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Ford Foundation

June 19 at 11:29am

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"Attracting new, talented leaders willing to fight and defend the Internet is critical. Today’s computer science students can’t imagine a career path that leads them to Washington. This lack of technical expertise has real consequences." via Washington Post

How do we get Internet policy right? Bring in the nerds.

Internet policies are crafted by people who do not understand tech — and the consequences are dire.

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Ford Foundation

June 17 at 1:54pm

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"The greatest threat to justice is ‪#‎inequality‬." Read Ford Foundation President Darren Walker's CNN article on how we can dismantle the root causes of inequality and injustice in today's world:

Inequality can be dismantled at the root (Opinion) - CNN.com

Around the world today, the greatest threat to justice is inequality.

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Ford Foundation

June 16 at 7:30am

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Read about why the Ford Foundation's Trustees are in ‪#‎Detroit‬ this week and why we are radically optimistic about the city's future?

Ford Foundation: We're all in on Detroit

To fulfill the promise of Detroit's bankruptcy grand bargain, all of us who care about the future of the city must understand inequality as the challenge to be rooted out.

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Ford Foundation

June 15 at 11:02amEdited

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Ford Foundation President Darren Walker and VPs Hilary Pennington, Martín Abregú and Xavier de Souza Briggs talk to The Nonprofit Quarterly about the foundation's new focus on ‪#‎inequality‬ and how it's planning to listen to, learn from and work differently with its partners.

Inequality, the Ford Foundation, and Humility

Taking on the task of addressing inequality in a social, political, and economic context that assumes its defining hand will require more of the Ford Foundation than a well-designed set of grant programs. It will require a different way of being as a philanthropic partner.

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Ford Foundation

June 12 at 9:52am

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Thank you for all your support and positive feedback on social media. We're excited to be fighting ‪#‎inequality‬ with our new grant making strategy.

Social Media Reactions to the Ford Foundation's New Focus on Inequality

The nonprofit world was quick to react to the foundation's announcement that it would shift its grant making to focus entirely on financial, racial, gender, and other inequities.

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Ford Foundation

June 11 at 11:13am

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We're fighting ‪#‎inequality‬ with a new strategy and by doubling our share of grants to core support. Read Philanthropy.com on the big changes happening at the Ford Foundation:

Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality

America’s second biggest grant maker will also double the share of grants it gives for operating support.

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Ford Foundation

June 11 at 7:35amEdited

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How can philanthropy fight inequality around the world? Read about how the Ford Foundation plans to do it with a new strategy and $1 billion commitment.

What's next for the Ford Foundation?

Last fall, when I wrote about my first year on the job, I asked you all to do something that would be very helpful to me: Tell me the truth

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Ford Foundation

June 10 at 11:31amNew York, NYEdited

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Art of Change Fellow and Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Robert Battle reflects on modern dance's ability to challenge viewers and advance social justice.

Learn more: www.fordfoundation.org/artofchange

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Ford Foundation

June 8 at 7:18am

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Ford Foundation President Darren Walker spoke at Hostos Community College's commencement ceremony last week, where he inspired grads to "demonstrate their excellence every day." ‪#‎Commencement‬ ‪#‎HostosGrads2015‬

Darren Walker speaks to the Hostos Community College Class of 2015

Ford Foundation president celebrates graduates in the South Bronx

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Ford Foundation

June 5 at 2:01pm

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The end to the NSA's bulk collection of US citizens' phone records this week builds on critical work of activists, artists & technologists. Read about how the Ford Foundation supported their efforts through art, documentary filmmaking and hosting dialogues. Citizenfour ‪#‎ArtofChange‬ ‪#‎NetGain‬

Behind the latest news on Internet privacy

A victory at the intersection of art, tech and social change

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Ford Foundation

June 3 at 7:57amEdited

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Bangladesh commits to greater financial inclusion: 4.5 million underserved citizens every month use more than 5,000 Digital Centres in all rural and urban local government institutions around the country to… More access more than 60 digital services. One of the two entrepreneurs managing these Digital Centres is a woman: http://ow.ly/NNgBK ‪#‎DigitalBangladesh‬

