the key events in philanthropy that were shaped by the ...

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NFG 2018 Award for Excellence & Discount Foundation Legacy Award

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Release Date:

06/27/2018

... and organizing: Molly Schultz Hafid, recipient of the NFG Award for Excellence, and Enrique "Kike" Balcazar, winner of the Discount Foundation Legacy Award, at the NFG 2018 ... Ben & Jerry's in October 2017. Read more about Enrique's work . NFG 2018 Award for Excellence & Discount .....

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Housing Justice Solutions: Field & Funder Webinar

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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Webinar

... 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 ...

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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 ... , Co-Director at Enlace Carl Lipscombe , Deputy Director of Black Alliance for Just Immigration Moderator: FFJ ... on how Freedom Cities began, the community impact of their work and collaboration, and their strategies to advance their ...

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Capitalism and Racism: Conjoined Twins

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Release Date:

09/03/2019

... segment with Ibram X. Kendi , author and founding director of the Anti-Racist Research and Policy Center at American ... segment was his illuminating statement about the origins of capitalism. Kendi views capitalism and racism as ... capitalism and racism are inextricably linked mean for our work as funders of racial and economic justice? Our grantee ...

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The Let Us Breathe Fund

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Release Date:

07/23/2015

... It will be both a rapid response to support immediate work on the ground, and a longer term investment in Black ... City. Let Us Breathe puts decision-making in the hands of experienced community activists, who understand priorities ... for immediate action by communities at the forefront of police violence, and for long-term coalition-building and ...

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

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Release Date:

10/03/2014

The tragic police killing of 18-year-old Mike Brown hit home for millions across the country. The horror of losing a loved one, to senseless, racially-motivated ... police brutality than they have in years, due to the hard work of Black youth and community leaders in Ferguson and ...

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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 ... local expertise and prioritize local leaders and leaders of color. Do what works for grantees. We are steadfast in ... -- 47 organizations across the 8 places where we work . If you are a funder looking to support power building ...

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How not to only fund the loudest voices in the room: NFG's September 2020 Newsletter

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Release Date:

09/29/2020

... influence in the city. This imbalanced distribution of philanthropic resources is true in many communities across ... said during the learning visit: empty barrels make a lot of noise but impacting systemic change requires philanthropy ... to understand and fund the less visible power building work led by Black, Indigenous, and people of color ...

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Project Phoenix Outcomes and Evaluation

Resource type:

Wed, March 08, 2017

... and climate justice to worker co-ops under the frame of a “just transition” or “solidarity economy” or ... Learn more about it here. What emerged from our year of learning together? What paths have we found for ... the ways in which they think and talk about the work of just transition to a new economy, and decreased their ...

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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

Webinar

... more equitable communities for low-income and communities of color becomes even more critical as cities and regions ... like Milwaukee, Chicago, and Detroit, large populations of low-income black communities, immigrant communities, and ... lack of job opportunities. Community groups continue to work towards solutions that will improve lives in these ...

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Moving the South Forward in the New Reality: A Post-Election Funder Briefing

Event type:

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Webinar

... a conference call for funders to explore the impact of this year's election results in Southern communities. ... their insights about the challenges and opportunities of the current national narrative about what happened in the ... Georgia; and provide an emerging analysis on the impact of the election on social justice efforts that aim to support .....

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Funder Briefing call with Senator Al Franken on Forced Arbitration

Event type:

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 ... and abusive companies. Buried in the service terms of credit card and checking accounts, student loans, ... What new policies might be on the way, and will the voices of working families be heard once the financial industry ...

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Briefing: Freedom Side, on the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer

Event type:

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Washington, DC

... are carried along by people, who are not merely passengers of history, but pilots as well.” ― Doug McAdam , Freedom ... to execute the Mississippi Summer Project. Their work focused on expanding the electorate to include ... is being commemorated through Freedom Side, a network of youth-led organizations and their allies, who will take ...

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Catalyzing a Movement for Health and Housing

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Release Date:

07/12/2019

... in community housing solutions. Despite the large number of concurrent sessions, funders filled the room to dig deep into the urgent issue of equitable housing — and what role health funders can ... strategy designed to build capacity for coalition work and community power, positioning these communities to ...

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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 ... and rising housing costs are still displacing communities of color and low-income communities. There is a great need to ... housing like community land trusts and community control of land, which represents a path forward for families ...

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Strike Watch - Election 2020: Workers Redefine the Map, as Corporate Tech Pours Millions to Undermine Rights

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Release Date:

11/13/2020

... and the ultra-wealthy also pushed their agendas of racialized and gendered inequality ahead, most notably ... are now gearing up for battles across the US for the future of work that centers workers. The Future Defined by Workers ...

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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 ... Pulitzer Prize–winning history of Thurgood Marshall’s work in Florida as a crusading civil rights attorney. In the ...

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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. ... it. In local communities, addressing the lived experiences of people who are marginalized by racism, poverty, ... program officers must be co-learners with those doing work on the ground rather than “coming with the answers. ...

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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 ... community development exchange with our “sister city” of Memphis, Tennessee to learn about concrete innovative ... grantmaking, placemaking, and community engagement work with a shared commitment to use all of our assets and ...

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

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06/26/2020

... is an image that encapsulates the continued expansion of worker-led direct action in the last few weeks, it is ... where dozens of businesses shut down and employees skipped work to support of Black Lives Matter and confront white ... interviews. Questions on the content or ideas for future content? Reach out to robert@nfg.org Photo Credit: ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Stephanie Guilloud

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Release Date:

06/20/2018

... continues with Stephanie Guilloud, Co-Director of Project South . Read our interview below to learn more ... Museum and Lynching Memorial can be “a tool and weapon of truth in our long-term struggle to defeat white supremacy ... state, and local families who have been impacted by the work of TOPS have come together to protect and defend Pastor ...

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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

... for Thriving Communities report is the result of collaboration between the California Funders Working ... , field leaders, and academics. It builds on previous work from the philanthropic, academic, and organizing sectors ... information, contact Nile Malloy, Senior Program Manager of the Democratizing Development Program , at ...

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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, ... offers tough questions and critical lessons to inform the work of NFG’s Democratizing Development Program. This ...

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Answering the Call from Movement Leaders

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Release Date:

07/12/2018

In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 ... spoken by Reverend Starsky Wilson, Executive Director of the Deaconess Foundation in St. Louis, are some of the ... from Black and Brown organizers doing critical, powerful work in their communities. I heard the leaders of the ...

