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Making Power Moves: Why the best moment is now

Written by: Rev. Starsky D. Wilson

Date: May 03, 2018

Over last few years, we’ve kept up a dizzying pace. Movements from #BlackLivesMatter to #MeToo to #EnoughIsEnough have kept philanthropy on our toes. In the best-case scenario, we’ve heeded the charge to pay attention, leaned in… Read More

Stepping up for racial healing and reconciliation: Deaconess Foundation

Written by: Lisa Ranghelli

Date: May 02, 2018

“I wouldn’t be Starsky Wilson if I didn’t remind folks that [five] out of the five-top offices in the state are going to be up in less than a year. There are people zig-zagging across this… Read More

Strengthening neighborhoods through deep community engagement: Brooklyn Community Foundation

Written by: Lisa Ranghelli

Date: May 02, 2018

In 2014, under the leadership of its new president and CEO, Cecilia Clarke, Brooklyn Community Foundation moved to Crown Heights to be situated close to the community it serves. And while many community foundations seek input… Read More

Building healthy communities by building community power: The California Endowment

Written by: Lisa Ranghelli

Date: May 02, 2018

“I think what’s undervalued and underappreciated is the issue of power and that the root of most social problems that plague our nation – health reform, education reform, fiscal government reform, housing reform – are not… Read More

Announcing the first foundation assessment guide on power and privilege

Written by: Aaron Dorfman

Date: May 02, 2018

Every once in a while, if we’re lucky, we get to be part of something truly transformative. Something that has an outsized impact in bending the moral arc of the universe towards justice. Today’s release of… Read More

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