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Police Accountability: Organizing and Philanthropic Strategies

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Mon, September 15, 2014

The uprisings in Ferguson , MO, in response to the police killing of Michael Brown, have awakened ... might support racial justice movements, including organizing for police accountability. To recommend additional resources, please ...

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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 - 11:15am

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A Ferguson Syllabus: Reading a Movement

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Mon, August 10, 2015

... shot by 28-year old Darren Wilson, a white police officer, in Ferguson , Missouri. Brown's killing — and the subsequent public display ... the perspectives of the black people who spent many days organizing and demonstrating in the sweltering streets of Ferguson . Here .....

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

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Fri, December 05, 2014

... Guardian . On Monday, representatives from a community in active struggle against state sanctioned killing, violence and ... Oval Office. He asked for our help, harkening back to his organizing days when, in the streets of Chicago, the cries of the people ...

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Police Shootings Since Ferguson Put Foundations to the Test

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... Lindsay, Chronicle of Philanthropy July 19, 2016 In mid-April, a police-reform task force appointed by Chicago Mayor Rahm ... donor networks are backing many of the grass-roots activists organizing protests. A similar, two-track philanthropic response is likely ...

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Foundation for Louisiana Supports Baton Rouge Organizing with Rapid Response Fund

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09/12/2016

... Rouge, LA — Foundation for Louisiana (FFL) stands in solidarity with the Baton Rouge community and people across Louisiana and ... individuals and organizations who are on the front lines in organizing around systemic issues of police violence, police-community ...

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Midwest Community Organizing Panel Discussion with the Needmor Fund

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Friday, May 3, 2019 -

9:00am - 11:30am

Chicago, IL

... of Neighborhood Funders Group are invited to participate in a panel discussion featuring the leaders of several national organizing networks. This conversation, facilitated by Frank Sanchez, will ...

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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

... funders and field leaders for FFJ's third National Member Organizing Meeting. At this political moment, with attacks on Black, Native, ... effectively. We’ll spend the second half of the day in issue-focused breakout groups, identifying collaborative tactics to .....

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L.A. RISING: The 1992 Civil Unrest, the Arc of Social Justice Organizing, and the Lessons for Today’s Movement Building

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Sat, April 28, 2012

... many actors, so many turning points, and so many skirmishes in the fight for justice. But we try to capture parts of the puzzle, offering ... our knowledge of the history, and the perspectives offered in a unique set of interviews with twenty- three of the top organizers involved ... RISING: The 1992 Civil Unrest, the Arc of Social Justice Organizing , and the Lessons for Today’s Movement Building ...

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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

... Solidaire Network As economic and political power in the United States has become increasingly concentrated in the hands of a ... with confirmed attendees closer to the date. Organizing for Wall Street Accountability and Financial Reform: Funders’ ...

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Ferguson Solidarity: Ways to Support the Fight

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Tue, August 19, 2014

" Organization for Black Struggle (OBS) , Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment and the Center for Popular ... financial resources, legal support, and solidarity actions in localities across the country. Ferguson Solidarity: Ways to Support .....

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Ferguson to Geneva

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Police in Ferguson committed human rights abuses: Amnesty report

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... Gillam , Reuters. October 24, 2014. (Reuters) - Police in Ferguson , Missouri, committed human rights abuses as they sought to quell ...

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

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

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Tue, October 14, 2014

... Institute, October 15, 2014. Executive summary In August 2014, a Ferguson , Missouri, policeman shot and killed an unarmed black teenager. ...

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The Violence Happening in Ferguson Is More Than Physical

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By Tim Reid, Reuters, November 21, 2014. FERGUSON , Mo Nov 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of civil rights lawyers from across ... to charge the officer who killed an unarmed black teenager in August. The attorneys are arriving in Ferguson as talks between protest ...

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Response to Ferguson: Systemic Problems Require Systemic Solutions

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Mon, November 24, 2014

... who were watching, we experienced deep disappointment in the decision by the St. Louis County grand jury not to indict Ferguson , MO police officer Darren Wilson for fatally shooting Michael Brown, ...

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The Black Scholar: Ferguson, the Black Radical Tradition and the Path Forward

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Tue, August 26, 2014

... dropping? Feel the icy winds blowing? It’s winter in America. Spring and fall seem to have enveloped summer. The chill comes ... a blizzard coming. The first frost has already fallen, in Ferguson , Missouri, of all places. Ferguson has ripped the veil off. It is now ...

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Thoughts on Ferguson

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Mon, September 08, 2014

... teenager Michael Brown was shot to death by a police officer in Ferguson , Missouri. In the weeks after his death, protests ensued and a ...

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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 ... BYP100, Black Lives Matter Network, Project South and Ferguson Action. Along with the collective call to #SayHerName, we also ... of LGBT People in the United States.” She has been organizing , advocating, litigating, writing and agitating about police violence ...

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

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... many people will tout the city’s recovery, few people in black working-class neighborhoods will be celebrating. After all, they ... dedicated resources to support black-led grass-roots groups organizing to push for greater police accountability and other changes that ...

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

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... Protests have begun, and police appear to be engaged in active suppression tactics, including arrest and physical confrontation . ... and with all of you committed to supporting the grassroots organizing in demand for justice. For updates and where to donate, please check ...

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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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Funders Collaborative for Youth Organizing , Jan 9, 2015 As we begin 2015, we at the Funders' ... for young people of color to play a transformative role in advancing social justice. Young people of color are demonstrating a ... This included massive protests against police brutality in Ferguson , New York, and beyond ; continued pressure from undocumented young .....

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Baltimore Uprisings

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Tue, April 28, 2015

... and the severe under-resourcing of Black communities in Baltimore. The city is under occupation, with a heavy presence by the ... through their fundraising effort to support Black-led organizing for Black liberation, Young People Investing in a Future Free of ...

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Key Insights from #BaltimoreUprising

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Mon, May 18, 2015

... is a now too familiar story. Multitudes take to the streets in pursuit of justice for an unarmed black male killed by the police in a city ... the bases of activists motivated. The lesson for Baltimore organizing moving forward is that organizations on the ground should anticipate ...

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Making Black Lives Matter

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Member Publication

Wed, February 25, 2015

... American teenager, Michael Brown, by a white police officer in Ferguson , Missouri gave a new energy and national platform to the issue of ... Black-led organizations like SNCC that did deep grassroots organizing in local communities and provided a vehicle for student leadership; ...

