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The Role of Philanthropy in Peace Building & Structural Injustice Work in South Asia In keeping with the Foundation for Peace Network’s commitment to furthering peace building efforts through the work of indigenous Foundations in societies driven by structural violence and injustice and to the sharing of learning and expertise with others, we are planning…

Hi everyone. Nathaniel Chioke Williams passed along the attached job description for a new Executive Director for the Neighborhood Funders Group. Know of anyone who’d be interested? Please pass this along. Thanks! NFG ED Position Profile.doc

WHAT: The Abraham Fund held its first-ever GLOBAL ONLINE BENEFIT event. Viewers were taken virtually to see Jews and Arabs working side by side to transform the landscape of Jewish-Arab relations and build a more secure Israel for its entire people. Click here to see the webcast. WHY: At a time when organizational resources must…

Important news! The African Grantmakers’ Network has launched! Please click here to see the announcement about the launch this past summer.

Sabanci Foundation launched the ‘Turkey’s Changemakers’ (Fark Yaratanlar) project to share inspiring stories of individuals who make a difference in social and economic development. The weekly television programme airs on CNN Turk showcases the accomplishments of a new ‘Changemaker’ for 32 episodes (through June 2010). Nominations are accepted through the program’s own website under the…

Thought you might be interested in the work Funders for LGBTQ Issues has been doing on racial equity grantmaking. Click the link to get to their new web page, which includes a toolkit for doing racial equity grantmaking.

Take a look at this New York Times article

From: Funding Exchange Board of Directors Date: November 12, 2009 4:20:03 PM EST Subject: Executive Director Search Announcement Dear Friends, We are happy to announce our Executive Director Search. Please forward this e-mail to anyone you think would be a great candidate. Executive Director Search The Funding Exchange, located in New York City, is seeking…

From: Jean-Luc Bories On Behalf Of Ines Alberdi Subject: Fund for Gender Equality – Call for Proposals Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the first Call for Proposals for the Fund for Gender Equality. The Fund is a multi-donor initiative dedicated to the advancement of high-impact gender equality programmes that focus on…