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RT @lollybowean: Hip hop journalists documented the artform & articulated a hip hop perspective of the world. Join @FordFoundation on Feb.….
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RT @ModelAllianceNY: On 2/8, our executive director @saraziff will join @aihanguyen, @sammusmusic, & @sherrying for the discussion, “Genera….
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Grantee @datasociety is hosting a series of public conversations on Generative #AI's Labor Impacts. The next talk will be this Thursday, February 8. Register to join virtually or in person at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice.
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RT @pndblog: @FordFoundation’s latest round of JustFilms grants includes two films that premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. https….
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The foundation’s latest round of JustFilms grants includes two projects that premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival....
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RT @SavingPlaces: In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Advisor, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. unpacks….
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As #BlackHistoryMonth begins, add "The Cost of Inheritance: An @AmericaReFramed Special" to your watchlist. Through both archival.footage and modern-day interviews, #CostofInheritancePBS examines centuries of systemic injustice. Stream on.@WORLDChannel.
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We're proud to appoint our new U.S. program directors: Anita Khashu for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice-US, and @chihuiyang for Creativity and Free Expression. Their leadership will be invaluable as we continue our fight for justice in the U.S. and globally. Learn more.
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Our own @lucrizzaro and @BessRothenberg offer insight into three kinds of shifts made based on grantee feedback that made a difference in their relationships with grantees. Read more from @CEPData. #feedback #philanthropy
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Led by grantee feedback, Ford Foundation made shifts in grantmaking policy, grantmaking processes, and, most especially, grantmaking culture.
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RT @metronyu: How do organizations advance equity while transitioning leadership? The #NavigatingChange initiative & @ChangeElemental are….
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RT @darrenwalker: Funding to Indigenous organizations remains insufficient, inequitable, and inflexible. Donors, including Ford, must do be….
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Thanks in part to a $1.7 billion pledge, more funding than ever is going toward Indigenous peoples and their critical role in climate and land protection. New research shows relatively little goes...
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“No matter how long you've been gone from #Detroit, Detroit should always be a part of you— and you should always find ways to support your people.” . Senior program officer Kevin Ryan shares photos of our Motor City grantee partners and explains these leaders’ impact.
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RT @akstanwyck: Good news: Ford Foundation invests over $4.2 million to support new documentary films focused on social justice.
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RT @DEADLINE: Ford Foundation Announces $4.2M In Grants To Social Justice-Themed Docs, Including Sundance Premieres ‘Union’ And ‘The Battle….
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The Ford Foundation's JustFilms has announced $4.2 million in grants to support social justice-themed documentaries.
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"Safeguarding independent voices within nonfiction storytelling allows us to uphold democratic values and foster cultural empowerment amidst the increasing challenges facing the independent film world, including access and distribution.” - Ford's @chihuiyang.
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Additional funds also provided direct support to the larger film ecosystem to their ongoing work to identify, support, and train emerging filmmakers as well as confront systemic challenges that filmmakers face, particularly BIPOC, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ filmmakers.
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