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Several scams in the form of email, phone and text message solicitations claiming to be from or associated with the Ford Foundation are circulating.

Documentary filmmaker at work. 2010. Photo credit: Flickr user UNIONDOCS
Equals Change Blog
How to be a better storyteller: Five questions social change makers need to ask
In The Headlines

NY1's Budd Mishkin profiles Ford Foundation President Darren Walker and his journey from humble beginnings to his role as a leader in philanthropy.

During the homework help period, girls work to select the music for their talent show dance performance in at the Timilty Middle School in Boston's Roxbury region. Boston, MA. 2010. Photo credit: GRAHAM AUBREY/SIPA/Newscom
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“Pushout” author Monique Morris on what’s driving the criminalization of black girls in America
Speeches
Darren Walker delivers remarks at OECD on Inclusive Economies

Darren Walker delivers remarks at OECD in Paris, France.

About 3,000 people from all over the Puget Sound region joined hands in peace, love, and solidarity. Seattle, Washington. November 2016. Photo credit: Polaris/Newscom
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Our duty is to find hope in darkness
Monique Morris. This image is not available under 4.0 Creative Commons license.
Ford Live Events
Brazilian native leader Sonia Bone Guajajara participates next to other members of her community during a protest at the summit of climate change (COP20). Lima, Peru. 2014. Photo credit: Paolo Aguilar/EFE/Newscom
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Indigenous land rights: A cheap and effective climate change solution, just in time
Brazilian native leader Sonia Bone Guajajara participates next to other members of her community during a protest at the summit of climate change (COP20). Lima, Peru. 2014. Photo credit: Paolo Aguilar/EFE/Newscom
Equals Change Blog
Derechos indígenas a la tierra: Una solución efectiva y de bajo costo ante el cambio climático, y justo a tiempo
America Divided (Image of fractured United States)
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"America Divided": Putting a spotlight on inequality
America Divided (Image of fractured United States)
Equals Change Blog
Domestic workers’ rights and voter suppression: Recapping “America Divided,” episode 5