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Remembering Rikers Island: Nonprofits and foundations partner for reparative justice

Written by: Troy Price

Date: October 03, 2019

Updated Oct, 7, 2019 to include additional information about the Rikers Public Memory Project and the David Rockefeller Fund's involvement. A collaboration between criminal justice reform advocates, storytellers and a pair of funders has birthed a… Read More

Southern Coalition for Social Justice thwarts racism across the South

Written by: Troy Price

Date: March 12, 2019

Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of posts featuring NCRP nonprofit members. The Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) will argue to the Supreme Court this month that voters should pick their… Read More

NCRC turns banks into social justice backers

Written by: Troy Price

Date: January 08, 2019

Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of posts featuring NCRP nonprofit members. The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) has pushed banks to provide $84 billion in lending and philanthropy for low-to-moderate-income communities… Read More

ioby topples barriers to neighborhood change

Written by: Troy Price

Date: November 08, 2018

Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of posts featuring NCRP nonprofit members. What would you do if one day your utility company came by and ripped out all of the streetlamps on… Read More

Louisiana’s Family & Youth Counseling Agency packs myriad programs into a small budget

Written by: Troy Price

Date: October 18, 2018

Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of posts featuring NCRP nonprofit members. Cities are congested places, packed with people, cars and, yes, philanthropy. If funders stepped out of the urban grind for… Read More

Faith in Public Life converts clergy into changemakers

Written by: Troy Price

Date: October 11, 2018

Faith leaders across the country yearn to share their vision for a just and equitable America, but philanthropy has been reluctant to support them. Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of posts… Read More

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