We are excited to continue our partnership with the Mellon Foundation and United States Artists in supporting the Disability Futures Fellowship. Today, we announce the next cohort of creatives who are working at the intersection of disability rights, the arts, and social justice at large. These artists hail from incredibly diverse backgrounds and places. Join us in welcoming them to the #DisabilityFutures Fellows family! https://lnkd.in/dNDjRQK6
Ford Foundation
Philanthropic Fundraising Services
New York, New York 213,595 followers
Around the world, we make grants that support the visionary people and organizations who work to challenge inequality.
About us
The Ford Foundation is a global, grant-making philanthropy that works to disrupt inequality in all its forms. We believe in the inherent dignity of all people. But around the world, too many people are excluded from the political, economic, and social institutions that shape their lives. In addressing this reality, we are guided by a vision of social justice—a world in which all individuals, communities, and peoples work toward the protection and full expression of their human rights; are active participants in the decisions that affect them; share equitably in the knowledge, wealth, and resources of society; and are free to achieve their full potential. Across eight decades, our mission has been to reduce poverty and injustice, strengthen democratic values, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. We work in 11 regional offices around the world and support programs in more than 50 countries.
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http://www.fordfoundation.org
External link for Ford Foundation
- Industry
- Philanthropic Fundraising Services
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1936
- Specialties
- Civic Engagement and Government, Creativity and Free Expression, Future of Work, Advancing human achievement, Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice, Internet Freedom, Just Cities and Regions, Natural Resources and Climate Change, and Mission Investments
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Employees at Ford Foundation
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Heather Mason
Founder & CEO Caspian Agency, Consultant, MC, Keynote Speaker
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Sue Keever Watts
Owner of The Keever Group
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Laurence Martinaud
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Jennifer Ponce de León
Author of Another Aesthetics is Possible: Arts of Rebellion in the Fourth World War (Duke U. Press, 2021), Associate Professor, University of…
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It's time to reclaim technology as a global public good that advances gender equality and creates inclusive, equitable, and safe spaces for all. We have partnered with the Numun Fund to reimagine the role and design of technology, helping those who are facing technology-facilitated, gender-based violence. Over the past few years, our International Program Director for Gender, Race, and Ethnic Justice, Monica Aleman Cunningham, and jac sm kee, founder of the Numun Fund, have worked together and shared the role of redefining technology to support community-making to combat gender-based violence, promoting gender equality. Read their new piece in Devex on how philanthropy can play a role.
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In the first #IdeasAtFord conversation with Charles Blow, Billie Jean King and Clara Wu Tsai, NY LIBERTY, discuss their work to champion equity in women’s sports. Join the conversation at https://lnkd.in/evSxT2jH.
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This latest piece in a year-long partnership between FORGE: Funders Organized for Rights in the Global Economy and Devex highlights the critical role of women workers in ending gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work. Hear directly from inspiring leaders like Lorraine Sibanda (StreetNet International) and Adriana Paz Ramírez (International Domestic Workers Federation) who are at the forefront of this movement, and who are calling out the ways climate change is inflaming GBVH experienced by workers. Women worker leadership is essential and must be supported.
Women workers leading to end gender-based violence and harassment at work
devex.com
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Are you interested in Community-based Violence Intervention? Our own Sarita Gupta interviewed Jamila Hodge of Equal Justice USA for our #OnWhatMatters series. Jamila outlines the importance of community-based responses to violence that take a trauma-informed approach and meet people where they are. Watch the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/ea2EW6PK Learn more about EJUSA at: https://ejusa.org/
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Technology can either bridge across differences or exacerbate systemic inequities. As Divya Siddarth puts it, “You have to work on the problem in society at the same time that you work on the bias in the model.” The field of Public Interest Technology (PIT) helps do both. Learn more about this growing field in this piece featuring PIT leaders Sherrell Dorsey, Charlton McIlwain, Marika A. Pfefferkorn, and Divya Siddarth.
#Ad paid and presented by Ford Foundation. Bringing historically excluded communities into the heart of technology
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Making progress on critical issues like climate change, technology or social justice requires debate and compromise. But polarization threatens to get in the way of that progress and increases inequality. Independence Day is a reminder to reflect on our shared values and commit to seeing across differences to create a truly United States. Recently, leaders gathered at the Ford Foundation for Worlds Apart: Lessons on Polarization from Global Leaders, which made clear the risk polarization poses to the United States and the essential work that must continue to safeguard democracy. International leaders shared how working together, across differences, a peaceful, respectful, and pluralistic nation is possible. Learn how we can find common ground through Ford and Institute for Integrated Transitions - IFIT’s Global Initiative on Polarization (https://lnkd.in/dUtsVsdU) and our partnership platform with Economist Impact: The Path to Depolarization (https://lnkd.in/ebSNmUCE). You can explore more about how we can overcome polarization, through essays and videos that will be released over the coming weeks. #OvercomePolarization
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If we want to address institutional racism, we must address the root causes of violence and center those most impacted. In a recent #OnWhatMatters conversation, Jamila Hodge of Equal Justice USA and Sarita Gupta of the Ford Foundation discussed community-based violence intervention and the importance of promoting a trauma-informed public health response to violence. Watch the full conversation: https://lnkd.in/ea2EW6PK Learn more about EJUSA at: https://ejusa.org/
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We’re witnessing the highest ratings in recent history for Women’s basketball, soccer, tennis, and more. But, conversations about equity and pay still need more attention. How can both athletes and fans work to ensure an equitable future for women’s sports? In the latest episode of #IdeasAtFord, Charles Blow speaks with sports icon and champion of equality Billie Jean King and Owner of the NY Liberty, Brooklyn Nets, and Barclays Center, Clara Wu Tsai. Watch the conversation at fordf.org/IdeasAtFord.
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We are thrilled to support the third cohort of the Social Science Research Council's Just Tech Fellowship, which provides unrestricted awards for researchers and practitioners imagining radically different tech futures that embrace joy, hope, self-determination, and equity. #JustTech #JustTechFellowship
Announcing the 2024–2026 Just Tech Fellows
https://just-tech.ssrc.org