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Resourcing the Movement for Black Lives

Fri, June 03, 2016

Above: America Wake Up is scrawled on an I-beam in the burnt out rubble that once was Beauty Town. The store was burnt down ... have once again highlighted the importance of community organizing for social and structural change. With growing national attention ...

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Charlottesville Funder Briefing

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Thursday, November 9, 2017

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... 9, 2017 10 am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET In the aftermath of the August 2017 white nationalist attacks in ... groups, and partners in the field. FFJ is a national organizing platform for grantmakers, donor networks, and funder affinity ... disparity of policing of non-violent Black protestors in Ferguson , Baltimore, New York, Baton Rouge, and Texas (and many other places), ...

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Funders for a Just Economy Florida Learning Tour

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Monday, April 8, 2019 - Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Fort Myers, FL

... members, and other funders only. You will be asked to log in to the website in order to register for this event. If you need to create a ... and VIDA Legal Assistance 3:00pm: Emerging Tactics in Organizing : Alianza, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, Alliance for ...

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NFG Midwest Equity Funders Meeting

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019 -

9:00am - 4:00pm

Milwaukee, WI

... Funders Group invite you to a Midwest equity project meeting in deepening our shared practice towards equity and justice in the region. Originally planned for January 2019, this meeting was ...

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Mapping the Field

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Fri, August 14, 2015

... and Funders for Justice. Please note that this list is in formation and is regularly expanded based on recommendations from the field ... philanthropic responses to the uprisings across the country in 2014 and 2015. Additional data on the survey of foundation giving is ...

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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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Five Things President Obama Could Do to Stop the Killing

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... school administrator or police officer that would result in him being hurt, psychologically or physically. That anxiety - which I ... who show a greater tendency to dehumanize African-Americans in widely used psychological questionnaires, are more likely to have used force ...

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In ‘Moral Monday,’ activists protest Brown shooting with acts of civil disobedience

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... , Washington Post - October 13, 2014. ST. LOUIS – In a third day of civil disobedience, local and national clergy members with ... cross police lines and were arrested during a protest at the Ferguson Police Department. The planned act, which organizers called Moral ...

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Justice Dept. to investigate NYC chokehold death

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... chokehold death of an unarmed black man after a grand jury in New York City declined to indict the white police officer who applied the ... death occurred weeks before the deadly police shooting in Ferguson , Missouri, a case also under investigation by the Justice Department ...

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

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... Network and BAJI Arizona Organizer Late Monday , in a much anticipated decision, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey vetoed Senate ... Department of Justice report on the police practices in Ferguson , MO. The victory against SB1445 is an example of what is possible ...

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Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation

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Fri, November 28, 2014

... analysis on print, cable, and social media coverage of Ferguson . ColorLines , an online publication by Race Forward, has had excellent ongoing coverage of Ferguson . Visit the Race Forward website. Race Forward: The ...

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St. Louis Activist: Decades After 1968 Urban Uprisings, Key Economic & Race Issues Remain Unresolved

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Tue, August 19, 2014

Democracy Now! - August 19, 2014 The upheaval in Ferguson , Missouri, has called to mind the racial divisions that split open in ...

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Thinking About the Safety of Black Lives Beyond Policing

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Wed, February 25, 2015

... over two-hundred communities across the country erupted in massive protests and sustained acts of civil disobedience. People flooded ... fishing nets for mass incarceration. In some towns, such as Ferguson , they are also tax collectors ticketing low income citizens to ...

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Time to turn protests into change

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Wed, December 10, 2014

... (CNN) -- More than a week after the grand jury's decision in Ferguson , protests continue nationwide. On campuses, in malls, on streets and .....

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White People and Activism in the Trump Era

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07/19/2018

In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, ... (NCRP) , reflects on leveraging privilege and dissent in the face of fear. People in the United States are scared. ... film screening of Whose Streets , which documents the Ferguson Uprising in response to the murder of Mike Brown in 2014. During ...

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

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Wed, July 18, 2018

In the past two years, Communities United for Policing Reform (CPR) has played a critical role in leading a campaign to pass landmark police accountability legislation in New ... change to end discriminatory and abusive policing – from organizing and funding perspectives Presenters Monifa Bandele, ...

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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

... acting on the need to join forces and come together in creative new ways. Connecting, organizing , and mobilizing philanthropy is at the core of NFG’s work. This ...

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Funders for Justice Announces Inaugural Advisory Committee of Field Leaders

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07/05/2017

... cohort of FFJ Advisors. These nine leaders were selected in recognition of their expertise and leadership in movements for racial and ... Anthony Newby , Minnesota Neighborhoods Organizing for Change Simran Noor , Center for Social Inclusion ...

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Ways to Support Organizers in North Carolina

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10/07/2017

Check out these three ways to support organizers in North Carolina: Freedom Fighter Bond Fund , at the Durham ... people who are representative of the people and communities organizing in support of racial, social, gender, economic, and environmental ...

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Statement from Within Our Lifetime

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10/07/2016

This rapid response statement on police killings in September 2016 was originally released by Within Our Lifetime on ... Tyre King (among many others) and all the people grieving, organizing and protesting for justice in El Cajon, Charlotte, Tulsa, ... Policy and systems change , Community Organizing , Criminal Justice , Implicit Bias and ...

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

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Member Publication

Mon, June 10, 2013

This is a pivotal time in Native America. Opportunities are opening up as the result of improving ... investment in and sustained support for grassroots community organizing and advocacy in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. Deeper and longer-term investments in community organizing and leadership development efforts will promote self-determination ...

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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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Minnesota Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (MN NOC) June 5, 2015 Today, after months of organizing and community pressure, the Minneapolis City Council voted 12-1 to ... comes on the heels of a new ACLU report showing that in Minneapolis, black and Native American people are over 8 times more likely ...

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Living Resource Systems: A New Approach for Supporting Movement Networks

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Tue, November 01, 2016

... and photo provided by the Movement Net Lab In tandem with the many movement networks of the last decade, innovative ... with expertise (and willing to provide training) in organizing , social media and safety with simple, agile processes for approval. ...

