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What do Indigenous peoples have to do with protecting the planet? Everything. Learn why these communities hold the key to the Earth’s future.
On #EarthDay, join us and hear more about our grantees building a more just, sustainable world like @GuardianesBos and @IfNotUs_ThenWho.
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Every 3 seconds, a girl under the age of 18 is married. In the time that it takes a couple to say ‘I Do,’ a girl is denied her choice to say ‘I Don’t.’ That's why the @FordFoundation is proud to support the #VowForGirls campaign. Take the VowToEndChildMarriage.org #EndChildMarriage
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We are honored to welcome @Sifill_LDF to the Ford Foundation as she continues her work in civil rights as a Senior Fellow. During her fellowship, the former @NAACP_LDF president will research ways to expunge systems of oppression from American democracy.
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Congratulations Ava Duvernay, @ava, Filmmaker, new #ArtOfChange Fellow. fordfoundation.org/campaigns…
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.@GloriaSteinem on women's rights: #InequalityIs a prison. fordfoundation.org/ideas/for… @womensmarch #Womensmarch #dc
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Three CEOs agree: #InequalityIs bad for business. fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ… #davos #wef #wef16 #p2
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How do we face the crises of today? @darrenwalker calls on all of us to embrace urgency, to step up, and to sacrifice privilege and power. Read his annual reflections. fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ…
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#Indigenous peoples all over the world are standing together, calling on us to protect indigenous rights #BertaVive #Guardiansoftheforest
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BREAKING: From the #GenerationEquality Forum, we’ve just announced a commitment of $420 million over the next 5 years to tackle global issues affecting women and girls worldwide, further exacerbated by the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. fordfoundation.org/the-lates…
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Announcing our blueprint for #philanthropy in the 21st century: FordForward. fordfoundation.org/equals-ch…
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This holiday season, let's rethink giving and move from #GenerositytoJustice. fordfoundation.org/newgospel
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#Indigenous peoples occupy 65% of the world's land yet only have rights to 18%. #StandingRock #BertaVive #Guardiansoftheforest #landrights
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Today, we announced sweeping commitments to fight the systems standing between people & the #Covid19 vaccine:
💱coalition building to deploy billions
💉spreading awareness on the virus and vax
💪 further support for groups on the ground
#VaccinesForAll #OurCivilSociety @CTAOP
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.@Usher talks about the important role of #art in addressing racial justice. InequalityIs.org #InequalityIs
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Indonesian environmental association @Kab_Lestari’s collective impact approach improves community welfare through partnerships and collaboration.
Learn how from @SyahraniGita during our #OnWhatMatters series!
💬 Comment below with your questions and tune in to hear the answers
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How can the government, civil society, and business in #EastAfrica work together to disrupt #inequality? Watch the discussion live between @FordFoundation President @darrenwalker & @JulieGichuru Jan 10 on Facebook >>> facebook.com/fordfoundation #DisruptInequalityKenya #Kenya
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WATCH: Can machines identify famous Black women like @Oprah @MichelleObama @serenawilliams? Apparently not. @AJLUnited founder @jovialjoy responds to this issue via #SpokenWord #PublicInterestTech #dataethics #civictech #morethancode
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Thrilled to have acclaimed journalist Farai Chideya as our new program officer for journalism. Looking forward to your leadership, @farai!
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The work of indigenous rights activist #BertaCaceres does not end with her death fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ…
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One year after her death, #BertaCáceres's voice lives on #BertaVive via @DKaimowitz fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ…
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Here's how we're disrupting the traditional grantee-funder power dynamic and relationship so that organizations and leaders can better serve communities. nonprofitquarterly.org/2019/… via @npquarterly
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#Indigenous Peoples & traditional communities are climate solutions--because they are the best #Guardiansoftheforest. Yet they are criminalized & killed for protecting their land. That's why they are fighting for #LandRightsNow. #Eyeonclimate #gcas2018 #climatechange
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#BREAKING: @FordFoundation commits $1Billion to Mission-Related Investments #impinv #fordimpact #SkollWF fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ…
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BREAKING: In honor of the slain leader #MarielleFranco, the @fordfoundation, @OpenSociety, and the Ibirapitanga Institute announced today a $10 million initiative to foster and support black women in Brazil who aspire to political leadership. fordfoundation.org/the-lates… #SayHerName
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I cannot see yesterday’s insurrection as anything but another chapter in an exhausting history. And yet, from this same history, I also draw hope.
