RT @Philanthropy: “An endowment is a foundation’s biggest asset,” says Ashley Zohn, vice president of learning and impact at the Knight Foundation. “And so how that endowment is managed is also an expression of that foundation’s values.”

Foundations Still Relatively Slow to Hire Investment Firms Owned by Women and People of Color, Study Finds
Grant makers are gradually improving the diversity of their portfolio managers, but there’s far more work to be done, according to a report.
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RT @Philanthropy: While the new report shows that foundations are slowly improving the diversity of their portfolio managers over past years, there’s far more work to be done, says Robert Raben, executive director of the Diverse Asset Managers Initiative.

Foundations Still Relatively Slow to Hire Investment Firms Owned by Women and People of Color, Study Finds
Grant makers are gradually improving the diversity of their portfolio managers, but there’s far more work to be done, according to a report.
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RT @1000currents: Did you know that only 3% of public #climatefinance goes to #foodsystems. A new report by @futureoffoodorg presents food systems as a #climatesolution & priority #COP27. #agroecology #foodsovereignty

Untapped Opportunities: Climate Financing for Food Systems Transformation
This report presents the case for food systems as a climate solution and priority, with recommendations for action.
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Celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay year-round by helping reclaim #NativeTruth. Dominant, false narratives about Native peoples oppress their nations, peoples & cultures. Read “Changing the Narrative About Native Americans, A Guide for Allies:"
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RT @npquarterly: Lori Stern on the importance of building a #solidarityeconomy for organic agriculture if we are to create a resilient, equitable food system: @Federation1967 @NFUDC #foodsystems

Rethinking Food with Solidarity in Mind: Lessons from COVID-19
The nation’s food system has never been more inequitable. But spurred by the pandemic, a more equitable system...
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RT @npquarterly: Both corporations and foundations have increased support for #Blackentrepreneurship. But will these investments significantly reduce inequality? @Center4PopEcon @Blavity @MehrsaBaradaran #inequality

How Do We Build Black Wealth? Understanding the Limits of Black Capitalism
Both corporations and foundations have increased support for Black entrepreneurship. But will these investments significantly reduce inequality?
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RT @TheImprintNews: When young and vulnerable populations don’t have access to stable housing, they are exposed to additional dangers, writes Olivia Valdovinos.
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RT @First5LA: new documentary on @Hulu, #Aftershock, shows how much work still lies ahead to bring down #Black #MaternalMortality rate & prevent other families from sustaining such a terrible loss. Click below to read @Salon’s interview w/ the co-directors

"Aftershock" directors on Black maternal mortality & needing midwives
Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee discuss their new Hulu film's moving portrait of families left behind a birth
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RT @FosterCareFilm “Minnesota is leading the way w/ the Fostering Independence Grants. This funding really changes the calculation for the 80% of fosters who want to go to college—& that dream can be real now” #FosterCare #college #education #Minnesota

MN offers former foster care students $3.8 million in higher education grants
(The Center Square) – A $3.8 million investment Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota legislators made in 2021 will provid...
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RT @jsmccullou: Self-harm behavior has skyrocketed in Texas’ youth prisons, all while the agency can’t seem to keep anyone on the payroll.
Despite significantly fewer kids being locked up, self-harm behavior was assessed *80% more* in 2021 than 2019.
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Almost 600 Texas youths are trapped in a juvenile prison system on th…
The agency is so understaffed that teens have reported spending up to 23 hours locked in their cells, using wate...
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RT @19thnews: Medication abortion is approved by the FDA, so for many people, if abortion becomes illegal the question about self-managing abortion is more one of criminal risk than medical risk.

What self-managed abortion looks like now — and how an end to Roe v. Wade could change it
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RT @AECFNews: The #EITC in combination with the expanded #ChildTaxCredit reduced poverty by over 40% in the past year — amounting to nearly 5 million children lifted out of poverty. https://bit.ly/3ldE7xh