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💥 THRILLED to be in conversation with Ruha Benjamin
Monday, November 20 back in NYC! JOIN US .Ford Foundation Ford Foundation Gallery & co-presented by Occidental College Oxy Arts
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This is an important collaborative effort launched by The Families and Workers Fund Fund, deploying $50M to help advance one million uplifting careers in clean energy and infrastructure.
And bravo to the Families & Workers Fund for reaching $110M in total investments.
familiesandworkers.org/families-and-w…
Ghana’s Atewa Forest is a paradise of biodiversity and a crucial water source for 5 million people.
It's now at risk of being destroyed by mining. Ford Foundation's Emmanuel Kuyole takes us inside the fight to protect this endangered Eden.
Earlier this year, we heard from military veterans working in newsrooms about their stories and how we can actively work toward building more diverse and representative newsrooms at “Reporting with Honor: A Guide for Covering Veterans with Disabilities.” #VeteransDay @MVJnetwork
This #VeteransDay we honor our grantee @MVJnetwork who is doing the important work of building a supportive community for aspiring journalists and advocating for diversifying newsrooms through hiring and promoting more veterans.
Happy from Mama Cash and Monica Aleman from Ford Foundation call out the patriarchal and colonial attitudes to funding that persist in government and philanthropy.
We need more flexible, long term resourcing for feminist activists & movements on the frontlines #SFFP
Starting now: final plenary of the day, Financing Women's Rights Organizations and Feminist Movements, featuring our incredible members and feminist funders Mama Cash's Happy Mwende Kinyili, Ford Foundation's Monica Aleman and Global Affairs Canada
#FeministForeignPolicy #sffp
“One of the trends we should be concerned about is the growing level of inequality,” @DarrenWalker shared at the TOWN&COUNTRY #philanthropy summit with Charlize Theron, @RealMikeFox, and Arnold.
Read more about moving from #GenerosityToJustice from The Associated Press's Glenn Gamboa. ⬇️
How can we ensure the digital economy has long-range positive outcomes for workers? @valerierwilson (@EconomicPolicy) points to policies that strengthen labor standards and workers’ rights to unionize as the solution to #MakeTechWork . Ford Foundation ssir.org/articles/entry…
As our President @DarrenWalker shares with @LaurenePowell in TOWN&COUNTRY, 'Philanthropy should be about justice and dignity. This requires an interrogation of our own complicity in the very problems we are seeking to solve.' Learn more about how to move from #GenerosityToJustice ⬇️
To ensure the new digital economy benefits all, especially historically marginalized groups, the first step must be to strengthen labor standards & workers's rights to join a union, writes Valerie R Wilson Economic Policy Institute in #MakeTechWork w/ Stanford Social Innovation Review.
ssir.org/articles/entry…
I am incredibly grateful to be included in TOWN&COUNTRY’s latest philanthropy issue alongside Charlize Theron, @RealMikeFox, and Arnold. I spoke with my friend @LaurenePowell about the long game of #philanthropy , the driving forces behind this work, and what gives me hope.
To ensure the new digital economy benefits all, especially historically marginalized groups, the first step must be to strengthen labor standards and workers's rights to join a union, writes Economic Policy Institute's Valerie R Wilson in #MakeTechWork with Stanford Social Innovation Review.
With support from Ford Foundation, @Macfound, Surdna Foundation, & Democracy Fund, we're thrilled to announce the third call for the #JustTech Fellowship awarding $200K to support practitioners at the intersection of tech & social justice over 2 years: ssrc.org/programs/just-…
I'm honored to be speaking at CareFest 2023 on Nov. 2-3 where 500 leaders will convene on transforming how society cares. We're proud to support Caring Across Generations #CareCantWait who is hosting this incredible event and rethinking care for a better tomorrow! #CareCantWait