Meeting Hatred With Dignity: Community Foundations Rally to Stop Hate-Fueled Violence

Meeting Hatred With Dignity: Community Foundations Rally to Stop Hate-Fueled Violence

Dignity.us is a bipartisan initiative to address hate-fueled violence, launched by a group of former White House officials. More than 50 community foundations have joined the effort, which seeks to elevate local solutions.

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How the Asian American Foundation Secured $1.1 Billion for AAPI Organizations

How the Asian American Foundation Secured $1.1 Billion for AAPI Organizations

Just launched in May, the Asian American Foundation has already helped bring in unprecedented philanthropic commitments for AAPI organizations. Addressing anti-Asian hate is the first thing on its agenda.

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For This California Funder, a Big Pledge for AAPI Communities Is All About Building Power

For This California Funder, a Big Pledge for AAPI Communities Is All About Building Power

The California Endowment is primarily a health funder, but it approaches the issue with a strong focus on community. Its recent $100 million pledge to support the state’s AAPI people is all about building power and solidarity.

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Philanthropy Has Long Ignored AAPI Communities. It’s Overdue for a Reckoning

Philanthropy Has Long Ignored AAPI Communities. It’s Overdue for a Reckoning

Recent anti-Asian hate has drawn attention to the need for philanthropy to back AAPI communities and fight racism. Tori Miyagi, vice president and chief of staff at Way to Win, writes that it’s past time for funders to get off the sidelines.

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Wake-Up Call: Anti-Asian Hate and Philanthropy's Role in an Intersectional Justice Movement

Wake-Up Call: Anti-Asian Hate and Philanthropy's Role in an Intersectional Justice Movement

A surge in violence against Asian Americans has shed a stark light on the invisibility of AAPI people in American life. Philanthropy’s record on AAPI justice isn’t great, either. Sector leaders unpack what’s changing—and what needs to change.

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How Funders Are Fighting Anti-Asian Hate

How Funders Are Fighting Anti-Asian Hate

A year-long spike in anti-Asian hate crimes and incidents reflects a much longer history of prejudice, one in which AAPI people are often cast as perpetual foreigners in their own country. Here are some funders pushing back.

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