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Making Black Lives Matter Initiative Website Launch

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Member Publication

Tue, March 01, 2016

Dear Colleagues, In recognition of Black History and Black Futures month, the Hill-Snowdon ... MBLM Initiative that is focused on supporting Black-led organizing in order to help revitalize and strengthen the institutional and ... importantly the website will feature the work of Black-led organizing groups that are advancing Black history everyday as they organize to ...

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

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Thu, November 05, 2015

... Lives Matter , Blackbird and Black Youth Project 100 in partnership with many regional and local organizing groups. For a full list, see http://movementforblacklives.org . ...

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No Pride in Deportation: From Vice to ICE Toolkit

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Thu, June 29, 2017

... released the Vice to ICE Toolkit , a resource on organizing across intersections of identities, including race, sexual ... of these identities – LGBTQ undocumented communities in New Orleans. “Now, more than ever, as LGBTQ communities celebrate ... Rights Network , while drawing inspiration from years of organizing in New Orleans. It provides conversation starters groups can use to ...

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FFJ Call Recap: Policing and Criminalization in the Trump Era

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Wed, February 15, 2017

... for us to be fearless; to find ways and resources to fund organizing and base building.” — Marielena Hincapie, National ... and the press, charged with felony riot charges . In this webinar, speakers across communities shared insight on their work in ...

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What It's Going to Take to Change Philanthropy

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12/06/2017

In October 2017, Funders for Justice (FFJ), a program of Neighborhood ... Cities Movement at the NoVo Foundation office in New York City. FFJ got the chance to sit down and talk with NoVo's Ramatu ... to support people on the ground to do base-building and organizing work, provide long-term and flexible support, make sure that groups .....

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

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09/29/2017

... for 2017 Discount Foundation Legacy Award ! Launched in 2015, the Discount Foundation Legacy Awards supports leading edge organizing in the worker justice arena. In partnership with Jobs with ...

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Thu, May 24, 2018

... at the Intersections group to create a supportive community in which funders could learn about intersectional grant-making together and ... invested in relationship-building with community and worker organizing leaders; deepened their understanding of how slavery, genocide, the ...

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Funders for a Just Economy - Alabama Learning Tour

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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

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... as ground zero for historic and influential grassroots organizing , movement building, and successes in civil rights and economic policy. Decades of disinvestment and economic ...

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Countering State Preemption and Protecting the Power of Local Government

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Monday, July 10, 2017

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... elections, state lawmakers have become more aggressive in their use of preemption to stop local lawmaking across a broad and expanding ... to push back preemption. We will also learn about the organizing and communications tactics that have been used in specific states ...

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Decriminalization and Community-Led Safety and Justice Models in Communities of Color

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Thursday, June 8, 2017

New York, NY

... and Community-Led Safety and Justice Models in Communities of Color This event has now passed. Please check ... these all connected? These conversations, the evolving organizing , and scaling-up many long-time models have become especially urgent ...

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Native Voices Rising: National Funder Briefing Webinar

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Thursday, December 8, 2016

Webinar

... 2 pm ET Please register here for call- in information. Join Native Voices Rising for a web briefing that will ... critical need to strengthen support for indigenous community organizing and leadership development. The discussion will feature a diverse ...

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

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Webinar

... of higher education – to prepare students for careers in community change. Local CLP models include new certificate and degree ... new change agents, equipped with a deep analysis, community organizing skills, and real work experience. This program, a collaboration ...

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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

American Dreams in the South: Immigrants, Philanthropy and Opportunity for All Arkansas ... for growing populations. Arkansas communities offer creative organizing strategies that can be models for the region and the country. ... to best support the changing population and collaborative organizing in the South. The tour will delve into: Recent ...

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The Innovations and Independence of OUR Walmart

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Monday, August 24, 2015

New York, NY

... campaign to change Walmart is an effort that began in 2011 and has made a deep mark on how to build worker power and paved the way for new forms of organizing . Join us to learn more about this effort and how recent developments ...

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Honoring the Discount Foundation

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Reception

Thursday, April 23, 2015

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Boston - New York City Learning Tour

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

Boston, MA

... Funders Group for a two day, northeast learning tour in Boston and New York City. With historic public sector leadership transitions ... both Cities? What strategies are community-based groups organizing around to advance more inclusive land use, housing and economic ...

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Funder Briefing: Freedom Cities

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

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... (BAJI)—organizations with decades of experience organizing and advocating for women, Black and immigrant families, and poor and ... rural areas, and communities safe for all oppressed people in the U.S. The discussion featured: Zachary Norris , Executive ...

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2018 Community Change Learning Exchange (CCLE)

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

Chicago, IL

... Change Learning Exchange (CCLE) on May 9-10, 2018 in Chicago, IL. This iteration of CCLE will highlight the philanthropic journey ... their grantmaking to support racial equity and community organizing . We will also learn more about local challenges and ...

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How NFG is Disrupting Funder-Grantee Dynamics

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12/04/2018

... more robustly with what’s bubbling from the ground up in the field, as well as center racial equity in our work!” The outcome of ... a background in urban planning and environmental justice organizing , Helen is delighted by this opportunity to build community ...

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FJE 2018 Policy Briefing: Evolving Strategies for Worker Justice

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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Washington, DC

... wage increases and new paid family and sick leave policies in many states, the last few years have seen significant challenges to workers. ... and Welcome 9:30 – 11:00 am Panel: Organizing in an Environment of Erosion of Worker Protections and Safety ...

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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

Webinar

... will it take to win successful economic justice campaigns in the South? With many families facing chronically low wages and economic ... to improve the quality of economic opportunity through labor organizing and strengthening workers’ rights, focusing on the southern states ...

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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

... policy issues that affect middle and low-income workers. In a fundamentally shifting political and power map, this year’s policy ... collaborations, litigation strategies, and community organizing . Click here for the agenda, slides, and bios of ...

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FJE 2017 Policy Briefing: The Road Ahead for Worker Justice

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

Washington, DC

Check out our recap of this event In a fundamentally shifting political and power map, Funders for a Just ... Ideas and Provocations on Strategies for Worker Justice Organizing for Corporate Accountability and Worker Justice What’s on the ...

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

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Wed, April 15, 2015

... by the Society for Labour and Development (based in India), the Project of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ProDESC, based ... rights organizations developing transnational strategies for organizing workers in low-wage industries. Economic globalization has created ...