Read our president @DarrenWalker’s statement on how democracy is the greatest threat to white supremacy.
bit.ly/2XrsAhL
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We are ending further investment in fossil fuels and seeking out additional climate-friendly investments to better align our investments with our core mission and values, and optimize resources in the best interest of grantees and the global community. More from @DarrenWalker. ⬇️
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WATCH: Is facial recognition technology getting it right? Apparently not. Today's tech has failed to correctly identify women of color more than any other group. @jovialjoy, founder of @AJLUnited, expands. #PublicInterestTech #civictech #morethancode bit.ly/2I8Mg0j
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#PublicInterestTech at work: Here's how #Indigenous Peoples and traditional communities in #Brazil are using mapping technology to prove that they are the best #Guardiansoftheforest #LandRightsNow #EyeonClimate #civictech #dataforethics fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ…
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Define philanthropy. @aijenpoo breaks down #philanthropy in a charity model vs. philanthropy with a justice lens. Share your take below. #GenerositytoJustice fordfoundation.org/newgospel
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#TechTuesday: #Indigenous Peoples in Indonesia are harnessing technology to fight for their rights. Here's how. fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ… #Guardiansoftheforest #PublicInterestTech #civictech #morethancode
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#DACA has helped #Dreamers to more fully contribute to America's future. We are stronger with them. #DefendDaca #Heretostay @joseiswriting
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.@thenewjimcrow author Michelle Alexander joins Ford to work on race & justice in America: bit.ly/1NjS9YP
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BREAKING: New campaign aims to find out what #InequalityIs to you. Let's talk. InequalityIs.org piped.video/watch?v=TDnueQdo… #p2 #
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Future grantees will now be required to include in their proposals efforts to advance the inclusion of people with disabilities in their policies, staff, & boards. fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ… #IDPD17 #IDPwD #IDPwD2017 #ADay4ALL #DisabilityDay #disabilityrights
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BREAKING: We're proud to join 5 governments and 16 funders on a historic $1.7 billion pledge to help secure tenure rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities who hold solutions to #climatechange.
Read more at the link below. ⬇️
#COP26 #TogetherForOurPlanet
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BREAKING NEWS: Ford joins seven powerhouse funders in launching #TheCAREFund to address the nation's care crisis. We will invest $50 million over 5 years in movement-building for a universal, publicly supported care infrastructure because #CareCantWait.
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Did you see today’s ad in the @nytimes? As foundations, we are full of hope. Share with us your #ReasonsForHope
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This @TIME profile explores the bold work of @timnitGebru and @DAIRInstitute to reimagine #AI systems that are equitable by design, informed by communities and centered on justice.
This is #PublicInterestTech in practice, and we're proud to support it.
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50 years after the #KernerCommission Report, we're asking tough questions on diversity in the media. Who's telling our stories? Join us live Monday, March 5 >> More: goo.gl/uwm9B2 #RepresentMedia #Kerner50 #kernerat50 #KernerReport
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.@URGE_org @KierraDC chats with us about organizing a movement for gender equity #WomensMarch @womensmarch fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ…
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We join over 40 top philanthropies in a pledge to provide our nonprofit partners flexible funding support during the #COVID19 global crisis. And we ask other funders to join us in the #PhilanthropyPledge2020. cof.org/pledge @COF_ #coronavirus #philanthropy
ALT A call to action to philanthropies during the COVID-19 crisis
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“We need Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett to speak to the Black community. There can be no more powerful messenger. The African American community, & all marginalized communities, should be our highest priority.” - our president @darrenwalker closing out @CapehartJ’s The Sunday Show
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“As a member of the economic elite, we risk losing everything if we do not listen to the voices of change. The people at the center of change. ” -@darrenwalker in conversation with @JulieGichuru at @uonbi on #DisruptInequalityAfrica
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Algorithmic bias: Two people, same driving records, but a person living in a well-off zip code gets lower insurance fees. @ACLU_Mass's @onekade explains why we need to bridge the gap between technologists and government. #PublicInterestTech #civictech bit.ly/2I8Mg0j
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#IamBertaCaceres: Indigenous leaders say #BertaCaceres legacy lives on. More facebook.com/media/set/?set=… @LeoDiCaprio
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Around the world, women have become an unstoppable force. They are rewriting the rules, redefining power, and reimagining what equality looks like. Because the #FutureIsHers. Learn more: fordfoundation.org/futureish… #IWD2020 #IWD
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Michelle Alexander on racial justice, mass incarceration and #BlackLivesMatters fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ… #cjreform
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US history shows us there is hope in times of crisis. What gives you hope? #ReasonsForHope fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ…
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BREAKING: @FordFoundation joins 16 foundations in calling for new and deeper funding toward protecting & preserving forests, lands, and the stewardship of these areas by Indigenous Peoples, its best protectors. #GCAS2018 #GuardiansoftheForest #StepUp2018 climateandlandusealliance.or…
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After five years as @FordFoundation's president, here's how @DarrenWalker has shifted the foundation toward a new vision to disrupt #inequality and challenged those with wealth to move from generosity to justice. nytimes.com/2019/07/12/nyreg…
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What is #philanthropy? Philanthropy creates spaces for collaboration, sharing resources and insights for the work toward justice says poet and @MellonFdn President @ProfessorEA. #GenerositytoJustice #GivingTuesday fordfoundation.org/newgospel
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BREAKING: @FordFoundation joins philanthropic partners to establish the $75M #Covid19ResponseNYC fund to support small and midsize arts & social service nonprofits that provide invaluable services to New Yorkers. More: covid19response.nyc #COVID19
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On climate solutions, let's talk deforestation, reforestation, & improving agricultural processes w/c are 30% of climate solutions. #Indigenous Peoples and local communities are well placed to lead on this front. Here's why #gcas2018 #Guardiansoftheforest fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ…
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Let's talk about #inequality and reproductive justice. #StopTheSham #InequalityIs InequalityIs.org #p2
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#Breaking: Announcing a $25M grant to support @WIEGOGLOBAL and other courageous, women-led Networks representing millions of informal workers across the globe.