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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 ... , field leaders, and academics. It builds on previous work from the philanthropic, academic, and organizing sectors ... information, contact Nile Malloy, Senior Program Manager of the Democratizing Development Program , at nile@nfg.org ...

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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 ... development, and affordable housing to build upon emergent work that addresses the threat to undocumented residents. ... Desautels | The California Endowment & member of NFG’s Democratizing Development Program Key ...

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Boston - New York City Learning Tour

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - Thursday, April 3, 2014

Boston, MA

... inclusive place based change strategies? What are examples of place-based approaches that both build resident ... Neighborhood Initiative story. We'll spend the first half of the day with the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, ... and with City Life/ Vida Urbana, which leads a number of effective campaigns for foreclosure defense, just cause .....

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Foundation for Louisiana Supports Baton Rouge Organizing with Rapid Response Fund

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Release Date:

09/12/2016

... who are outraged, hurt and engaged by the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling, Deputy Brad Garafola with East Baton Rouge ... Office and officers Matthew Gerald and Montrell Jackson of the Baton Rouge Police Department — as well as the three ... for humanity and laser-focused attention on practices that work to ensure everyone receives justice and safety.” To ...

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LGBTQ Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

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... a given; it is fought for. We remember it was trans women of color who led the riots at Stonewall, catalyzing a ... all struggles to fight racism, to ensure that the killing of Black people gets proper investigation, and to call ... As LGBTQ organizations, we acknowledge that while our work is bound up with movements for racial healing and ...

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Urgent Funding Needs and Opportunities

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... 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 ... strategies to advance lasting systemic change. Funded work will include efforts that uplift the value of Black ...

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FFJ Call Recap: Policing and Criminalization in the Trump Era

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Wed, February 15, 2017

... National Immigration Law Center Over the course of these past few weeks, marginalized communities have been ... care providers across the globe with the reinstatement of the global gag rule ; federal employees who promote the ... speakers across communities shared insight on their work in context of this new political climate . Speakers ...

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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 ... issues as tensions remain high following the failure of grand juries to indict white police officers who killed ... Mo., and New York City. Funders for Justice, a new group of about 30 foundations and other groups affiliated with the ...

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2020 Nashville Virtual Site Visit

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Monday, September 21, 2020 - Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Virtual

... Located in middle Tennessee, Nashville has now become one of the fastest growing cities in the last decade since the ... to rising housing prices and rent, and the displacement of many community members and local businesses. While ... shared the incredible organizing and power building work of movement leaders centering Black, Indigenous, Latinx, ...

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The Fund for New Jersey Reaffirms Commitment to Racial Justice

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Release Date:

07/31/2020

In the wake of George Floyd’s death and the protests that followed, The Trustees of The Fund for New Jersey have issued a statement that ... and sustainable solutions to public problems through the work of policy, advocacy, analysis, and organizing. For more ...

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

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Release Date:

12/17/2020

... and physically exhausted. The never-ending tragedy of this year’s global pandemic, the job loss, the deep inequality of the economic and health systems, and the new exposure for ... 19th century was precisely to bust labor organizing during work stoppages and strikes. In the last decades, we have seen ...

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DIVEST/INVEST: From Criminalization to Thriving Communities

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Mon, September 17, 2018

... security, and jobs will fail if we do not also proactively work to divest this nation’s resources from ... Zachary Norris, FFJ Field Advisor and Executive Director of Ella Baker Center for Human Rights notes, "Too often, ... Jenny Arwade, FFJ Field Advisor and Co-Director of Communities United, explains: “The dominant narrative .....

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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 ... 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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#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 ... needed three-day weekend, a respite after returning to work from a busy holiday season. Yet this year, King's legacy .....

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Action Alert: Flush Transphobia Fund

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Release Date:

05/26/2016

... bills while doing nothing to address the real causes of violence against women. If you're concerned about the harm ... and intersex communities -- particularly women, folks of color, and youth -- we need your support . If you're angry ... that conservative men created bathroom bills in the name of women's safety while doing nothing for actual survivors of .....

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Families of people killed by Albuquerque police campaign to hold the police accountable

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Families of people killed by the Albuquerque police department are ... The following email is from Ken Ellis, the father of a man killed by the police. To learn more about the ... The DOJ has to step in. Local and state prosecutors work closely with the local and state police departments ...

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From Palestine to Ferguson— Justice for Mike Brown, Justice for Gaza

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For the last 70 days the youth of Ferguson, Missouri have led protests and vigils every night in remembrance of 18 year old Michael Brown and the countless other black ... North Carolina who moved to St. Louis two years ago to work for the ACLU of Eastern Missouri. In the days after ...

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From the Front Lines of Ferguson

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... were meaningful differences between the April 7 shooting of Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina, and ... amid a national debate over police practices, the use of force, and the strained relations between law enforcement ... Society hosted a conversation with several grantees who work on the front lines in Ferguson: Montague Simmons, ...

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Meet the Woman Behind #BlackLivesMatter — The Hashtag That Became a Civil Rights Movement

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... #BlackLivesMatter to spark a conversation after the death of Trayvon Martin. Three years later, their hashtag has ... 01, 2015, Yes! Magazine Following the police killing of Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina, TIME ... the rallying cry for a movement that began getting a lot of national attention after the police killing of Michael ...

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Shifting Gears for Racial Justice

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Release Date:

03/08/2016

... spaces.” “Joining direct action with other communities of color to demand reform, accountability and awareness.” These are a few of the answer that leaders of national civil rights organizations provided in response ...

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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 ... Vice to ICE is the name the organizations use for their work that recognizes the intersections between struggles for ...

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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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Release Date:

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 ... philanthropy forward, but is necessary if we are to work in real partnership with our movements and frontline ...

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Hawaii Learning Tour

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Saturday, October 17, 2015

Honolulu, Hawaii

... October 17th In the popular imagination, Hawaii is thought of as a tropical paradise, but it is also a state that is struggling to overcome centuries of colonialism, environmental degradation and displacement of its Native communities. What can we learn from Hawaii’s ...

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

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Rapid Response Conference Call Current Attacks and Burning of Black Churches Tuesday, July 28, 2015 8am PT/ 9am MT/ 10am ... for Southern Progress In the immediate aftermath of the racist murders of nine Black members of the Emanuel ... a connection to the current Black Lives Matter organizing work and recent church burnings? If so, how should funders ...

