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In the face of legal challenges threatening diversity and inclusion, Stacey Abrams and Julián Castro, members of the Marguerite Casey Foundation Board of Trustees, urge philanthropy to ramp up support for racial justice and equitable initiatives, maintain their commitment to racial justice, and defend against attacks through legal battles, emphasizing that pursuing racial justice is both morally essential and economically beneficial.

Marguerite Casey Foundation announced the 2023 Freedom Scholars, six progressive academics who are leading research and engaging in movement organizing that advances racial and economic justice.

Major philanthropies, including the Marguerite Casey Foundation, have launched BuildUS, a pooled fund with an initial commitment of over $50 million to accelerate America's transition to a worker-centered, cleaner, and more equitable economy, focusing on the implementation of key federal legislation and supporting underrepresented communities, as well as innovative tools to reshape the economy.

During a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative, Carmen Rojas, President & CEO of the Marguerite Casey Foundation, emphasized the pivotal role that philanthropy plays in leveling the playing field for inclusive opportunities. She was joined by billionaire investor and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu. (Starts at timestamp 23:00)

President and CEO Carmen Rojas calls on philanthropy to support efforts across the country to reimagine safety, increase access to public dollars, and seed in everyday people’s imagination the belief that our government dollars should be used for the public good.

Marguerite Casey Foundation (MCF) is proud to launch a new funding initiative, Public Dollars for Public Good (PDPG). PDPG aims to support organizations that leverage community organizing to shift the balance of power by helping marginalized communities access federal funding and control how those funds are spent. PDPG takes a comprehensive approach to ensure that public dollars are in the hands of traditionally underserved communities and that these funds are spent for the benefit of these communities.

Join Marguerite Casey Foundation president and CEO Carmen Rojas, PhD, in conversation with the book’s coauthors, Kelly Hayes and MCF Freedom Scholar Mariame Kaba, as well as Toni-Michelle Williams, cofounder of MCF grant recipient Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative, Inc., and abolitionist organizer Asha Edwards as they discuss lessons from the book and how communities are putting them into practice.

In the face of legal challenges threatening diversity and inclusion, Stacey Abrams and Julián Castro, members of the Marguerite Casey Foundation Board of Trustees, urge philanthropy to ramp up support for racial justice and equitable initiatives, maintain their commitment to racial justice, and defend against attacks through legal battles, emphasizing that pursuing racial justice is both morally essential and economically beneficial.

Major philanthropies, including the Marguerite Casey Foundation, have launched BuildUS, a pooled fund with an initial commitment of over $50 million to accelerate America's transition to a worker-centered, cleaner, and more equitable economy, focusing on the implementation of key federal legislation and supporting underrepresented communities, as well as innovative tools to reshape the economy.

During a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative, Carmen Rojas, President & CEO of the Marguerite Casey Foundation, emphasized the pivotal role that philanthropy plays in leveling the playing field for inclusive opportunities. She was joined by billionaire investor and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu. (Starts at timestamp 23:00)

President and CEO Carmen Rojas calls on philanthropy to support efforts across the country to reimagine safety, increase access to public dollars, and seed in everyday people’s imagination the belief that our government dollars should be used for the public good.

A tidal wave of federal money is set to flow into communities across the country as programs like the American Rescue Plan Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act disperse funding. Andy speaks with Marguerite Casey Foundation president Dr. Carmen Rojas about how to make sure that money goes into the right hands.

In this article written by our President and CEO, Dr. Carmen Rojas suggests that the next step for philanthropy (at MCF and across the sector) is hyper-focusing on moving money to create a terrain that is more fair for organizers, activists, and scholars to fight for a representative multiracial democracy.

Join our President and CEO, Dr. Carmen Rojas, in a discussion with Anasa Troutman (Founder and CEO of The Big We), facilitated by Taj James (Full Spectrum Capital Partners). This discussion is about different ways the public and private integrated-capital is being returned to the communities that have been hit with economic hardships the most.

Marguerite Casey Foundation announced the 2023 Freedom Scholars, six progressive academics who are leading research and engaging in movement organizing that advances racial and economic justice.

Marguerite Casey Foundation (MCF) is proud to launch a new funding initiative, Public Dollars for Public Good (PDPG). PDPG aims to support organizations that leverage community organizing to shift the balance of power by helping marginalized communities access federal funding and control how those funds are spent. PDPG takes a comprehensive approach to ensure that public dollars are in the hands of traditionally underserved communities and that these funds are spent for the benefit of these communities.

Marguerite Casey Foundation (MCF) announced a new Investment Policy Statement (IPS) established to ensure the management of its assets aligns with the Foundation’s racial equity goals and objectives.

Marguerite Casey Foundation (MCF) announced a new Investment Policy Statement (IPS) established to ensure the management of its assets aligns with the Foundation’s racial equity goals and objectives.

Marguerite Casey Foundation, Kaepernick Publishing, and Haymarket Books, partner up together to release, "Our History Has Always Been Contraband", a book in defense of Black studies. This book will be composed of writings from various scholars and thinkers of the Black radical tradition.

Marguerite Casey Foundation names Ian Fuller as Board Chair and appoints Megan Ming Francis to the board.

Marguerite Casey Foundation announces its Class of 2022 Freedom Scholars.