This grant will strengthen the growing movement calling for a just economic recovery with workers at the center. ⬇️
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Meet our 2017 #ArtofChange fellows who are advancing freedom, justice, inclusion & democracy through Art. fordfoundation.org/campaigns…
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Tonight, Hollywood stars are taking with them to the #GoldenGlobes women leaders fighting #inequality! Catch @domesticworkers ED & @FordFoundation Trustee @aijenpoo & @rocunited Co-founder @SaruJayaraman + more on the #redcarpet. #TimesUp #MakeJusticePop #WhyWeWearBlack
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An amazing win for #immigrantrights. Inspired by the ceaseless efforts of @unitedwedream and the many organizations we support who fought long and hard to defend #DACA. This victory shows what's possible when we build power and aim high. #HeretoStay
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How can we make the global economy work for everyone in a Post-Pandemic World?
We're live from the #FTWeekendFestival to #ReimagineRecovery with the our President @DarrenWalker, as he discusses with @FT’s @MartinWolf_, @GillianTett and @PatrickJenkins_. nitter.app/i/broadcasts/1OwGWzWkQ…
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POLL: Do you think the media is more diverse now than 50 years ago?
More: goo.gl/uwm9B2 #RepresentMEdia #Kerner50 #KernerCommission
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It's change-makers like @nhannahjones & @TaNehisiCoats who, as they challenge this nation to reckon with the past, are helping create a more just American future. These appointments & historic levels of investment are a testament to their groundbreaking work.
.@nhannahjones tells @GayleKing "it's pretty clear that my tenure was not taken up because of political opposition because of discriminatory views against my viewpoint and I believe my race and my gender."
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How do we ensure that we have access to cheap, ubiquitous, and fast internet? We need more people in the community of #PublicInterestTech working for the government says @Harvard's @scrawford. #civictech #morethancode fordfoundation.org/tech
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Meet @morehshin, an artist and activist who uses 3D printing, models, and scanning to show how emerging tech can help reclaim and confront long history. morehshin.com/
#civictech #morethancode #internethealth
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What will life after coal look like? This #UNGA and #ClimateWeekNYC, learn more about the Just Energy Transition Partnership (#JETP) and the leaders who are taking #ClimateAction to transform South Africa’s economy through a green pandemic recovery. Join us to #ReimagineRecovery.
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Together with @MacFound, @MellonFdn, and @GettyFoundation, we’re transferring sole ownership of the Ebony and Jet archive to @NMAAHC and the Getty Research Institute. The historic collection will soon be preserved in the @Smithsonian as a record of Black life in the 20th century.
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US median household income in 2013 is 1% below where it was in 1989. bit.ly/1eX6V8N via @communitychange
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Now more than ever, new global leadership is critical to meet the urgent challenges exposed by #COVID-19. We're proud to announce the launch of the Global Fellows Program to support these leaders in their fight against inequality. Learn more: bit.ly/2yOfHFU
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BREAKING: New campaign aims to find out what #InequalityIs to you. Let's talk. InequalityIs.org piped.video/watch?v=TDnueQdo… #wef #davos
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To overcome the #Covid19 pandemic, it's going to take many hands and voices to speak up and work together.
Ahead of #G20Italy, @CharlizeAfrica spoke about about our partnership with @CTAOP to secure #VaccinesForAll. #OurCivilSociety
Read more at the link below the video ⬇️
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.@PaulPolman of @Unilever: #InequalityIs the biggest obstacle to a sustainable future inequalityis.org #wef piped.video/ucwITZczOkM?list=PL…
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We're at #Sundance2017 talking about social justice filmmaking and we're asking folks this Q. Share your thoughts! #sundance
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Future grantees will now be required to include in their proposals efforts to advance the inclusion of people with disabilities in their policies, staff, & boards. fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ… #IDPD17 #IDPwD #IDPwD2017 #ADay4ALL #DisabilityDay #disabilityrights
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Today and every day, we’re proud to support organizations that are standing up to injustice, inequality, and racism.