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

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Release Date:

08/08/2019

... by Chainbreaker Collective and Right to the City . As part of the convening, a funder track brought together key allies ... to support the movement for community control of land and housing. Community Visioning for Health, Housing, ... we do if we could control the narrative?" Their goal is to work with the City of Santa Fe and turn the site into a .....

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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 ... historical and intersectional analysis in our grant-making of the economic policies that have led to systemic poverty, ...

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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 ... for police killings throughout New York State. In spite of these victories, there remains much more to accomplish to ... sector can partner with advocates to support this critical work . Explore Current context for police reform in NYC and ...

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

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... our national culture and policies. Particularly for those of us who support vulnerable communities such as immigrants; ... incarcerated individuals; sex workers; LGBTQ people; youth of color and people with disabilities, we are wondering how ... reduce inequality and injustice. The fund, a collaborative of nine leading progressive funders, supports grantee ...

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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 ... deadly attacks. United in our struggle, we must work together to strengthen our political power and hold ...

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Million Hoodies Chapter Grant Fund

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... organization dedicated to ending the mass criminalization of young people of color. We utilize media and grassroots organizing to ... justice and safety in their communities. Help support the work of these young movement builders! Currently our chapters ...

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Project Phoenix

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Monday, February 1, 2016 - Monday, January 30, 2017

... and climate justice to worker co-ops under the frame of a “just transition” or “solidarity economy” or ... jobs and promotes local economic prosperity the growth of ecologically sustainable and non-extractive sectors a re-prioritization of the role of capital in society to better serve the ...

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Native Voices Rising: National Funder Briefing Webinar

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Thursday, December 8, 2016

Webinar

... development. The discussion will feature a diverse range of organizers and community leaders, and it will highlight ...

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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 Visit the Jacobs Center ...

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Democratizing Development Program Opportunity Zones Strategy Call

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Thursday, March 14, 2019 -

11:00am - 12:00pm

Webinar

Photo courtesy of the New York Public Library Digital Collections NFG ... instability for low-income households and households of color. On this upcoming strategy call, we will have a ... Strategy Group and ways to move forward our collective work together. Join this third installment of our ...

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Towards a Better Place: Promising Practice in Place Based Philanthropy

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Monday, September 8, 2014 - Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Aspen, CO

... Aspen Meadows Resort Aspen, CO Inspired by the resurgence of place-based grantmaking this meeting will address key ... lead to more in-depth conversations, and ongoing sharing of tools and solutions to help funders (local, state, and national) reexamine the dynamics of their relationships with the communities where they are ...

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Midwest Community Organizing Panel Discussion with the Needmor Fund

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Member Event

Friday, May 3, 2019 -

9:00am - 11:30am

Chicago, IL

On behalf of the Needmor Fund , members of Neighborhood Funders Group are invited to participate in a panel discussion featuring the leaders of several national organizing networks. This conversation, ...

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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

... important role to play in building power for communities of color and low-income communities beyond just project ... as a private foundation. Bolder Advocacy , a program of Alliance for Justice, will demystify Meyer’s advocacy work with a training on the kinds of advocacy activities you ...

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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 ... leaders in the field and funders who are supporting their work . Learn and strategize with other grantmakers about how .....

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Funders for a Just Economy 2020 Policy Briefing

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

Webinar

... your loved ones, and the communities that you live and work in. While public health authorities have so far not ... and safe during our events. We recognize the urgency of a conversation on how to strategically build philanthropic ... for this conversation and we appreciate your understanding of this shift. If you have already registered for the ...

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The Roots of Injustice in Our Agricultural System

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 -

10:00am - 11:00am

Webinar

... immigration status, gender and workers’ rights. As part of this continued exploration, FJE is excited to host a ... and why farm worker issues have historically been left out of US labor law protections, and how farm workers are ... from leaders Jeannie Economos (Farmworkers Association of Florida), Mily Treviño-Sauceda (National Alliance 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 ... more resources, more quickly to groups on the frontlines of this pandemic. Learn about this unique, frictionless ... since it launched in 2018. We are working with dozens of funds, including the Amplify Fund at NFG, to more ...

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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

Virtual

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

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NFG's 2020 Convening Series — Get It Together: How the Amplify Fund Supports Black-led Power Building and Organizing

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020 -

12:30pm - 2:00pm

Virtual

... NFG has been bringing funders who believe in the power of people to transform communities together to exchange ideas ... Since 2018 we have honed in on our core purpose of moving more money to grassroots organizations in ... our external racial justice goals. We are striving to work in a way that pushes philanthropy to be more aligned ...

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

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Thursday, October 22, 2020 -

11:30am - 12:30pm

Webinar

... sparse economic security, social protections, and safety of low-wage workers, most especially who identify as Black, ... immigrant, women, or transgender. For those without work , the situation is even more dire, with the ranks of unemployed only growing, particularly among Black and ...

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

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Release Date:

02/04/2021

This blog was written by Nile Malloy, Director of NFG's Democratizing Development Program to urge ... assistance, and foreclosure delay relief to slow the rate of some families from being pushed towards the cliff of ... that housing is intersectional and is just as important as work in the South and countless others winning democratic .....

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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

Photo by 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 ... to be at the beginning stages of its impact investment work and is exploring investment strategies to further its ...

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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, ... President Jeremy Travis will collaborate with a consortium of national law enforcement experts to assess the ... where trust has been harmed. We are eager to begin this work . “The Department of Justice is committed to using ...

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Ferguson City Council Announces New Programs

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... the West Florissant Great Streets Project with the City of Dellwood and St. Louis County. “The overall goal of these changes is to improve trust within the community and ... started the process to establish a Citizen Review Board to work in conjunction with the Police Department. This Board ...

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We will not be silenced.

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... to recent attempts by the NYPD to silence the efforts of citizens seeking justice for victims of police violence. The letter, drafted by Ferguson Action, ... of unconstitutional police violence and repression. “Our work continues and we invite those who stand on the side of ...

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

Resource type:

Mon, September 14, 2015

... Mon, Sep 14, 2015 Today, the Ferguson Commission—a group of regional leaders assembled by Missouri governor Jay Nixon ... Racial Equity” as “a wide-ranging, in-depth study of the underlying issues brought to light by the events in Ferguson .” In it, the 16 members of the commission not only address the meat of the issues, ...