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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

... Colorado Trust are pleased to invite you to the Strategy in Action Learning Tour: Equitable Revitalization and Regional Power-Building ... of color. With aligned progressive strength across the organizing community, elected leadership, and philanthropy, Pittsburgh is ...

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Funders for Justice Meeting in NYC

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Friday, June 12, 2015

New York, NY

... Atlantic Philanthropies to coordinate and mobilize resources in support of organizing in response to ongoing events of police brutality and state ...

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Funders for Justice Meeting in New York City

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Friday, June 12, 2015

New York, NY

... member, we hope you’ll join us for an all-day meeting in New York City: June 12, 2015 Atlantic Philanthropies New ... to the landscape of police accountability and racial justice organizing , the scope of philanthropic support, and strategic opportunities to ...

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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

When Neighborhood Funders Group launched the Amplify Fund in 2018, it was with a singular core purpose: to bring together funders to ... collaborate and mobilize resources toward power building and organizing for equitable development. The Fund aims to strengthen the ...

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Towards a More Resilient Place: Voices from the Convening

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Wed, October 18, 2017

... for Towards a More Resilient Place: Promising Practices in Place-Based Philanthropy . This convening builds on our 2014 Towards a ... their health and well-being. Philanthropy should be funding organizing and power-building work that gives communities the ability to shape ...

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

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NFG moves into grantmaking with a multimillion-dollar collaborative fund

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12/11/2017

... new, multimillion-dollar pooled fund focused on investing in equitable, community-led development. The fund, which is seeded by Surdna ... NFG and its network of field leaders as a driving force in organizing philanthropy to move resources to equitable and sustainable ...

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Leading with Power: #NFG2016 Conference Recap

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Mon, July 18, 2016

... funders and field leaders joined Neighborhood Funders Group in Oakland, CA, making it NFG's largest convening ever. Grounded by frontline ... workshops and learning tours showcased grassroots organizing groups partnering in new ways with advocates in Oakland and around .....

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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

Webinar

... this recap of the learning tour on the NFG blog. In addition, we are excited to hear how network members are developing their ... the book Foreclosure to Fair Lending: Advocacy, Organizing , Occupy, and the Pursuit of Equitable Credit and the policy report ...

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

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Thursday, May 30, 2019 -

10:00am - 11:30am

Webinar

... their identities while building wealth. Innovative models in community organizing , policy, and land use — including ownership and community land ...

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

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05/09/2019

In April 2019, NFG's Funders for a Just Economy and Florida ... together funders from across the country and community organizing leaders in Florida to explore how diverse communities in the state ... and organizers can feel. Some of the most brilliant organizing strategies in the country are emerging from this state, out of the .....

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Healing Justice Institute

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Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -

9:00am - 5:00pm

Seattle, WA

Pre-Conference Event at the Grantmakers In Health Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy Hosted by NFG’s ... Institute is an opportunity for grantmakers to engage in a day-long learning and strategy institute about supporting healing justice ... network of funders increasing resources to grassroots organizing addressing the intersections of racial justice, gender justice, ...

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NFG Member Spotlight: Tremaine Foundation

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04/27/2018

The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation , based in New Haven, CT, does grantmaking through a national lens in niche areas of ... we are making under Sustainable CT. Through these grants; organizing and leadership development programs; and organizations focused on ...

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Catalyzing a Movement for Health and Housing

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07/12/2019

... and Chris Kabel, The Kresge Foundation. In June 2019, Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) gathered nearly 90 funders at ... (DDP) is at the core of NFG’s nearly 40-year history of organizing philanthropy to support equitable, community-based change. ...

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

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Webinar

... short-term behavior (voting) and fail to engage people in the honest conversations about how the race, racism, and xenophobia are ... in the U.S. We will then discuss successful models for organizing thousands of rural, white, working-class community members using ...

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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

... short-term behavior (voting) and fail to engage people in the honest conversations about how the race, racism, and xenophobia are ... in the U.S., the speakers discussed successful models for organizing thousands of rural, white, working-class community members using ...

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Announcing Two New NFG Projects

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07/17/2018

... exciting projects at our 2018 National Convening last month in St. Louis. In case you missed it, here's a preview of what's coming. ... group of funders interested in supporting racial justice and organizing in rural communities. The Integrated Rural Strategies Group seeks to .....

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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

Whether your organization has many investments in rural communities or you are still puzzling out what the term “rural” ... & Small-Town America. 1) Civic Engagement and Organizing in Rural & Small-Town Communities Thursday, October 11 ...

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

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01/22/2019

... funders working to build long-term support 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 ...

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2019 Budget and Policy Briefing

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

Washington, DC

... budget and tax policy, work and job quality issues, and organizing and power building strategies. Sessions will explore how the current ... families, workers and communities and the role funders play in building an economy that works for all. This event is offered free of ...

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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

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The Cost of Dollars Moving - Hate is Not Charitable Webinar Series

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Monday, November 4, 2019 -

10:00am - 11:30am

Webinar

... Neighborhood Funders Group and Amalgamated Foundation In February of this year, Sludge broke the story that the philanthropic ... going, what the impact is in the field, and how folks are organizing to stop the rise of hate groups and change how philanthropy gives. ...

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From Sector Newcomer to Board Member

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Release Date:

12/04/2018

... Veatch Program at Shelter Rock four years ago after working in the field as an organizer for 14 years. She came to Neighborhood Funders ... a space of affirmation and sustenance for Marjona, whose organizing background and perspective from the field anchors her work as a ...

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Donate to the Legal Support Fund for Justice for Mike Brown

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In support of those people arrested during protests this week, on the one-year ... . Since August 9, over 800 people have been arrested in Ferguson while protesting Mike Brown's death and the epidemic of police ... and Brown communities in the United States.The Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE) legal support team aims to .....

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

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Sun, February 21, 2016

by Patrisse Marie Cullors-Brignac In 2013, I helped create a Black-centered political will and movement building ... throughout 2013 and 2014, we utilized it as a platform and organizing tool. Other groups, organizations, and individuals used it to ... out how to support the brave and courageous community of Ferguson and St. Louis as they were being brutalized by law enforcement, ...

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A Pivotal Moment for Racial Justice

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Release Date:

01/05/2015

... program, reflects on emerging opportunities for the racial organizing movement. This post originally appeared on Ford ... jury announced that no indictment would be delivered in the police killing of Eric Garner. Following the grand jury decision not to ...

