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The Hawai’i People’s Fund is the first to celebrate 40 years!
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
This year Hawaii People’s Fund celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Unlike many of its sister funds within the Funding Exchange, Hawaii People’s Fund was not founded by a few wealthy progressives. It was
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Tags: #changenotcharity, #hawaii, #progressive, nosmallchange, philanthropy, responsive philanthropy
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FEX Fights for Lobbying Expenditure Disclosures Through Shareholder Resolutions
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
In January, together with a group of over 40 institutional investors, led by Walden Asset Management and AFSCME, Funding Exchange announced a new set of shareholder resolutions to 40 companies urging them to report on lobbying expenditures, including indirect funding…
FEX Supports Occupy Philanthropy
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Funding Exchange has signed on as an Allied Philanthropic Organization of Occupy Philanthropy. Additionally, Barbara Heisler, as Executive Director of Funding Exchange, signed on to the public statement available at http://occupyphilanthropy.org/letter. Occupy Philanthropy’s goal is to provide…
FEX Lauds Funders for LGBTQ Issues New Report Documenting 40 Years of LGBTQ Philanthropy
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
On behalf of Funders for LGBTQ Issues, author Tony Bowen penned a report documenting 40 years of LGBTQ philanthropy, just released. Since 1982, when 10 foundations provided $215,000 for LGBTQ issues, Funders for LGBTQ Issues has been advocating within philanthropy…
Tags: LGBTQI OUT
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Judge Robert L. Carter — But, he said, “I have hope.”
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Our colleague Alan Jenkins at the Opportunity Agenda shared this post. We couldn’t have said it better, and share in sending our condolences to the Carter family.
On January 3rd, America lost one of the
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FEX Reaches Huffington Post Audience
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
“Whose Gifts Are Major, Really?”
We were delighted when Huffington Post editors were interested in knowing more about our thoughts on how to create a more diverse, inclusive notion of philanthropy.…
Tags: donors, nosmallchange, philanthropy
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Social Justice Philanthropy Disproportionately Affected by Recession, Report Finds
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Social justice grantmakers have been disproportionately affected by the global financial crisis and remain vulnerable to future economic shocks, a new report from the Foundation Center finds.
According to Diminishing Dollars: The…
Supporting OWS through the FEX-model lens
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Hugh Hogan, Executive Director of the North Star Fund (NY) spoke with the Philanthropy News Digest last week. Hugh’s goal was to get readers to see the activism of Occupy Wall Street through the lens of the North Star tradition…
Tags: #occupywallstreet, North Star, OWS
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Going to MMMC? Connect with FEX!
Monday, October 31st, 2011
Meet Becky Rafter at MMMC!
“MMMC 2011: Communicate. Activate.“
November 3rd-6th at Pearlstone Retreat Center.
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Support the Wall Street Protests
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
Through our Rapid Response Fund, Funding Exchange is collecting donations that will be delivered quickly to support the Occupy Movement including the NYC General Assembly, who are coordinating the Wall Street protests. You can…