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Making Black Lives Matter

Resource type:

Wed, February 25, 2015

... Director, Hill-Snowdon Foundation The tragic killing of an unarmed African American teenager, Michael Brown, by a ... gave a new energy and national platform to the issue of police brutality and excessive force in the Black ... in tax policy; men get paid more than women for the same work ; same sex couples still have to fight for the right to ...

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Time to Invest for Justice

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Release Date:

07/12/2018

In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 ... at The Solutions Project , reflects on the importance of investing time into learning and collaborating together. ... past June, it was evident how important intersectional work and funding across silos would get us closer to our ...

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#NFG2016 Conference Recap from Native Americans in Philanthropy

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Release Date:

08/04/2016

... and programming centered around rethinking the role of funders in building long-term holistic transformation and ... philanthropy opportunities; EDUCATE to master a method of philanthropy rooted in Native values; and EMPOWER each ... Native assets and strengths. Oakland has a long history of innovation and movement building that has stemmed from ...

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

Event type:

Monday, February 27, 2017

Webinar

... Throughout the country, we also see a heightened increase of hate violence and racially charged rhetoric in the media ... stronger immigration enforcement, and the dismantling of the key deportation-deferral program, Deferred Action for ... development, and affordable housing to build upon emergent work that addresses the threat to undocumented residents. ...

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Board Transitions at NFG

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Release Date:

04/19/2019

... 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 communities of color and low-income communities thrive. This year, we ...

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A Warm Farewell & A Warm Welcome

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Release Date:

12/08/2020

... place to connect, strategize, and take action. A big part of how we make meaning and take action is incubating spaces ... and grow new initiatives — all toward the ultimate goal of shifting money and power in philanthropy to justice and ... NFG has been the place to find my co-conspirators in this work , and I am excited to continue to build with each of you. ...

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

Resource type:

Wed, April 15, 2015

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

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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 ... Tulsa, Washington, D.C Columbus, (and beyond) in the wake of the rampant police killings of Black people across ... bias and racial trauma and seek opportunities for joint work and joint action toward racial equity, justice, dialogue ...

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

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... the grand jury failed to indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown. From Ferguson to Brooklyn, communities of color face hyper-aggressive policing and lack of ... community members, lawyers, researchers and activists to work for change. The partners in this campaign come from all ...

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Black Panther cub on new era of civil action

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In the year since the death of Michael Brown, black Americans have brought civil ... century. by Malkia Cyril, founder and executive director of the Center for Media Justice and co-founder of the Media ... extracted for pennies on the dollar - in domestic work , fast food chains, restaurants, big box stores, and ...

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Trans Delegation to the Movement for Black Lives Convening

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... to mobilize resources to support a national delegation of 16 black trans, gender non-conforming and intersex leaders ... this historical national convening and hold a one day work meeting previous to the convening. As a part of and separately mirroring the explosion of people’s ...

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Agenda to Keep us Safe

Resource type:

Tue, September 30, 2014

... to the long-term fight to end the criminalization of Black youth. We believe that strategies to achieve this ... over Law Enforcement Agencies Repealing “Crimes of Youth” Mike Brown’s Law – Body Cameras on Police ... experiences as activists, we are compelled to approach the work of Black liberation with strategic thinking and actions. ...

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Living Resource Systems: A New Approach for Supporting Movement Networks

Resource type:

Tue, November 01, 2016

... Movement Net Lab In tandem with the many movement networks of the last decade, innovative funding channels and ... have emerged to support them. These changes are part of the shift from foundation-centered funding to a broader ... projects and actions. These intermediaries also need to work together to learn how to fortify the movement-building ...

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Thinking About the Safety of Black Lives Beyond Policing

Resource type:

Wed, February 25, 2015

... , Soros Justice Fellow, Dante Barry, Executive Director of Million Hoodies Movement for Justice After a string of high profile police killings over two-hundred communities ... the country erupted in massive protests and sustained acts of civil disobedience. People flooded the streets demanding ...

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Nominate Labor Movement Leaders for the 2017 Discount Foundation Legacy Award!

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Release Date:

09/29/2017

... Justice and Funders for a Just Economy (a program of Neighborhood Funders Group ), the Discount Legacy Award ... but not limited to organizing and advocacy related work . Nominees need to be nominated by someone other than ... is meant only for individuals. Organizations, groups of individuals or institutions are not eligible for ...

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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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Release Date:

10/12/2015

Entrepreneurs of Color Fund will provide greater economic opportunity for ... program for Detroit businesses owned by entrepreneurs of color and businesses that primarily hire people of color. ... During implementation of this initiative, DDF will also work with Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation’s Detroit ...

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Homes for All Funder Alignment Gathering

Event type:

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Atlanta, GA

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

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FJE 2018 Policy Briefing: Evolving Strategies for Worker Justice

Event type:

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 ...

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Native Communities, Policing, and Mass Criminalization

Event type:

Monday, September 25, 2017

Webinar

... and incarceration in the US. The criminalization of indigenous people on this continent began with genocide ... the Spanish missions in California and the forced removal of Native people onto reservations. Today, Native people have ... struggles; and funding entry points to support this work . The webinar slides are available below. Notes from the ...

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EPIP Police Accountability and Racial Justice: Sustaining a Movement

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

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... Register here Webinar Description: The tragedies of Eric Garner, Mike Brown, John Crawford, Jessie Hernandez ... In this webinar, we will be joined by representatives of Communities United for Police Reform (CPR), a New York City based coalition, to learn about their local work and how it fits into a larger national and historical ...

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Integrating Immigrant Workers into the U.S. Economy

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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... While many immigrants come to the U.S. in search of greater opportunity, they face many barriers in accessing ... As the U.S. faces a growing skills gap in which production of skilled labor is falling short of projected demand, we can ... What roles can the public sector play in moving this work forward? How can efforts better engage businesses to ...

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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: ... leaders, and with funder colleagues across typical silos of health funders and social change funders Gain an understanding of healing justice work that is centered on power-building in communities of ...

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Speak Out: Social Justice Advocacy for Public Foundations

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Friday, September 20, 2019 -

11:00am - 12:15pm

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A recording of this webinar is available here . (Enter contact info to ... play an important role in building power for communities of color and low-income communities by engaging in advocacy ... examples of a public foundation supporting the advocacy work of its grantees as well as engaging in institutional ...