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Why We Move Money for Justice

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07/19/2018

In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, ... about mobilizing resources for social change. The Ferguson uprisings sparked change in St. Louis and around the world. Funders ... but the struggle for justice will be a long fight. St. Louis organizing infrastructure is strong on knowledge, skills, experience, and ...

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For the Surdna Foundation, Communities Should Define Their Futures

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Release Date:

09/01/2016

... economic development. This post originally appeared in NCRP’s quarterly journal, which you can find here . ... societal problems, but one that is committed to investing in new ways of building economies, environments and communities that place ...

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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

... of Dignity and Power Now, a grassroots organization based in Los Angeles founded by Patrisse Cullors, one of the co-founders of ...

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Announcing the 2018 Discount Foundation Legacy Awardee

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Release Date:

07/11/2018

... he was 17 years old. He joined his parents on a dairy farm in rural Vermont and worked for years on farms across the state. Enrique joined Migrant Justice and became a leader in the successful campaign to expand access to driver's licenses to .....

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City Rising

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Mon, July 09, 2018

... documentary that shows how gentrification is deeply rooted in a history of discriminatory laws and practices in the United States. This series illuminates how gentrification is ...

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Freedom to Thrive: Reimagining Safety & Security in Our Communities

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Fri, May 05, 2017

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Enough is Enough: We Demand Quality Policing Now

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... Fifty years after the Civil Rights Movement we are still in pursuit of justice. We are still confronting what Dr. King called, the ... the nation. We have witnessed a police culture so steeped in racism that video footage alone is not enough to deter it. Eric Garner died ...

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

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... stop thinking about the election. The 2010 election. In 2010, there were two dozen states that had anti-Sharia law ballot measures and/or legislation pending. In fact, Sharia law did not pose any real threat to communities, but these ...

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

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... IRS Form 990 and provides an overview of financial trends. In 2014 we adopted this tool for our Arc Towards Justice Fund, which provides general support funding to racial justice organizations in Oakland, to help us be in conversation with our grantees about their ...

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Tell us what inequality means to you. Join the conversation using #InequalityIs .

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

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Tue, May 13, 2014

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United Against the Muslim Ban

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Bringing Our Whole Selves to Philanthropy and Our Grantmaking

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Release Date:

07/12/2018

In June 2018, Neighborhood Funders Group convened hundreds of local, regional, ... , reflects on ways funders can live their values in their work. Often times in philanthropic spaces we are not encouraged to bring our whole selves—to ...

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California Funders Working Group on Gentrification and Displacement

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Release Date:

10/12/2016

... to addressing gentrification and displacement issues in California and nationally. It is now moving into a new phase of work that will result in the creation and capitalization of a collaborative fund. The fund is being ...

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

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Fri, March 13, 2015

In response to a resurgence of interest in place-based grantmaking, the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions and ... Group convened over 100 funders and leaders from the field in September 2014 for Towards a Better Place: A Conversation About Promising ...

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

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03/19/2015

... and the growing tide of economic and social inequality in our country. Place-based grantmaking can play an important role in turning this tide, but not without addressing the core structural barriers ...

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California Funders’ Convening on Gentrification and Displacement

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Thu, December 03, 2015

... working on gentrification and displacement issues in California. Our goal was to deepen a shared understanding of the ... of displacement affecting residents and small businesses in many cities in California due to gentrification. We also sought to lay the ...

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We are the ones we’ve been waiting for

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Release Date:

11/09/2016

... What we know is that we have been in a real, powerful, hopeful, and evolving movement moment for the past few years. While what we thought we knew yesterday may now be in question, what is not in question is: If you believe in equity and justice, ...

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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

... Project , was one of 33 funders selected to participate in NFG’s Project Phoenix . He shares his reflections on the year-long ... developed for funders to explore philanthropy’s role in supporting a “just transition to a new economy” that promotes good jobs, ...

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

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Release Date:

02/15/2017

... to raise funds. This post originally appeared in Inside Philanthropy here . As I think about where we ... stop thinking about the election. The 2010 election. In 2010, there were two dozen states that had anti-Sharia law ballot measures ...

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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

... boost economic opportunity for minority-owned businesses in Detroit by providing them with greater access to capital and business ... have historically been at the heart of economic growth in Detroit, and they have the potential to reduce unemployment and expand ...

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Unions, Activists Align on Affordable Housing

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

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Fri, July 14, 2017

... grants to seed social change efforts are becoming interested in fundamental shifts in traditional corporate accountability and disinvestment strategies to ...

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Grantmakers for Southern Progress 2016 Post-Election Webinar Recap

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Mon, January 09, 2017

... supporting LGBTQ, people of color, and immigrant communities in the South. Leaders and practitioners deeply rooted in their work in the South offered their insights about the challenges and ...

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Recap: 2017 Grantmakers for Southern Progress Spring Convening

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Fri, May 05, 2017

In bayous, hollers, cities, and small towns across the American South, ... cutting edge, successful strategies to build lasting change in their communities and beyond. These leaders have the skills and expertise necessary to navigate an inclusive way forward for everyone in this era of unprecedented political, economic, and demographic shifts. Yet ...

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Committee Meeting

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Conference Call

... monthly calls on the second Thursday of each month. Join in for program updates and strategic discussion about funder interests and ...

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GSP 2017 Regional Convening

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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Charleston, SC

Equity, Environment and Democracy in Puerto Rico - Funder Briefing in NY

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Monday, April 13, 2015

New York, NY

... Funders Group for a Funder Learning Breakfast in New York: Intersection of Equity, Environment and Democracy in Puerto Rico When: Monday, April 13, 9:00-11:15 am ET Where: ...

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Funder Briefing: The Future of Work and the Workforce

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 9:00am - Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 5:30pm

Baltimore, MD

... funders briefing on what work and working will look like in the future, the potential impact of key trends on low-income workers, families and communities, and the role of philanthropy in shaping better outcomes for the workplace and workers. Join us for ...

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Families Impacted by Incarceration: Practice and Policy Issues for Funders to Consider

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

New York, NY

... by a site visit to the Bedford Hills women's prison located in upstate NY (transportation provided) Wednesday March, 19th .....

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Baltimore Housing Justice Learning Tour

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

Baltimore, MD

... equity through affordable housing and community development in the Baltimore region. Baltimore will provide both a case study of ... advocates and organizers, local funders and policymakers in Baltimore about their work on two critical and timely housing issues: ...

