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For the Women’s March in 2017, Amplifier held an open call for artwork and received over 5,000 submissions in just eight days. All of the pieces advocate for the rights of women, immigrants, black and brown and queer communities, people Native to the land, and the Earth itself.
Fifty of those works were selected for a touring exhibition called Hear Our Voice.
photo from Instagram l Brooke Fischer
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“With each generation, women’s ability to live the lives they choose reaches a place their grandmothers never thought possible. But that doesn’t mean everything is perfect or that our work is finished.”
~ Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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A female lens on equity and wellbeing
by Marion Olang, WE In The World
In the face of cascading global crises, gender equality will likely take another 300 years if the current rate of progress is maintained. Sima Bahous, Executive Director at UN Women, highlights the urgency for investing in women to reclaim and accelerate progress. Many non-profits initially need adequate change measures in place of qualitative reporting to convince foundations to provide long-term funding if sustainable change is to be realized. While impact investment offers temporary relief from deep systemic pains, it sabotages substantive systems change and may explain why these systemic pangs continue to sting. Poverty is persistent within communities in the United States despite being the wealthiest nation in the world and instances of racial discrimination continue to be cited as recently as last week.
Similarly, pockets of poverty persist in other nations globally, making the U.S. a perfect prototype. Impact investing leaves much to be desired. In light of this reality, WE in the World has forged meaningful partnerships with other change-makers in working to change the narrative. The organization is explicitly joining efforts with Angels of Impact to bridge the gap between traditional forms of philanthropy and impact investing through restorative investing, which centers on the healing and restoration of vulnerable communities. This issue of the digest features an article from Angels of Impact, alongside other stories, detailing emerging issues around well-being and equity. The highlight of which is how women leaders worldwide are changing the approach to well-being and equity.
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Amplifying the Movement of Restorative Investing
By Laina Greene, founder, Angels of Impact, and senior fellow, WE in the World
Two organizations led by women of color, WE in the World and Angels of Impact are partnering our efforts to drive thought leadership and community of practice around Restorative Investing. By providing access to capital to marginalized communities, we build socio-economic enterprises to restore harm done to oppressed communities and break the cycle of poverty.
So What is Restorative Investing?
Restorative Investing is based off restorative economics, which at its essence, “centers on healing and restoration of vulnerable communities who have been marginalized and oppressed by a polluting and extractive economy by investing in strategies that create shared prosperity and self-determination for a just transition to the next economy,” Nwamaka Agbo, chief executive officer, Kataly Foundation, also known as the “mother” of Restorative Economics,” underscores.
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US black couple settles lawsuit over 'white-washed' home valuation | |
BBC.com A US black couple has settled a lawsuit with a real estate appraiser whom they accused of giving their home a low valuation because of their race. Tenisha Tate-Austin and Paul Austin's house was valued in 2020 at nearly $1m (£845,000) - much less than expected.
They asked for an appraisal with another firm - this time with a white friend posing as the California home's owner. It was valued at nearly $1.5m.
According to official figures, 92.4% of home appraisers are white.
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A Civil Rights Legend’s Enduring Appeal to Our Better Angels | RWJF - One living legend who has grounded me is Marian Wright Edelman. For over 50 years, she has tirelessly told anyone who will listen that all children are worthy of love, investment, care, kindness, and a sense of belonging. Her revolutionary efforts have involved challenging traditional power structures by pushing policymakers, and society more broadly, to advance racial equity and civil rights. Throughout her life she has championed policies that are designed to supercharge the change that empowers children and families to reach their full potential. | | |
Art by Samantha Hahn l Insatgram | |
Hunger Strike Continues at ICE Detention Centers
(ARD) Detainees in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities in California are on a hunger strike against conditions described by the American Civil Liberties Union as “soul-crushing” and “abhorrent,” including rotten food and black mold (KVPR). For 10 months, incarcerated detainees organized a labor strike against the $1 per day wages they receive for working 8-hour shifts while detained. Strike participants were subjected to retaliation, including solitary confinement, sexual abuse, and transfer out of state. In response, on February 17th, 2023, dozens of people held in Bakersfield’s Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center and McFarland’s Golden State Annex began refusing food. As of publication, the hunger strike has lasted two weeks (MSN).
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Multimedia Narrative: Imagine Fox Cities | |
Fox Cities, a region of 19 municipalities in central Wisconsin, is like many communities across the country, but it’s doing something different. Imagine Fox Cities and other stewards across the country are working to create a place where more people have the opportunity to thrive and feel that they belong.
It’s important work: we are all interdependent; none of us can thrive for long when others are struggling and suffering.
Together, we have the power to end that inequity.
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Chronicle of Philanthropy: Want to Help Communities Thrive? Invest in Residents Eager to Disrupt the Status Quo. | |
Something remarkable is happening in central Wisconsin. Thousands of people spanning political ideologies, races, ethnicities, incomes, and ages are working to create a place where all residents feel they belong and can thrive.
This isn’t a utopian dream, but the work of Imagine Fox Cities, a project started in 2018 by a small group of local volunteers who see themselves and others as shared stewards of the community known as the Fox Cities.
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The President’s Budget: Extending Medicare Solvency by 25 Years or More, Strengthening Medicare, and Lowering Health Care Costs
The President’s FY 2024 Budget will lay out President Biden’s plan to invest in America, lower costs for families, protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare, and reduce the deficit.
Millions of Americans have been working their whole lives, paying into Medicare with every working day, and want to know that they can count on Medicare to be there for them when they turn 65. The President’s Budget extends the life of the Medicare Trust Fund by at least 25 years. It achieves these gains with no benefit cuts—indeed, while lowering costs for Medicare beneficiaries.
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Explore how the advancement of women can advance an equitably well-being economy at WIN Week Spring 2023 - and vote on which policies matter most to you. | |
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Clif Bar Family Foundation: Operational Support
Type: Foundation
Due Date: June 1, 2023
Match Required: No Cost Share
Overview: To protect the places in which people play through stewardship of the environment and natural resources.
Applicant organizations must address at least one of the following priority areas:
- Strengthen food systems
- Enhance equitable community health outcomes
- Safeguard the environment and natural resources
Priority will be given to applicants that meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Address two or more priority areas at the same time
- Demonstrate strong community ties
- Operate within viable and clearly defined plans for positive change
Leonard-Litz LGBTQ Foundation: LGBTQ+ Community Grants (New Hampshire)
Type: Foundation
Due Date: Rolling
Match Required: No Cost Share
Overview: The purpose of this program is to help LGBTQ+ people fulfill their potential by funding nonprofit organizations that advance the interests and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community through advocacy and with programs and services that meet the needs of LGBTQ+ people. Funding will be provided for life-affirming services that address one or more of the following focus areas:
- Health and wellness
- Crisis intervention
- Racial justice
- Advocacy and community engagement
- Social assistance and programming
Huntington National Bank: Charitable Grant Program (Wisconsin)
Type: Foundation
Due Date: Rolling
Match Required: No Cost Share
Overview: The purpose of this program is to contribute to the development of healthy, vibrant communities. Funding will support projects that improve self-sufficiency and quality of life, as well as advance social and economic equality, in communities served by the funding agency.
Support will be provided for projects in the following focus areas:
- Community revitalization and stabilization
- Community services
- Affordable housing
- Economic and community development
- Racial/social equity
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