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NFG Member Spotlight: The Libra Foundation

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01/22/2020

... Agmi (Senior Program Officer) NFG's network is composed of 120+ members that work in every part of the nation, in both urban and rural settings, and includes .....

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Healing Justice Institute - 4-Part Series

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

Virtual

... This virtual series will take place over the course of July, on Wednesdays July 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 10am-12pm ... Wednesday, July 15 — Part 2: How Do Funders Enter the Work with Integrity? Add to Calendar Speakers: Sheila ... Ground Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd, Trans United, and founder of TAKE Alabama Add to Calendar Wednesday, July 29 — ...

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Healing Justice

I cried like a baby, I swore like a sailor: NFG's December 2020 Newsletter

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12/17/2020

At Neighborhood Funders Group’s final board meeting of 2020, the toll of the year hit me — suddenly. While saying farewell to ... to swear like a sailor proclaiming my pride in NFG’s work this year and admiration for our staff and members who ...

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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 current political moment – says “the fiction of the facts assumes innocence, ignorance, lack of intention, ... are their specific demands?” and “Why don’t they work through the system and mobilize for elections like the ...

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Recap: 2017 Grantmakers for Southern Progress Spring Convening

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Fri, May 05, 2017

... navigate an inclusive way forward for everyone in this era of unprecedented political, economic, and demographic shifts. ... about strategies for developing a shared understanding of progress in the region, approaches for supporting ... and strategic collaborations are needed to help move this work forward. The time is now. The place is here. Let's get .....

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Charlottesville Funder Briefing

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Thursday, November 9, 2017

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... 10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET In the aftermath of the August 2017 white nationalist attacks in ... on the ground asked Funders for Justice , a program of Neighborhood Funders Group, to host a briefing on recent ... responsive, and principled in our support to them. We will work to continue to provide you with information, ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Zachary Norris

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04/02/2019

Zachary Norris, FFJ Field Advisor and Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights , tells us about ... community members will have access to a wide range of resources - training to get good jobs in the restaurant ... criminal justice reform in California. How does your work connect to a vision for change in the communities that ...

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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 ... here on the foundation's website. Justin was part of the first Philanthropy Forward: Leadership for Change ... the corporate leadership that lures vulnerable people to work in grueling, dangerous conditions. It is astounding that .....

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

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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 ... To learn more about our efforts, or to get involved in our work , check out our website at www.fcaaids.org or email me at ...

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A Letter to the NFG Community from our President: NFG's June 2020 Newsletter

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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 ... reassess, and celebrate wins for our communities. My work and purpose is for the liberation of all marginalized ...

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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 ... worker advocacy and organizing non-profits and a new crop of grassroots unions. These endeavors are exposing the ... are going to be tested as thousands go back to auto work in the next week (even while the global supply chain ...

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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

... thanks for pushing us to break silos and change systems of oppression through action and example.” ... ORGANIZING, & MOBILIZING PHILANTHROPY IS AT THE CORE OF NFG’S WORK . Our 2018 National Convening provided an opportunity ...

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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

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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

... is pleased to share some exciting news about the growth of Grantmakers for Southern Progress and plans to deepen its ... and deepened. GSP has a growing, diverse and expanded base of partners that include national foundations, regional ... sees this partnership with GSP as a real opportunity to work with and through the philanthropic community to increase ...

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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 ... boys of color; and to reduce social marginalization. This work will not be easy. It will require bold cross-sectoral ...

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

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Release Date:

03/31/2017

... Funders Network, we met Carol Cantwell, the founder of Fun with Financials , who introduced a new tool for ... Health Indicators (FHI). The FHI pulls three years of financial data directly from an organization’s IRS Form 990 and provides an overview of financial trends. In 2014 we adopted this tool for our Arc ...

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One year after Eric Garner’s death, we still are not safe

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... 07/21/15 06:12 PM One year has passed since the death of Eric Garner and it seems New Yorkers are still living in ... populism. He won his campaign by echoing the words of protest movements and promising to help those most ... truly reforming policing practices. New York has a lot of work to do to bring real systemic change to the NYPD. ...

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The National Bar Association Responds to the Grand Jury's Decision Not to Indict Police Officer Darren Wilson in the Shooting Death of Michael Brown

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... should not be indicted and tried for the shooting death of Michael Brown. National Bar Association President Pamela ... expresses her sincere disappointment with the outcome of the Grand Jury’s decision but has made it abundantly ... stands firm and will be calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to pursue federal charges against officer Darren ...

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Resilient Places Require Intentional Strategies

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11/29/2016

... Practices in Place-Based Philanthropy . Here, Angela Brown of The Hyams Foundation reflects on the variety of grantmaking approaches in the field and the importance of working with communities on long-term strategies. By ...

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New Reports: And Still I Rise, #BlackWorkersMatter

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Thu, May 07, 2015

... 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 ...

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

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Fri, April 21, 2017

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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 ... th, 2018 Transgender Law Center (TLC) and the Law Office of Andrew R. Free announced that we have filed a Notice of ... of $50,000. Together, if we can raise $50,000 for our work to bring justice for Roxsana, our generous donors will ...

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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 ... there are no requirements included regarding the number of jobs, amounts of wages, transparency, accountability, or a ... community, philanthropy, and the public sector can work together to prioritize investments in projects that ...

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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 ... policy and advocacy organizations, and philanthropy can work together, including building unlikely partnerships and ...

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State of Black Worker Conference

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Thursday, October 10, 2013 - Friday, October 11, 2013

Washington, DC

... the Negro freedom movement. Together we can be architects of democracy."" – Martin Luther King, Jr., at the AFL-CIO ... October 10. In the morning there will be a convening of organizations engaged in black worker organizing, ... organizing as a core strategy. The recent celebration of 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and .....

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Amplify Fund Learning and Evaluation Partner RFP

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Release Date:

03/11/2019

... Szczepanska on Unsplash The Amplify Fund is in search of a Learning and Evaluation Partner. We would like the L&E ... 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 learning and evaluation work to continue through and possibly beyond the final grant ...

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NFG Announces Transition of President Dennis Quirin

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Release Date:

06/12/2019

... — 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 ... are all in service of advancing. It has been an honor to work with someone who aligns their values with their actions ...

