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Ford Foundation’s plan to issue debt intriguing for its novelty, though not ready to be replicated globally
The Ford Foundation, together with several other large American foundations, announced recently a plan to issue debt to increase grantmaking – an unusual choice in the foundation world. Some have called the move groundbreaking, saying …
Girl Rising launches storytelling challenge in partnership with HP
Global campaign Girl Rising, in partnership with HP, has launched ‘My Story: The 2020 Storytelling Challenge’ to collect and highlight stories about how people are working towards racial justice, gender justice, access to education, or …
AFIELD announces 2020 mentees
The Tsadik Foundation supported AFIELD programme has announced its 2020 mentees: Andrea Yarbrough from the U.S., Theo Prodromidis from Greece, and Waysatta Fernández from Mexico. The three mentees will receive $1,500 in seed funding to …
From tragedies to transformation: Using a racial justice lens in global grantmaking
Systemic inequities, a global pandemic, and violence from both state and private actors have created the perfect storm. Black, Asian, Indigenous, migrant, Roma and racialised communities around the world have responded to the present moment …
Philanthropy for a safe, healthy, and just world: New report explores peacebuilding and philanthropy
In 2019, Candid and Centris, with support from PeaceNexus Foundation, conducted a survey, Philanthropy for a Safe, Healthy, and Just World. The results, based on 823 civil society organization responses, reveal philanthropists can do better …
Adapting to changing landscapes: How women, girls, trans, and intersex people are addressing COVID-19
What Mama Cash is hearing from its partners around the world about their strategies for dealing with the global pandemic ‘We are putting self- and collective-care into practice and not losing hope that [the pandemic] …
