FEX: News
NYC Screening of Under Arpaio
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Pan Left Productions, a 2012 Funding Exchange Bold Frontiers Grantee, is hosting a free screening of their film UNDER ARPAIO in NYC! The film chronicles Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has been repeatedly accused of mistreating immigrants…
2012 Funding Exchange Grants Announcement
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Funding Exchange is pleased to announce our most recent activist-advised grants, totaling $108,500 and supporting progressive organizing in communities across the country.
Many of you are long-term supporters of FEX’s Saguaro Fund, OUT Fund and Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media. Our…
How Institutional Philanthropy Can Support the Occupy Movement
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
The challenge for institutional philanthropy and the Occupy Wall Street movement may come down to the internal contradiction of the nonprofit sector’s financing structure. On the Occupy Philanthropy webpage, the list of upcoming events includes a panel, “Occupying Philanthropy:…
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…
Remembering and Honoring Toby D’Oench
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
The Funding Exchange community is deeply saddened by the passing of Toby D’Oench on January 23, 2012. Toby was widely admired as a founder and long- time participant in the North Star Fund, the local affiliate of the FEX Network…
Investors Announce New Shareholder Initiative Seeking Disclosure of Company Lobbying Activities
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
BOSTON, MA – Investors today announced the filing of shareholder resolutions at 40 corporations for votes at 2012 shareholder meetings urging them to report on lobbying expenditures, including indirect funding of lobbying through trade associations.
The investors believe that shareholders…
Cities Look to Philanthropy as Economic Development Tool
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
From MichiganRadio.org | The Amway Hotel. Van Andel Arena. The Grand Rapids Public Museum. What do all these things have in common? Yes, they’re all credited with helping turn downtown Grand Rapids around. But they also owe their existence, at least in part, to something else: 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…
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Collaborates with North Star Fund
Monday, October 31st, 2011
The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, along with the North Star Fund, has developed Community Food Funders as a regional affinity group for funders interested in creating a more sustainable and just food system. As a national sustainable agriculture and food…
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FEX Network Connects to “OccupyAmerica”
Monday, October 10th, 2011
The Occupy Movement is steadily gaining momentum across the United States, and the FEX Network is showing its support!
McKenzie River Gathering joined 5-6,000 fellow Portlanders on October 6th, in what is reported as the single largest Occupy protest so…