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California Renter Power Assembly: Funder Track

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Friday, October 11, 2019 -

9:00am - 4:00pm

Inglewood, CA

... with Homes For All California, Tenants Together, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), and Right ... and resources needed to win for low-income and communities of color to have a true “home.” What: California Renter ... orientation, contact Nile Malloy, Senior Program Manager of NFG's Democratizing Development Program, at nile@nfg.org .....

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The Results are In: An Open Letter from Protestors on the Grand Jury Decision

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Release Date:

11/24/2014

... a wound bleeds. For 108 days, we have been in a state of prolonged and protracted grief. In that time, we have ... determination to capture that ever-escaping reality of justice. After 108 days, that bleeding wound has been ... been admonished that we should “let the system work ,” and wait to see what the results are. The results ...

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Funders for a Just Economy's Alabama Learning Tour Resources

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... and successes in civil rights and economic policy. Decades of disinvestment and economic discrimination, changes in ... has resulted in major challenges to the economic stability of low-income families and communities of color. Additionally, adoption of right-to- work laws (in Alabama by statute in 1953, and by ...

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Movement Portfolio Theory (MvPT)

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Thursday, March 4, 2021 -

10:00am - 11:30am

Virtual

Register Button.png NFG urges foundations to use all of their assets to propel racial, economic, gender, and ... with colleague Ariel Brooks, will provide a broad overview of the MvPT approach and core tools. Hyams Foundation CFO and ... perspectives on where to start when the magnitude of needed shifts feel overwhelming. The Center for Economic ...

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Funder Briefing on Advancing Housing Justice and Health Equity

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Thursday, February 18, 2021 -

10:30am - 12:00pm

Virtual

... stay home, we all have a stake in ensuring that millions of us do not lose the roofs over our heads. This is an ... who are interested in health and/or housing justice work . Host Committee: Nile Malloy , NFG's Democratizing ... , The California Endowment TC Duong , Blue Shield of California Foundation Chris Kabel , Kresge Foundation .....

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Lifting up how Black communities are reclaiming land ownership & addressing the racial wealth gap: NFG's February 2020 Newsletter

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Release Date:

02/28/2020

... NFG honors Black resistance. Given the persistence of structural racism and the legacies of segregation, NFG has mobilized philanthropy to support ... organizing other funders has been a key part of our work . Funder members: how are you stepping up as an ...

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Five Things President Obama Could Do to Stop the Killing

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... or physically. That anxiety - which I know many parents of African-American and Latino children have - is by no means irrational. Whites bring a host of unthinking stereotypes into their encounters with ... The Center for Policing Equity and other organizations work with police departments to reduce the impact of bias on ...

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Updates on Ferguson, Cleveland, and NYC

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... decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for the murder of Michael Brown. Like many of you, we are saddened and angry, but unfortunately not ... will need to find new streams of revenue to support the work through 2016 and beyond. www.ohiostudentassociation.org ...

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We Can’t Win a Right To The City Unless #Black Lives Matter

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... Alliance - March 2015 Wall Street, the financial center of the most powerful city in the world, was built and ... maintained through slave labor. The massive profiteering of big banks and private equity firms that prevails, rides on the backs of black and brown families. Movements across America ...

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Ferguson Solidarity: Ways to Support the Fight

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Tue, August 19, 2014

... identified several critical ways for allies outside of Ferguson to support OBS's organizing efforts: financial ... and the growing movement against the systematic targeting of black and brown communities across the country. The use of ... led organization that has been doing anti-police violence work for nearly 35 years. We invite people to donate to .....

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How to Fund the Revolution: Part 1

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Tue, March 01, 2016

By Mary Joyce, Movement Net Lab In Part 1 of this two-part series I argue why new social movement ... system the most effective activists will be starved of resources and change will not occur. A : Social movements ... the same employee, who spoke to me anonymously about her work . “Smaller grants tend to be more complicated.” ...

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Response to Eric Garner's Case: A Deeper Conversation

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Wed, December 03, 2014

... for the publicly witnessed and video recorded death of an unarmed black man, reached the same decision: no indictment. We are faced with the reality of a recent study of federally collected data that found that ... ‘genius’ grant to continue her groundbreaking work - found that black defendants who have what are ...

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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 ... and St. Louis local, reflects on the possibilities of shifting philanthropy's focus to long-term change. When ... answer this question in pieces and it is up to us to work this out; to stay accountable to the movement before us .....

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Facing and Recovering from Soul Trauma

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Release Date:

07/09/2018

In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 ... NFG Board Member and Chief Operating & Financial Officer of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation , reflects on the realities of philanthropy's role in building community change. .....

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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 ... 1. Cultural displacement – When discussing the impact of low-income migration from communities that are ... experienced several ebbs and flows in its revitalization work over the past 25 years. Without long-term support for ...

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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 ... article from the Urban Institute discusses the importance of place on poverty and makes several policy recommendations. ... that, no matter who you are or where you come from, if you work hard and give it your all, you will succeed.” In ...

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

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Thursday, September 17, 2020 -

11:00am - 12:30pm

Webinar

... moratoriums, and canceling rent. For years, tenants of five buildings were threatened to be evicted by a negligent landlord despite the lack of upkeep on the buildings, which included rodents, heating, ... America, with an emphasis on cutting-edge, race-forward work and efforts to bridge the urban/suburban/rural divide. ...

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

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Release Date:

07/30/2020

Thank you to the hundreds of people who joined us online to kickoff our 2020 National ... funded the holistic sustainability and wellness of communities and grantee partners so that they had the ... a Just Economy team also hosted a Safe and Just Return to Work webinar where funders heard about the actions essential ...

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Support Minneapolis Protesters

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Release Date:

11/27/2015

... the past 10 days Minneapolis has experienced horrific acts of violence, first with the shooting of Jamar Clark, a 24 year old unarmed black man, who was ... will be short and long term needs to sustain and grow this work , but we want to let you know about ways you can help ...

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OBS Launches Quality Policing Initiative

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... launched their Quality Policing Initiative : The killings of Mike Brown, Kajieme Powell, Vonderrit Myers and others are not the result of abnormal incidents resulting in accidents, nor do these ... sign on to our Quality Policing Initiative and to work with the community to put the model in place. We are ...

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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 the Daily News reporting that the NYPD ...

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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 ... sacrifice and take great risks. And clergy, by and large, work hard to encourage, challenge, bless, and comfort their ...

