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... worker justice organizing campaigns. The winner of the 2016 Discount Legacy Award will be honored at the Jobs With Justice Education ... Roosevelt Human Rights Awards Celebration on February 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. To learn more about the eligibility and ...

... Engagement, but delighted to welcome Adriana Rocha as NFG 's new Vice President of Programs, and Lindsay Ryder as our new Membership ... a half years, Yolanda has spearheaded NFG 's successful 2016 National Convening , helped to launch the California Funders Working .....

... taking collective action and funding grassroots efforts . NFG is the political home where funders collaborate to make this happen. ... year, all staff at your organization will get early bird conference rates... trust us, you don’t want to miss this opportunity. ...

... an d policing. If you would like to get involved with NFG ’s ongoing conversations about these issues, email us at ... Public Interest Award in 2015, and is a member of the 2016 class of the Levi Strauss Foundation's Pioneers of Justice. Zachary is .....

... hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National Convening, Raise Up: Moving Money for Justice. Here, ... close to my chest as I navigated through the rest of the conference . Organizers, funders, and neighborhood activists helped answer ...

... hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National Convening, Raise Up: Moving Money for Justice . Here, ... sparked by Michael Brown’s murder was clear at the conference ’s screening of Whose Streets? , a powerful documentary made ...

Tyler Nickerson, NFG Member and Director of Investments and State Strategy at The Solutions Project , was one of 33 funders selected to participate in NFG ’s Project Phoenix . He shares his reflections on the year-long ... creativity are rare and fleeting. I was fortunate to have NFG ’s Project Phoenix provide such an opportunity for me to take that pause ...

... her first encounter with Neighborhood Funders Group ( NFG ), just after entering philanthropy from the field of public health: I ... 4 years. When I was first assigned to go and sit in on an NFG strategic planning conversation, for me it was like ‘Wow, this is the ...

... and format, at the bottom of every page Look up NFG member organizations in our member directory Log in to get member ... our reset password page. Let us know at support@ nfg .org if you come across any issues logging in, or anywhere else on the ...

... for equity. In reflection, a few folks from NFG ’s funder network share their perspectives on, and experience in, ... Soon after Confluence Philanthropy’s Gathering, NFG member Amalgamated Foundation launched the Hate Is Not Charitable ... investing, it can be helpful to look at these alternatives. NFG member The Hyams Foundation considers itself to be at the beginning ...

It's been a big year for NFG ! We officially launched two new, exciting projects at our 2018 National ... Forward: Leadership for Change This fall, NFG will be launching Philanthropy Forward: Leadership for Change, our first ... Integrated Rural Strategies Group In addition, NFG has been convening a core group of funders interested in supporting racial .....

... via our online portal by 11:59 p.m. PST on October 28, 2016 . You can access the online nomination form here . We ...

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

... Greene, Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute and former NFG board member Earlier this month, House Republicans released a new ...

... by many community organizations and elected officials. In 2016 , she received the Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize ... the world. Learn more about Adhikaar. 2016 Awardee: Alfred Marshall Organizer with the New Orleans Workers' .....

... restaurants and kept a massive event from feeling like a conference and more like a shared experience, rooted in the same city that ...

... Economy (FJE), a program of the Neighborhood Funders Group ( NFG ), we’re coming together to track this arena, better described for our ... the evolving worker justice movement during the NFG biennial conference in St. Louis, MO. And, we partnered with Sarita Gupta of Jobs ...

... hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National Convening, Raise Up: Moving Money for Justice. Here, ... This question was especially on my mind given that the conference was held in in St. Louis, Missouri where Mike Brown was killed by a ...

... hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National Convening, Raise Up: Moving Money for Justice. Here, Ryan ... and invitation of NFG VP of Programs, Adriana Rocha, and conference co-chairs Marjona Jones and Retta Morris. In my experience on ...

... and Neighborhood Funders Group organized the conference last September, our intent was to start a national conversation that ... the rich discussions and learnings from the conference , the NFG and the Aspen Forum have just released a conference report and ...

... the energy and curiosity of the grantmakers attending the conference , who were of all backgrounds and identities and were willing to put ...

... In June 2019, Neighborhood Funders Group ( NFG ) gathered nearly 90 funders at Grantmakers in Health’s national conference in Seattle for a panel discussion on how philanthropy can invest in ...

... rapid response statement on police killings in September 2016 was originally released by Within Our Lifetime on September 29, 2016 at http://www.withinourlifetime.net/ . Within Our ...

... information, contact Nile Malloy, Senior Program Manager of NFG 's Democratizing Development Program, at nile@ nfg .org . California Funders Working Group on Gentrification and .....

Dimple Abichandani, NFG member and Executive Director of the General Service Foundation , ...

August 29, 2015, Philanthropy News Digest - While challenges such as entrenched poverty and overincarceration remain, funder collaborations, cross-sectoral partnerships, and community-based leadership and participation have helped transform New Orleans in the decade since Hurricane Katrina caused catastrophic damage to the city, a paper from the Greater New Orleans Funders Network argues. The paper, Fulfilling the Promise, Making New Orleans a Just and Resilient City (16 pages, PDF), outlines the progress made and challenges that remain in areas where philanthropy has played an important role...

Eric Ward, Program Officer of Ford Foundation 's Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice program, reflects on emerging opportunities for the racial organizing movement. This post originally appeared on Ford Foundation’s Equals Change Blog, which you can find here . On December 3, a New York grand jury announced that no indictment would be delivered in the police killing of Eric Garner. Following the grand jury decision not to indict the police officer who shot another unarmed black man, Michael Brown , in Ferguson, Missouri in August, this news set off protests across the country. But these deaths...

... leaders in philanthropy, get in touch with Adriana Rocha, NFG 's Vice President of Programs, at adriana@ nfg .org . This fellowship is best suited for philanthropic institutions .....

... Photo by Jonas Weckschmied on Unsplash NFG is pleased to share some exciting news about the growth of Grantmakers for ... national profile has become well-established, and NFG ’s capacity and networks in the South have grown and deepened. GSP has ...

... not all the way there yet. We invite other funders in the NFG network and beyond to join Amplify’s current funding partners to ... about how to join the Amplify Fund, please contact amplify@ nfg .org . The Amplify Fund is Expanding Support for Power Building and ...

Neighborhood Funders Group ( NFG ) and The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions are excited to ... For more information, please contact Adriana Rocha, NFG 's Vice President of Programs, at adriana@ nfg .org . Who This is For This Fellowship is best .....

Last month, the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions and Neighborhood Funders Group convened 100 local, regional, and national funders for Towards a More Resilient Place: Promising Practices in Place-Based Philanthropy . Here, Simran Noor of the Center for Social Inclusion shares the three lessons that funders should build on to support sustainable community change. By Simran Noor, Center for Social Inclusion Eight years ago, I worked for a foundation that heavily invests in my hometown, which allowed me to see firsthand the impacts of place-based investments. I was reminded of that...

... contact Manisha Vaze, Senior Program Manager, at manisha@ nfg .org . FJE’s next program is a post-election briefing in ...

Faron McLurkin has joined NFG ’s staff as the Senior Program Manager for the Integrated Rural ... and how to get involved, get in touch with Faron at faron@ nfg .org . Welcome Faron McLurkin, Sr. Program Manager of the ...

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

Alejandra L. Ibañez, Chair of NFG 's Funders for a Just Economy and Lead Program Officer at Woods Fund ... contact Senior Program Manager Manisha Vaze at manisha@ nfg .org . Reflections on Labor Day from Funders for a Just Economy .....

... that build an equitable Greater Washington, is a member of NFG . Recently, the president of the United States openly ...