Before the Mirror: Foundations in the Public Space
An article in Alliance by Akwasi Aidoo: http://alliancemag.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/before-the-mirror-foundation…
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Fund for Gender Equality Grants
The Fund for Gender Equality today announced grants totalling more than US$27.5 million to recipients in 13 countries, with grant amounts of up to US$3 million each. The Fund for Gender Equality, supported by donations from the Governments of Spain and Norway, is managed by the UN Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM (part of UN…
The Cost of Foundation Disinvestment in Advocacy Now Will Be Paid by the Most Vulnerable for Years to Come
A recent post from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy. Take a look here.
Marking Progress: Movement Toward Racial Justice
The Philanthropic Initiative for Racial Equity has just released a new publication, “Making Progress: Movement Toward Racial Justice.” This publication is the third volume of the Critical Issues Forum series, which aims to deepen the discourse around important progressive racial justice issues within philanthropy. In this journal, several authors tackle the problems and prospects of…
Administrative Associate position at UNIFEM Fund for Gender Equality
Dear friends and colleagues, The Fund for Gender Equality is looking for an Administrative Associate (see description below) and the deadline to apply is 2 july 2010. Please distribute widely among your networks. Appy directly by clicking here. Thank you, Ana Maria Enriquez, Programme Manager UNIFEM http://www.unifem.org/partnerships/fund_for_gender_equality/application_… ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOCIATE Location : New York, UNITED STATES…
Social Justice Philanthropy: An Initial Framework for Positioning This Work
A paper by Albert Ruesga and Deborah Puntenney discussing eight different (and overlapping) traditions of social justice on which philanthropic practitioners base their practice. Social Justice Philanthropy Traditions.pdf
Values and Practices That Are Important for Good Social Justice Grantmaking
In early 2010, the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace took an unapologetically normative approach to the question, “What is good social justice philanthropy?” Here we Take a stab at describing the values and practices we believe are imperative for social justice grantmaking. Our aim was not to cut off debate but…
Social Justice Track at 2010 COF Conference
Attached are materials from the 2010 Council on Foundations Convention’s Social Justice Track: Ruesga, G.A. and Puntenney, D. (March 2010). Social Justice Philanthropy: An Initial Framework for Positioning this Work. Working Group for Social Justice & Peace. Kirsty and the Evaluators: Getting a Grip on Evaluation. Working Group for Social Justice & Peace. Evaluation Frameworks…
Kirsty and the Evaluators: The Play and the Video of the Play
The Play from Cairo, Kirsty and the Evaluators: Getting a Grip on Evaluation, by The Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice & Peace, is attached. We’ve also uploaded the video of the play to vimeo. If you’d like to see this video (or others from the Cairo convening), please go to http://vimeo.com/8269821 and enter…
What’s Happened Since Cairo?
The Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace is continuing to meet – and has finished a summary report about what happened in Cairo (attached). Please add anything you’ve been working on since February related to Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace – new collaborations that may have started, work or conversations that…