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Leeway Foundation awards 12 artists with the Transformation Award

Leeway Foundation (mark)
Friday, January 17, 2025
Press release via Leeway Foundation PHILADELPHIA, PA [January 17, 2025] — In ... and poet living in the Land of Enchantment (Albuquerque, New Mexico), Ameerah Bad'r, and Denver-based nationally ... throughout the year or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. The next deadline for ...

Leeway Foundation announces $180,000 in Transformation Awards

Leeway Foundation 2023 Transformation Awardees
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
... (January 15, 2024) -- In December 2023, Leeway Foundation awarded 12 artists with the Transformation Award, ... throughout the year or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support.  The next deadline for ... or  bknight@leeway.org   ABOUT LEEWAY The Leeway Foundation supports women, trans* and gender nonconforming ...

Philanthropy Needs A New Endgame: The Liberation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Communities In America

Breaking Chains
Thursday, June 4, 2020
... philanthropic paradigms.  Darren Walker, from The Ford Foundation, called for philanthropy to move from a charity ... seeks justice in his book From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth . ( 3 ) In Philadelphia, Philanthropy ... are very few actions that make up the “must dos” for foundation to be in compliance with the IRS or the founding ...

Leeway Foundation announces the inaugural recipients of the IPMF Artist + Activist Residency

Leeway Foundation
Monday, December 13, 2021
Press Release PHILADELPHIA, PA-Leeway Foundation recognizes the longstanding power of media artists ... as well as the range of projects and media,” said Leeway Foundation Executive Director Denise Brown. “We are ... throughout the year or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. Press inquiries and ...

Leeway Foundation Announces $49,950 in Support To 23 Individual Artists Highlighting Practices of Reclamation Of LGBQA Social Movements and Cultural Preservation

Leeway Foundation
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
In a time of global unrest and uncertainty, Leeway Foundation continues to be led by our community and grantees ... throughout the year or schedule an appointment with a staff member for one-on-one support. The next Art and Change ... deadline is March 1, 2022.

New Century Trust Adopts Trust-Based Philanthropy Approach

Thursday, May 24, 2018
Since 1882, New Century Trust has worked to build the economic and ... to overwhelming feedback from the non-profit community, New Century Trust is transitioning to a “trust-based” ... usually associated with grant writing and reporting. New Century Trust is currently seeking to build a small ...

The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change: Case Statement

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03/2017
... Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change intends to spark new energy to vitalize and strengthen the infrastructure for ... Partnership for Black Communities and the Hill-Snowdon Foundation . The Case for Funding Black-Led Social Change is ...

Four Takeaways from Race, Class AND Gender: Intersectional Approaches to Social Justice Funding

Friday, April 5, 2019
... make it imperative for funders to seek out and support new and innovative pathways out of poverty. Yet funders often do not take new and innovative approaches to economic justice. More ... call to continue this internal work with ourselves and our staff and board members. 4. Building a more equitable region ...
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As Violence Against Asian Americans Intensifies, the Moment for Philanthropy to Act Is Now

Stop Asian Hate
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
... - An #ArtistResource Conversation Seeking to Soar: Foundation Funding for Asian American and Pacific Islander ... Month by Seema Agnani for Nonprofit Quarterly (05.25.21) New Asian American Foundation Aims to Shift Narratives, Curb Hate Crimes, and ...

CCFWG Unveils Women’s Suffrage Mural Before Election Day to Inspire Community to Get Out and Vote

CCFWG Suffrage Mural
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
... reminded the crowd. “Though a public art project is new for CCFWG, what is not new is being a beacon for gender equity. We leverage our ... represented in the mural. Althea Mae Hutchinson , a senior at B. Reed Henderson High School and a member of ...

Investing in Women: A Gender-Lens Investing Conversation

Friday, March 1, 2019
... as a woman in finance, and being one of the few women in senior positions for much of my life,” she said, “I think ... effect on women’s lives, such as a firm developing new breast cancer therapies. Some investors are beginning to ... and breadwinners. LaRosa hopes that companies will tackle new challenges pertinent to women’s lives including ...
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Love & Equity in News

Love Now Media
Thursday, May 13, 2021
... elder woman. For me, documenting the story revealed a new kind of power. In a community where so many news stories ... and hardship, this story not only showed audiences a new and inspiring narrative about young Black boys in North ... test things. I’ve found that having people try or lead new work in new areas invigorates people while simultaneously ...
02Jun2022

The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Thursday, June 2, 2022
10:00am - 11:30am
Video Conference
... How Should Funders Respond? The Turnaway Study - Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) Backgrounder on ... rebranding, expanded grantmaking, and launched new initiatives focused on the trans community and the ... boards of the Abortion Liberation Fund and the Valentine Foundation, as well as Bread & Roses Community Fund. Ms. ...

Women’s work is, and always has been, “essential” work. It’s time to value it.

Gender Justice_Photo by Josh Howard on Unsplash
Friday, May 8, 2020
... by women has been designated as essential according to a  New York Times  analysis  of census data crossed with the ... the lack of universal health care, the home has become the new hospital staffed by millions of unpaid family caregivers ... framework to collaboratively design and test new initiatives that integrate asset-building into ...
27Jul2022

Peer to Peer Discussion: The End of Roe: How Should Philanthropy Respond?

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
9:00am - 10:00am
Virtual
... News Pa. continues to fund antiabortion organization in new budget by Alfred Lubrano for the Philadelphia Inquirer ...