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"We may have never imagined that fascism would be looming in our lifetimes, and yet, this is where we find ourselves."
That's the takeaway from a New York Times op-ed by actress and activist Patricia Arquette, who says that over the past 40 years, "individual donors, corporations, donor-advised funds (DAFs), and super PACs have lavishly funded the right."
The " results of decades of strategic, unrestricted funding streams are reflected in an effectively organized movement that has gradually shifted toward extremism," she writes.
"This political moment calls for a comprehensive philanthropic strategy that protects marginalized communities from physical and political attacks while building the economic, cultural, and political power we need to create a future where we all can thrive."
To that end, Arquette has created the Courageous Giving Framework, a blueprint for giving to progressive causes.
"It calls for funders to be as ruthlessly strategic as our opposition and shift from a defensive posture to an offensive one," she writes.
"As a former resident of North Carolina, I've watched as strategic funding to conservative groups subverted the will of the people by shifting a purple state into a gerrymandered red state," she writes.
"North Carolina has become a testing ground for conservative
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Naomi Evans Stotts was born in Nebraska to a family of six and grew up in Loveland, Colo., where she attended school and worked at a library for 25 years. She died peacefully in her sleep last...more
Foundation: Changemakers
They're young, they're bold, and they're solving some of Nigeria's most pressing problems. Nine young people in their teens and early 20s have been named "Young Changemakers" by the social...more
The Avangrid Foundation, the philanthropic arm of sustainable energy company Avangrid, has announced a $135,000 grant to Habitat for Humanity, continuing the company's longtime partnership with the...more
"The world is experiencing an extraordinary era of change," Steven Liss, vice-president of research and innovation at Toronto Metropolitan University, says in a press release. "Social, economic,...more
A youth choir in Maine has been practicing for weeks to sing background music for a movie that would have been recognized in 1775, the Bangor Daily News reports. The music for "The Shot Heard...more
Idaho's Innovia Foundation is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and it's giving back in a big way. The foundation has awarded $446,000 in grants to 48 nonprofit organizations in North...more
Foundation: Nebraska Community Foundation
The small town of Leigh, Neb., is getting a big boost in its coffers thanks to a group of former residents and their families. Last year, 14 families and individuals (all Leigh High School alumni...more
"We are very grateful for their steady support over the years." So says Laurel Harry, executive director of the Rowan County Literacy Council, which recently received a $5,000 grant from the...more
In California's Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, more than 20,000 women have received support from Women's Economic Ventures, a nonprofit dedicated to helping them start, grow, and improve their...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation
"We are at an inflection point in global efforts to reach as many women as possible with high-quality prenatal vitamins," says Spencer Kirk, founder and managing director of Kirk Humanitarian, a...more
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