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

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... Nonprofit Quarterly - March 22, 2016 This piece is part of our ongoing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) ... so post about the series along with us. To stay informed of the project, we also encourage readers to sign up for our ... some years ago, between criminal justice and democracy work . I don’t think that distinction, however misguided it ...

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Minneapolis repeals lurking, spitting laws that criminalize people of color

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... for Change (MN NOC) June 5, 2015 Today, after months of organizing and community pressure, the Minneapolis City ... These laws, disproportionately enforced against people of color, had been criticized as "Minneapolis Black Codes." The repeal comes on the heels of a new ACLU report showing that in Minneapolis, black .....

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Our cynicism will not build a movement. Collaboration will.

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... how to challenge cynicism in a moment that requires all of us to show up differently. On Saturday, I joined more than ... largest one-day mobilization in the history of the United States — was both symbolic and ... the wrong way. Here they go again, I thought, adopting the work of black people while erasing us. I’d had enough ...

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What We’ve Gained And Lost Since Stonewall

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... close to getting it. By Miss Major There is no because of this or that — Stonewall just happened. There was a ... in the 60s. And it just happened to be everywhere. Some of the girls back then, like Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. ... years. They used to make trans women wear three articles of male clothing under their female attire in order to enter ...

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Moving Money, Making Change: Funding the Movement for Black Lives

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Thu, November 05, 2015

... Morris Fall 2015 - Responsive Philanthropy, the blog of National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy The ... It has been almost three months since the families of those 19 victims of police violence took the stage at the ... advance equitable outcomes for the communities in which we work , we must understand that race is socially constructed ...

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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 ... to obtain this honor for Puerto Rico as an acknowledgement of what can be accomplished through ample citizen participation and community work towards a common vision for better living conditions,” ...

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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. ... webinar will: Highlight rural community visions in this work , especially in regards to just transition and the ...

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Selma Funder Delegation

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Friday, March 6, 2015 - Sunday, March 8, 2015

Selma, AL

... participate in the historic 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights, and to explore the role of philanthropy in continuing and expanding the work for social justice and economic opportunity in Alabama ...

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Funders for Justice - National Funder Organizing Meeting

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019 -

9:00am - 5:00pm

NoVo Foundation

Join a hundred of your fellow funders and field leaders for FFJ's third ... with attacks on Black, Native, and other communities of color escalating every day, it is critical that we learn, ... and organize their peers to additionally resource the work . At each of our past two convenings, participants have .....

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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 ... The campaign’s three primary organizational partners work in collaboration everyday in St. Louis to get people ...

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Hundreds Rally for the Right to Refuse Stop and Frisk

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Wed, April 20, 2016

... were about 24,000 stops last year, a far cry from the peak of 685,000 in 2011 under Bloomberg. But not everyone is ... to get it pushed through City Council. Today hundreds of New Yorkers gathered outside City Hall to support the ... our community people have the right to know, so let’s work together and get this legislation passed.” “P olice ...

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CHANGE Philanthropy Convening

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Committee Meeting

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Oakland, CA

... Funders Group is proud to be a collaborative partner of CHANGE Philanthropy and a member of the planning committee for the 2017 UNITY Summit . We ... and empower communities, as well as support resistance work , funders are faced with multiple dilemmas: ...

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Webinar: Building Movements with Narrative Change Strategies

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019 -

9:00am - 10:15am

Webinar

... capacity, deepening leadership development, and other ways of building infrastructure for movements and organizations. ... This webinar is intended for grantmakers and the staff of philanthropic affinity groups. Speakers: MODERATOR: ... Honors at the University of Texas at Austin. Outside of work , she finds joy in time spent with family & friends, ...

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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 ... most acutely by low-income individuals and communities of color, they affect more than just low-income renters. ... the entire process. In addition to promoting your good work , a strong communications strategy keeps the public ...

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COVID-19 Strike Wave

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Release Date:

04/10/2020

By Rob Chlala, Program Manager of Funders for a Just Economy The last few weeks have seen an unprecedented wave of labor organizing, coast to coast. Payday Report has ... equipment (PPE), hazard pay, closure with pay of work sites where COVID-19 presents a high risk, as well as ...

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Funders for a Just Economy 2021 Policy Briefing

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - Friday, March 12, 2021

Virtual

... deteriorating conditions for Black, Indigenous, and people of color, low-income communities and workers, rural ... and support these multi-racial and broad coalitions of grassroots community and labor organizations, who are ... Sara Nelson , International President, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA , AFL-CIO Session: Relief and a ...

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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, we will look at some of the reasons why, as a society, we have taken a punitive ... have the appropriate solutions to solve them. These groups work to be accountable to their community, activating ...

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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 ... opened, we sat down, exchanged cordialities, and went to work . Brittany, director of St Louis Teach for America, ...

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

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... Communities nationwide have responded to the miscarriage of justice by carrying out more than 150 sustained, ... coordinated and intense protest actions that show no signs of letting up. Primarily led by young people of color, the ... programs that promote alternatives to incarceration – work that the federal government should be investing in, ...

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Lessons for Ferguson from 4,000 Miles Away

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... Society Foundations Read the original post on the blog of the Open Society Foundations We proceeded on a country ... Who controls the Terrordome, the men with hearts made of stone Who love only what they own — Mos Def, “Tree ... Hip Hop for Respect (2000), in response to the killing of Amadou Diallo Emotions are still smoldering in Ferguson, ...

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Questions Linger for LGBT Community After Police Kill Jessie Hernandez

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... -- it's already 12:30, and Diane Amaya has to be back at work in the clerical office at the Denver Elections Division ... mostly empty, minus the police SUV blaring Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger," but they're worried about crossing an ... Campos, holding a cheese pizza box, pointing to the stairs of a nearby building. "Because we might get arrested by that .....

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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 are supporting social ... strategies. Featuring: Dr. David Wood , Director of the Initiative for Responsible Investment at the ...

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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

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

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Funders for a Just Economy - Alabama Learning Tour

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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Webinar

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Black Lives Matter: We Say Their Names

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06/02/2020

... and compelled to action in response to the murders of George Floyd and Black people across the U.S. by police. ... NFG cares about you, and your communities. We are here to work beside you and support each other as we share, inspire, ... power building so that Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities thrive. RESOURCES & CALLS TO ACTION ...