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The Beat is (Back) On! Labor Reporting Reemerges

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Webinar

... work and the exciting new investigations they have in store. This webinar is free and open only to funders, ... Michelle Chen , Contributing Editor, Working In These Times , and Editor, CultureStrike Domestic Workers ...

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EPIP Police Accountability and Racial Justice: Sustaining a Movement

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Webinar

... that will impact policy and create sustainable change? In this webinar, we will be joined by representatives of Communities United for ... yourself for the webinar. You MUST register at GoToWebinar in order to obtain access to the webinar. EPIP Police Accountability ...

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2018 Post-Election Briefing for Grantmakers

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Washington, DC

... Join NFG's Funders for a Just Economy on November 27, 2018 in Washington, DC, for the 2018 Post-Election Briefing: Philanthropy at the ... this year’s midterm elections will have an enormous impact in shaping the political landscape for years to come. Assessing the new .....

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Amplify Fund Learning and Evaluation Partner RFP

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Release Date:

03/11/2019

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

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Development Without Displacement in Opportunity Zones

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019 -

10:00am - 11:30am

Webinar

To register for this event, please log in to your account or create a new account . For any registration issues, ... can take to ensure that Opportunity Zones are more equitable in cities across the country. The Opportunity Zones designation, a ...

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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

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

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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 ... from a course or a book. Rather, they often get stuck in how they think and feel about themselves or their situations." — ... better supported leaders within organizations and movements. In these 5-person groups, each participant equally focuses on their peers’ .....

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

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Friday, October 26, 2018

Webinar

Come join your peers in philanthropy for a strategy discussion that will highlight the potential for ... on increasing equity and opportunity engage funders in the process of developing a Midwest scan of grantmakers and nonprofit institutions interested in building shared equity and opportunity Over the last two years, ...

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Grant-making with an Intersectional Lens

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Thursday, May 24, 2018 -

11:00am - 12:30pm

Webinar

... to truly integrate a historical and intersectional analysis in our grant-making of the economic policies that have led to systemic poverty, structural racism, and patriarchy in order to resource the movement to shift power and seed change? Over the ...

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

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Saturday, December 16, 2017

Trends + Building Power in the AAPI Community

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Monday, November 6, 2017

Webinar

... (AAPI) community will enter 2018 with significant growth in their engagement in elections as the fastest growing population in the country, continuing a ...

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Homes for All Funder Alignment Gathering

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Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Atlanta, GA

... will coincide with the Homes For All Member Assembly in Atlanta, GA. The HFA Member Assembly will bring together over 300 impacted ...

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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

In partnership with several affinity groups across different sectors, we are ... on February 12th and 13th at the Scottish Rite Center in Oakland, CA. In these whiplash times, this is a powerful opportunity to come together as ...

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Pathways to Effective State Funding Strategies

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Monday, February 5, 2018

Webinar

... how coordinating bodies, intermediaries, national and in -state funders are all operating from the lens of that one state. In this conversation, you will hear key highlights of the state funding ...

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Just and Equitable Rebuilding of Cities After Disasters

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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Webinar

... places are still figuring out how they can get back home. In Puerto Rico alone, tens of thousands of people are displaced, with their homes destroyed and no relief in sight. Even before Hurricane Maria struck, Puerto Ricans were already ...

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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

... will coincide with the Homes For All Member Assembly in Atlanta, GA. The HFA Member Assembly will bring together over 300 impacted ...

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Democratizing Development Program Opportunity Zones Strategy Call

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Thursday, March 14, 2019 -

11:00am - 12:00pm

Webinar

... to hear how funders and community can prioritize investments in projects that yield equitable growth, benefits, development without ... you may have for other funders. If you are interested in Opportunity Zone webinar notes or materials, please contact Nile Malloy, ...

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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

... plans to deepen its impact by planting organizational roots in the South. Grantmakers for Southern Progress had its genesis in 2009. In its early years, GSP and Neighborhood Funders Group decided to ...

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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

... sectors can accelerate movement-building for equity. In reflection, a few folks from NFG’s funder network share their perspectives on, and experience in , mission-related investing. Beyond grantmaking for racial equity ...

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Webinar Recap: Governance, Participatory Budgeting, and Grantmaking

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Fri, November 03, 2017

... models where community stakeholders are involved in deciding how public and philanthropic resources should be allocated. Here is ... on the challenges and opportunities of resource sharing in philanthropy. Building effective community-involved decision-making ...

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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

... field leaders to understand the dynamic moment we are living in and rethink grantmakers’ role in building long-term community power. It highlighted the issues 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

... meeting will address key questions that arise when investing in place. It is our hope that this is truly a beginning conversation that will lead to more in -depth conversations, and ongoing sharing of tools and solutions to help ...

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Webinar: Investments that Build Wealth and Power

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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 -

10:30am - 12:00pm

Webinar

... that uphold white supremacy, how can funders invest in transformative POC-led strategies creating opportunities for wealth ... Program, and the Integrated Rural Strategies Group — in this webinar to dive into two case studies: the Boston Ujima Project ...

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Save the Date for NFG's 2020 National Convening

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What's Next in the Movement for Working Families Webinar

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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Webinar

Opportunities for Offense and Building Power in the States From Oregon to New York City – Winning a Family-Sustaining ... prosperity for working families. New polling shows that 3 in 4 Americans support fair workweek policies that deliver reliable hours with ...

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

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019 -

8:30am - 5:00pm

Washington, DC

... a Just Economy, at manisha@nfg.org if you are interested in this event to learn more. Over the past several decades workers have experienced severe erosions in job protections, quality, and benefits, and the ability to collectively ...

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Shifting Resources Towards Permanently Affordable Housing

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Thursday, October 10, 2019 -

11:00am - 12:30pm

Webinar

... low-income communities. There is a great need to invest in permanently affordable housing like community land trusts and community ... housing inequities as funders continue to anchor resources in housing solutions. How are funders supporting this ecosystem of housing ...

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A New Testament of Hope

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... so profound that it has caused the most powerful nation in the world to stagger in confusion and bewilderment.” During these past ... What we do not need is more of the militarization we saw in Ferguson — nor more of the menacing weaponry that has been shipped from ...