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“There is not a civil rights issue today… that does not have a disproportionate impact on the 57 million people with disabilities in this country.”
How are you championing the idea that #DisabilityDemandsJustice?
bit.ly/39wEpbR
#ADA30
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50 years after the #KernerCommission Report, we're asking tough questions on #diversity in the #media. Join @farai, @jelani9 , Bill Plante, @MGuzman_Detroit, @jeanettelx, @jvdet, and @funabiki 3/5 to discuss fordfoundation.org/the-lates… #RepresentMEdia #kernerat50
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Cara Mertes: We're partnering with @sundanceorg to support artists & filmmakers to lift up voices that have gone unheard #Sundance2017
ALT JustFilms Director Cara Mertes speaks at the Sundance Film Festival
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A new field of #PublicInterestTech is emerging, and it's reimagining the landscape of technology to serve the greater welfare of society. @scrawford explores the need to develop more paths for people to enter the field: bit.ly/2wk8jwH A #MustRead from @WIRED - enjoy!
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.@darrenwalker ringing the @NYSE bell on #Juneteenth, a day after issuing a historic one billion dollar social bond — the first foundation in U.S. history to do so — to build the resilience of our nonprofit partners in the face of COVID-19
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What is #philanthropy? David Siegel of the Siegel Family Endowment says philanthropy is venture funding for social change. #GenerositytoJustice fordfoundation.org/newgospel
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Great news: 12k incarcerated students will receive new #SecondChance Pell grant to help rebuild lives after prison washingtonpost.com/news/grad…
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The South is powerful.
The South is diverse and dynamic.
The South is an incubator.
That’s why we’re investing in a #JustSouth.
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#MLK challenged us to look at structures, systems that lead to injustice. That's why we're disrupting #inequality
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Indigenous leaders pay tribute to #BertaCaceres via #IamBertaCaceres More: facebook.com/media/set/?set=… @RumahAMAN
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Here's how we can harness the #HumanRights framework in new ways. fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ…
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#Disability activist Alice Wong (@SFdirewolf) set out to create the @DisVisibility, she had no small ambition. Her aim? To record disability history, one story at a time. #FutureIshers fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ…
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As @SafiyaNoble writes, #TIME100 honoree @TimnitGebru's work "shines a light on racial disparities in the tech industry, from worker mistreatment to discriminatory product design." This is #PublicInterestTech in practice and we're proud to support it. time.com/collection/100-most…
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT @DARRENWALKER:
Yesterday, we as a nation watched as a mob stormed our revered temple of representative democracy—and on a day when another 3,865 Americans fell victim to the raging coronavirus pandemic.
PHOTO/ART CREDIT: Jon Cherry/Getty Images
ALT A pro-Trump mob gathers in front of the US Capitol Building on a cloudy day.
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Congrats to Zimbabwean activist Martha Tholanah for being honored with the @ET_AIDS_FDN Human Rights Award #AIDS2016
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We’re chatting w/ @StephanieLinus, filmmaker of “DRY” re #fistula, #childmarriage. Follow the convo! #InequalityIs.
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BREAKING: @MellonFdn appoints Poet & @Fordfoundation's former Director of Creative and Free Expression @ProfessorEA as their new president. Big congrats to you Elizabeth! philanthropy.com/article/Mel…
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Facial recognition tech misidentifies women of color at staggering rates.
Proud to support @jovialjoy, @AJLUnited’s work to expose the social consequences of #AI and advance racial justice across tech. Learn more in @CodedBias on @Netflix.
#BlackHistoryMonth #PublicInterestTech
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Let's have an honest discussion on the true cost of running nonprofits. ssir.org/articles/entry/pay_… @SSIReview #p2
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Announcing #DisabilityFutures, our new initiative in partnership w/ @MellonFdn & @USAforArt that spotlights the work of disabled creatives & amplifies their voices individually & collectively. Together, they are reimagining the future of arts & culture. bit.ly/315Qz8B
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What can art and tech tell us about the future of our world? @hyphen_labs & artists @hdeweyh @stephdink answer this question through VR, biohacking, and conversations with a robot. #TechTuesday #PublicInterestTech fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ…
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The future of #philanthropy is not about generosity, it is about #justice - @darrenwalker in conversation with professor Joel Fleishman of @DukeLaw & @charlierose @CharlieRoseShow about a look at trends in philanthropic giving charlierose.com/videos/31177
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.@Darrenwalker pens a thoughtful @nytimes piece on why giving back isn't enough #inequality nyti.ms/1IWuxZ4
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.@darrenwalker releases details on how @FordFoundation moves forward to combat #inequality fordfoundation.org/ideas/equ…
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