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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. ...

Each year, ABFE hosts an annual conference , convening more than 250 members, stakeholders and partners to ... and recognition of our colleagues in the field. The 2015 conference will spotlight individuals who are leading philanthropy as well as ... in December 23. Learn more and register for the conference . Empower Philanthropy! ABFE’s Annual Conference ...

... 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, ... as it did for many of us, it really came to a head after the 2016 presidential election. In the weeks leading up to inauguration, local ...

In September 2016 , the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions and Neighborhood ... that define the Aspen Institute. In many ways, the conference matched our surroundings. Outside of logistics and agenda building, ...

... 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 ...

... and organizing: Molly Schultz Hafid, recipient of the NFG Award for Excellence, and Enrique "Kike" Balcazar, winner of the Discount Foundation Legacy Award, at the NFG 2018 National Convening, Raise Up: Moving Money for Justice. .....

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 ...

... for Southern Progress (GSP) and Neighborhood Funders Group ( NFG ), are pleased to announce that LaTosha Brown will become the Project ... for Southern Progress is a funder working group of NFG , comprised of Southern and national funders who are committed to advancing ...

... 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 ...

... will step down as President of Neighborhood Funders Group ( NFG ) to accept a new position as Executive Director of the Raikes Foundation in September. NFG ’s Vice President of Programs, Adriana Rocha, and Vice President of ...

We launched NFG ’s new Democratizing Development Program this summer with the goal of ... Development 2017 Program Planning Survey by November 18, 2016 . Funder Webinar on Governance, Participatory Budgeting ... contact Nile K. Malloy, Senior Program Manager, nile@ nfg .org . “Advancing Together” the Democratizing Development Program ...

... landscape. Meanwhile, philanthropic organizations—like NFG partner Foundation for Louisiana—are prepared to focus financial and ...

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...

... Workers' Day, Jobs with Justice Education Fund and NFG ’s Funders for a Just Economy are excited to celebrate Odessa Kelly as an ... by many community organizations and elected officials. In 2016 , she received the Grinnell College Innovator for Social Justice Prize .....

... for 14 years. She came to Neighborhood Funders Group ( NFG ) through an existing relationship between Veatch and NFG : Molly Schultz ... with NFG ’s Funders for Justice program staff to convene a conference call to mobilize resources and support the organizers’ legal ...

... hundreds of local, regional, and national funders for the NFG 2018 National Convening, Raise Up: Moving Money for Justice . Here, ... There were several standout moments for me during the conference related to the Funders for a Just Economy’s (FJE) goals and ...

... 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 ...

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Photo by Brittney Butler on Unsplash In late 2018, the Amplify Fund engaged with a group of local advisors in a strategy development process to determine its grantmaking priorities in Missouri. Through that process there was a clear ask from local strategy advisors to invest in young Black leadership in the St. Louis region to deepen relationships, develop trust, and align around a shared political analysis and plan. Specifically, the funding strategy calls for Amplify to support the leadership primarily of Black and youth leaders and names several strategies as pre-...

... 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 ...

... Trans People of Color Collective. On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 , Keith Lamont Scott, a disabled Black man, was shot and killed by ...

By John Barnes, Executive Director, Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) Even many AIDS advocates and people living with HIV are surprised to learn that HIV IS a crime in 32 US states and 72 countries around the world, with new laws being enacted every year. Since these laws have begun to appear, at the beginning of the epidemic, over 600 prosecutions of people with HIV, more than half of those in the United States. In fact, just this week the Utah House of Representatives passed HB 369 , which, if enacted, will make sexual contact by an HIV+ person without disclosure of status a first-degree...

... 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 ...

By Manisha Vaze , Senior Program Manager of NFG 's Funders for a Just Economy This Labor Day weekend, as we .....

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

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

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 .....

... For questions, please contact Adriana Rocha at adriana@ nfg .org . The application deadline has been extended to March ...

... 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 ...

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...

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

... about a more just and sustainable world, is a member of NFG . We live in dangerous times, and every passing news ...

... achieve greater social and economic justice, is a member of NFG . We are issuing a clarion call to Southern philanthropic ...

... and our partners, please write to us at fundersforjustice@ nfg .org . 1) What would you offer as a synopsis of the Ferguson ...