Making Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021 a reality, Government joins the Better Than Cash Alliance

DHAKA, BANGLADESH – 1 June 2015: Aligned with the nation’s Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021, the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh today announced it will accelerate its transition from cash to digital payments, marked by a new partnership with the Better Than Cash Alliance. With mount…

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Ford Foundation

June 2 at 12:45pm

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We are all part of the American story! The Celebrate US Project, launching as part of the 2nd Annual Immigrant Heritage Month, invites everyone to share their unique story. Share yours here: http://welcome.us/share-your-story/ ‪#‎IHM2015‬ ‪#‎ArtofChange‬

Share Your Story - IHM 2015

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Ford Foundation

May 28 at 12:20pm

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"Think about how you can build a bridge to a better world" - Ford Foundation President Darren Walker at The University of Texas at Austin ‪#‎Commencement‬ ‪#‎UT15‬

Ford Foundation President Darren Walker Asks Graduates to Consider the Road Ahead

Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation and Texas Ex, shared his commencement speech in a live-streamed program Saturday evening. View the full transcript here.

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Ford Foundation updated their cover photo.

April 14 at 11:55am

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Ford Foundation with Ахмед Сами Абдаллах Елнажжар

April 8 at 11:10am

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We’re launching The Art of Change yearlong effort to assess the roles art and culture play in addressing urgent issues of equity, opportunity, and justice. This includes support for 13 distinguished Visiting Fellows who will explore these issues and more. Join the ‪#‎ArtofChange‬ conversation! http://goo.gl/eKJyd0

Ford Foundation

April 2 at 10:01am

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Our president, Darren Walker, and vice president of global communications, Alfred Ironside, reflect on the why of strategic communications. ‪#‎MoveIdeas‬ ‪#‎ComNet15‬

— via The Communications Network

Express Yourself (SSIR)

The independence of foundations gives them the unique ability to communicate uncomfortable truths to entrenched power. When it comes to strategic communications, however, there are three things of which every foundation could do more.

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Ford Foundation

March 13 at 1:17pm

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VIDEO: Darren Walker reads an excerpt from his essay, "A New Testament of Hope." http://www.fordfoundation.org/equals-change/post/a-new-testament-of-hope
‪#‎racialjustice‬

A new testament of hope

Video: Darren Walker reads an excerpt from his essay, A New Testament of Hope

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Ford Foundation

March 13 at 1:09pm

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"History envelops you in Selma." What some of our Ford Foundation colleagues experienced during the 50th anniversary commemorations. ‪#‎selma‬ ‪#‎selma50‬ http://www.fordfoundation.org/equals-change/post/what-we-saw-in-selma

What we saw in Selma

Ford Foundation staff with Congressman John Lewis (seated)

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Ford Foundation

March 13 at 11:34amEdited

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Must-read: Darren Walker's piece "The Unfinished Work of America" for Medium reflecting on ‪#‎selma50‬, the legacy of the ‪#‎civilrights‬ movement and what the future demands. https://medium.com/@FordFoundation/the-unfinished-work-of-america-d1940cb3f441?_cldee=bS5ibGFja0Bmb3JkZm91bmRhdGlvbi5vcmc%3D

The Unfinished Work of America

The battlefront may have moved past the Edmund Pettus Bridge, but the march rages on.

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Ford Foundation

March 13 at 11:23am

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We are inspired by the struggle and sacrifice of the civil rights pioneers, and invigorated by the passion of the next generation of activists. We stand with them, our eyes on the next bridges to be crossed. … Morehttp://www.fordfoundation.org/issues/human-rights/advancing-racial-justice-and-minority-rights/news?id=949
‪#‎selma‬ ‪#‎selma50‬

Fifty Years After Selma: Marching On

Gathering to commemorate a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement

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