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Black Lives Matter, Today and Always: January 15 Highway Action Solidarity Statement

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Police arrest protesters as St. Louis awaits grand jury decision

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... , Reuters - November 20, 2014. (Reuters) - Police in Ferguson , Missouri, kept alert on Thursday for signs of tension after arresting ...

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Our Work Today: A Statement from FFJ Leadership

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Release Date:

08/14/2017

... , or an “equity package” which will invest $4 million in Black people of Charlottesville. Among those investments were funding for a ... disparity of policing of non-violent Black protestors in Ferguson , Baltimore, New York, Baton Rouge, and Texas (and many other places), ...

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#ReclaimMLK Actions Across the US

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NFG 2018 Award for Excellence & Discount Foundation Legacy Award

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Release Date:

06/27/2018

... Funders Group honored and celebrated two inspiring leaders in philanthropy and organizing : Molly Schultz Hafid, recipient of the NFG Award for Excellence, and ...

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

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Release Date:

03/02/2017

... She comes to NFG with more than 12 years’ experience in grassroots organizing . Most recently, she was the Director of Organizing at Strategic ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Charlene Carruthers

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Release Date:

04/27/2018

Next up in our discussion series with FFJ ’ s Field Advisors , ... invest/divest demand, Black queer feminist (BQF) lens as an organizing framework, and the importance of leadership training and political ... the invest/divest demand? How do you translate local chapter organizing to a national demand? BYP100 started its journey into ...

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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 inaugural ... Just Immigration, organizations with decades of experience organizing and advocating for women, Black and immigrant families, and poor and ... Don’t give up if you don’t see change right away. Good organizing takes time. The Ella Baker Center helped lead a campaign to close 5 ...

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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

... and national funders who are committed to advancing progress in the outcomes, conditions, and opportunities for those who are least well off ... as a trusted expert and resource and expert in community organizing , rural development and special programming for a number of national ...

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How to Creatively Fund Social Movements

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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

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National Dialogue: Community Land Trusts

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Webinar

... community land trusts – how they work and the grassroots organizing that make CLT's a powerful tool for residents in combating displacement and blight. This will also serve as a learning in .....

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Puerto Rico: From Relief to Equitable Recovery

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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Webinar

... am PT / 11 am MT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET The conditions in Puerto Rico are dire. Hurricanes Irma and Maria have destroyed homes, crops, ... citizens, funders, and grassroots organizations have been organizing to support Puerto Rico's communities. Please join us and our .....

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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

Webinar

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

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Tue, October 03, 2017

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New Reports: And Still I Rise, #BlackWorkersMatter

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Thu, May 07, 2015

... released at the conference State of Black Workers in America at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York. ... leaders and activists in exploring ways to leverage their organizing expertise for the preservation of the labor movement and the ...

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2017 Discount Legacy Award Reception

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

Washington, DC

Launched in 2015, the Discount Foundation Legacy Award supports leading edge organizing in the worker justice arena. In partnership with Jobs with Justice and ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Marisa Franco

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02/12/2019

... , a digital and grassroots hub for Latinx and Chicanx organizing and movement building, speaks on the current political moment and ... work. Tell us about the particular moment you are in with your work and place in the movement. Entering into our fourth ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Zachary Norris

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Release Date:

04/02/2019

... tells us about his vision for change and the need to invest in building the foundation for marginalized communities to thrive. ... our communities safe, healthy, and strong. We are currently organizing with Oakland community members to call for accountability and ...

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Board Transitions at NFG

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Release Date:

04/19/2019

... talented board of directors who help fulfill our mission of organizing philanthropy to support grassroots power building so that ... the KIDSCOUNT Initiative at The Annie E. Casey Foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to working for The Annie E. Casey ...

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St. Louis Young Black Leaders Cohort Design Process Consultant Search

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Release Date:

03/26/2019

... Photo by Brittney Butler on Unsplash In late 2018, the Amplify Fund engaged with a group of local advisors in a ... organizational development , and “brass tacks” organizing training to ensure a shared set of tactics and approach to the ...

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Place Based Community Change: The Time is Now

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Release Date:

11/02/2016

... Towards a More Resilient Place: Promising Practices in Place-Based Philanthropy . Here, Dawn Phillips, of Right to the ... Towards a More Resilient Place: Promising Practices in Place-Based Philanthropy convening was provocative and insightful. The ... to support this work. Invest in basebuilding and organizing —not just today, but for the long term. Support impacted ...

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NFG Member Spotlight: The Jacob & Valeria Langeloth Foundation

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10/17/2018

... rights), and the Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing /Youth for Safety and Justice Fund (rapid response funding to youth-led safety and justice organizing ), among others. How does Langeloth see collaborative funds as ... are a useful vehicle for entering a funding area in which we don’t have a lot of knowledge or exposure. In addition to ...

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Friday, October 11, 2019 -

9:00am - 4:00pm

Inglewood, CA

... our successes, strategies, opportunities, community-based organizing solutions, and resources needed to win for low-income and ... Where: La Create Space : 401 E Hillcrest Blvd in Inglewood, CA When: Friday October 11, 2019 from 9am to 4pm ...

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New York State Rural Equity Summit

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

Dundee, NY

... 2019. NFG and ENY are bringing together funders interested in exploring the New York State (NYS) rural landscape and how to build an ... their efforts. Hear presentations from rural grantmakers and organizing groups, and dive into a set of workshops to strategize around how ...

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Discount Foundation Legacy Award

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02/11/2019

The Discount Foundation Legacy Award was launched in 2015 to commemorate and carry on the legacy of the Foundation’s decades-long history of supporting leading edge organizing in the worker justice arena beyond its spend down as a foundation in ...

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How Philanthropy Can Promote Equity through Community Engagement

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01/22/2018

... to leverage their resources to support community power in the process. Many of the neighborhoods that the light rail ... Family Foundation said, “If the community wasn’t engaged in this decision from the very start, then the outcomes the community needed ...

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National Mama’s Bail Out Day

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07/11/2018

... The week before Mother’s Day, organizations in Oakland, Los Angeles, St. Petersburg, Montgomery, Memphis, ... mothers as possible who otherwise would spend Mother’s Day in a cell simply because they cannot afford bail. Everyday an average of ...

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FJE Funder Call on Forced Arbitration

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Friday, June 1, 2018 -

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

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... that two NYPD officers were killed by a man who earlier in the day seriously injured a young woman in Baltimore, and who killed himself after shooting the officers. We express ...