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$50million for M4BL - See You There

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06/25/2020

... mounted a significant SixNineteen Juneteenth weekend of actions in a matter of weeks. Virtually, over 185,000 people viewed M4BL-TV ... globally. For context on the strategy behind this weekend of action we recommend the first episode of the People's .....

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

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Thu, February 25, 2021

... eyes on 2020 voter mobilizations to give voice to hundreds of thousands of Black, Latinx, and API voters in Georgia and ... the City Towards an Economy for All features the work of Stand Up Nashville , The Equity Alliance , and the ...

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As We #SayHerName, 7 Policy Paths to Stop Police Violence Against Black Girls and Women

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Tue, July 19, 2016

In honor of the National Day of Action to End State Violence Against Black Women, Girls ... seven areas would go a long way to reducing harm while we work toward deeper systemic change. Andrea J. Ritchie is a ...

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Highlights from Amplify this July

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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 . ... analysis along with vivid and accessible stories of their work . A full recording of the webinar is available here and ...

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Policing the Homeless: Broken Windows ‘On Steroids”

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... seen since the Great Depression. Homelessness is the tip of the iceberg of that crisis; but rather than address its causes, local ... seen police officers used to force homeless folks out of public spaces, buttressed by laws that effectively ...

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NFG 2016 National Convening: Philanthropic Strategies for People, Place, and Power

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Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - Thursday, June 16, 2016

Oakland, CA

... please look at our program booklet . Photos courtesy of Lonny Mey er Photography Visit NFG's Facebook page to view more photos of the conference, and visit our YouTube channel to watch videos of our speakers, panels, and artist performances. Watch .....

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A Place to Call Home: Housing Policy Roundtable

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021 -

9:00am - 10:30am

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A vital discussion of how the Housing Policy Playbook & the BREATHE Act can ... released the New Deal for Housing Justice — a set of policy recommendations to help solve the U.S. housing ... experts, the New Deal for Housing Justice lays out a set of critical actions in the first 200 days of the new ...

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Philanthropy & the Case for Reparations

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Thursday, March 18, 2021 -

10:00am - 11:00pm

Virtual

... Vermont are all exploring reparations as a form of racial healing after generations of institutionalized racism. Portland approved as their top ... us for a two-part series to further discuss the growing work on reparations to heal, restore, repair, and rebuild ...

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Healing Justice

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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 ... Theodore assesses economic indicators affecting quality of life in the South and examines corporate strategies that ... in Tennessee and Mississippi impact the outlook for future organizing nationwide. Download Resource [PDF] New ...

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We are the ones we’ve been waiting for

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11/09/2016

... season, we have finally come to the other side. Many of us are feeling a lot of hard emotions. Many of us are looking for answers to ... do, we all have a responsibility to go deeper. Our bright future is in your hands. In the next days and weeks, NFG will ...

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Energy and Equity in Puerto Rico

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Thursday, November 9, 2017

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... — REGISTER HERE — Join us for this conversation, part of the ongoing Puerto Rico: From Relief to Equitable ... to assist with the power needs for a just rebuilding of Puerto Rico's severely damaged infrastructure. It will ... this dialogue and create points of collaboration through future calls on other specific issue areas, including just .....

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Protecting Assets: Developments in Payday Lending Reform and the Role of Faith-Based Organizations

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Thursday, September 11, 2014

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... the country. These new rules could preserve billions of dollars for low-income families and borrowers of color. Moreover, they indicate possible directions for future financial reform efforts involving the CFPB. ...

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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

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... Creator, #BlackLivesMatter Tynesha McHarris , Director of Community Leadership, Brooklyn Community Foundation ... will contain dial-in and log-in information. Look for future offerings on our website , Twitter and Facebook . Send comments, questions and suggestions for future webinar topics to lweintraub@ncrp.org . Webinar: ...

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Join the Inaugural Philanthropy Forward Leadership for Change Fellowship

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07/18/2018

... are excited to launch a new leadership fellowship for CEOs of progressive philanthropic institutions. The first cohort ... together, boldly envisioning and advancing the transformed future of philanthropy. A future that centers and achieves equity and social justice. ...

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NFG's 2020 Virtual Convening Series

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020 -

9:00am - 10:30am

Virtual

... is continuing throughout 2020 as we celebrate four decades of mobilizing philanthropy and bring funders together to explore what is possible in the current era of organized philanthropy. Our convening series features six ... Land Plays in Our Social Movements: Past, Present, and Future Wednesday, December 2, 2020 (12:30-2pm PT / 3:30-5pm ...

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

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by Marisa Franco, lead organizer of the #not1more campaign for the National Day Laborer ... Network (NDLON) website "Last night completed a circle of tragedy and travesty. Darren Wilson killed Michael Brown ... and sisters, and holding us back from the life and future we all deserve. #BlackLivesMatter #YaMeCanse #Not1More .....

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Who Pays? The True Cost of Incarceration on Families

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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 ... members, opportunities that could lead to a brighter future . Read the full executive summary . Visit the report ...

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Letter to President Obama and US Attorney General Eric Holder

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Tue, November 25, 2014

... and US Attorney General Holder take action. The Department of Justice has the power to arrest and prosecute Officer ... we'll send to the Obama administration and US Department of Justice. You can add a personal comment using the box ... what you do in this moment will have a major impact on the future of racial profiling and police brutality in America. .....

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Reports from the Movement Strategy Center

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Tue, November 01, 2016

... Center The Movement Strategy Center offers a plethora of resources that speak on transformative practices, ... progressive power. Below is a curated list. Practices of Transformative Movement Building We need transformative ... and connection – to strategically navigate toward the future . Movement Pivots: Five Steps to Collective Impact & ...

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Funder Coalition Calls for Building a Just and Resilient New Orleans

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09/01/2015

... expected to help New Orleans address "the triple threats of disappearing coastal wetlands, climate change, and failing ... "transform the regional economy [through] the creation of a new knowledge-based, globally exportable industry." "If ... low-income neighborhoods of color being most vulnerable to future disasters. Managed by Grantmakers for Southern .....

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

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Sunday, October 1, 2017

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... an understanding and attention to the political economy of the South can help funders and field organizations develop ... report assesses economic indicators affecting quality of life in the South and examines corporate strategies that ... in Tennessee and Mississippi impact the outlook for future organizing nationwide. Slides from the webinar are ...

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