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Executives' Alliance Foundation Leaders "Ban the Box"

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Issue Call to Action for All U.S. Philanthropic Institutions to Adopt Fair Chance Hiring Measures NEW YORK, Feb. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leaders from 42 foundations announced today that they have "banned the box" by adopting fair chance hiring policies or ensuring that questions about criminal convictions do not appear on applications for employment with their foundations. They also issued a challenge to all U.S. philanthropic institutions to follow suit and eliminate barriers to employment for people with arrest and conviction records. The foundations are members and allies of...

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

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... a 4-year-old son – was shot to death by a police officer in a 7-Eleven parking lot. A judge later ruled that my son posed no threat to ... our community members accountable. The DOJ has to step in . Local and state prosecutors work closely with the local and state police ...

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Grant Makers Give Money Fast to Challenge Trump Policies

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03/13/2017

... American Civil Liberties Union alone raised $24 million in one weekend after it took on Donald Trump’s travel ban, earning the venerable charity headlines in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and ...

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Letter to President Obama and US Attorney General Eric Holder

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Tue, November 25, 2014

... Raise your voice today to ensure our national leaders step in where Missouri's politicians have failed, and secure justice for Mike Brown ... General Eric Holder, I urge you to do everything in your power to secure justice for Mike Brown and an end to the nationwide .....

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Race Files

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Mon, December 01, 2014

We live in an age of colorblind racism. We claim we don’t see color, yet American ...

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Tour Reflections from a Native New Yorker

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Fri, May 02, 2014

... I joined Neighborhood Funders Group for the learning tour in early April; we spent day two in New York City for an interactive, information-packed trip that took us by ...

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Welcome New NFG Board Members

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02/21/2018

Please join us in welcoming our newest board members , who will help guide NFG in the coming years: Shona ... of whom have devoted significant talent, time and energy in service of NFG’s mission: Angela Brown, The Hyams Foundation ...

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Project Phoenix

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

... project adds to several conversations that have emerged in philanthropy over the past few years exploring fronts ranging from local ... sectors a re-prioritization of the role of capital in society to better serve the goals above. Phoenix advanced a ...

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Project Phoenix Outcomes and Evaluation

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Wed, March 08, 2017

... observations of what we learned, and where the gaps remain, in the form of a presentation. Listen to the audio of the presentation ... deeper relationships with one another, transformed the ways in which they think and talk about the work of just transition to a new ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Kris Hayashi

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01/14/2019

... the horrific conditions trans migrants face, particularly in ICE custody. Click here to participate in a matching gift challenge. #JusticeforRoxsana Six months ...

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Meet the First Philanthropy Forward CEO Leadership Cohort

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10/12/2018

In October 2018, some of philanthropy's top leaders came together for the ... institutions, hosted by Neighborhood Funders Group in partnership with The Aspen Forum for Community Solutions. Over the next ... benefit from joining the next class of progressive leaders in philanthropy, get in touch with Adriana Rocha, NFG's Vice President of .....

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Welcome to the new NFG website!

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12/10/2018

... bottom of every page Look up NFG member organizations in our member directory Log in to get member access to individual contacts in the directory and register ...

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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

... who are using evaluation to support positive change in a place. Explore metrics, methods, and approaches to place-based ... of development Deepen connections with others working in the field Encourage an ongoing community of practice Inform and ...

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Selma Funder Delegation

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

Selma, AL

We are convening national and local funders to participate in the historic 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery ... for voting rights, and to explore the role of philanthropy in continuing and expanding the work for social justice and economic ...

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LA-Area NFG Member Happy Hour

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Reception

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 -

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Los Angeles, CA

... with NFG! Join us as we gather NFG staff and members in the LA area. Non-members wanting to learn more and connect with the NFG ...

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NFG Bay Area Member Happy Hour

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Reception

Thursday, November 15, 2018 -

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Oakland, CA

If you'll be in the Bay Area on Thursday, November 15, join the staff and members of Neighborhood Funders Group for a fun happy hour in Uptown Oakland! Connect with your peers in social justice philanthropy gathering from around the Bay Area. This is your .....

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The LA Teacher Strike and Movement for the Common Good

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Thursday, March 7, 2019 - 12:00pm

Webinar

... administrators nationwide are barely making a living wage. In response, community-educator partnerships, whether in Los Angeles, North Carolina, West Virginia or Oklahoma, are inspiring a ...

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Power Research

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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Webinar

... by the most effective grassroots organizers and movements in the struggle for justice. By definition, this strategy utilizes ...

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December First Monday + Election Series Discussion

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Monday, December 4, 2017

Webinar

In November, elections around the country provided us with some of our first ... elections Learn which issues were salient to voters in the 2017 elections and how those have shifted since 2016. ... and partnerships, and how to continue to invest in deep coordination at the state level through 2018. Discuss the ...

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Real Talk on Police Reform

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Member Event

Thursday, April 7, 2016

New York, NY

... killings by police, the first appointment of its kind in the country. Finally, families don't have to rely on a system where the prosecution of police officers are in the hands of local district attorneys whose work requires them to ... most impacted by police violence. This program is organized in partnership with Communities United for Police Reform. Real Talk on .....

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Applications Now Open for 2019-2020 Philanthropy Forward Leadership Fellowship

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02/06/2019

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Staff Transitions at NFG

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06/29/2017

... role as Vice President of Operations. Adriana has worked in the social justice field for over 20 years, bringing great expertise in organizational and network capacity building. Prior to joining NFG, she led ...

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FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Jenny Arwade

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05/01/2019

... current Chicago happenings and the role of healing justice in “building the power necessary to change the conditions in our communities, dismantle structural racism, and address long term healing ...

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Identify. Describe. Dismantle. Repeat.

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08/08/2019

... out and then rejecting systems and institutions rooted in racism as a way to become not just non-racist, but anti-racist. This post ... Solutions. The Meyer Foundation, which pursues and invests in solutions that build an equitable Greater Washington, is a member of NFG. ...

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Speak Out: Social Justice Advocacy for Public Foundations

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Friday, September 20, 2019 -

11:00am - 12:15pm

Webinar

... (such as community foundations) can play an important role in building power for communities of color and low-income communities by engaging in advocacy themselves and funding their grantees to advocate on issues such as ...

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