WRAG Executive Search
Release Date:
08/24/2020
The search for the next WRAG President & CEO is underway...
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Introducing Ruth LaToison Ifill, Interim President & CEO
Release Date:
07/13/2020
The Board of Directors of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers (WRAG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ruth LaToison Ifill as interim President & CEO to continue advancing our mission to bolster the effectiveness of philanthropy in the Greater Washington region.
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A Call to Accountability and Action: Philanthropy and Anti-Black Racism
Release Date:
06/15/2020
WRAG STATEMENT | We continue to see the dangers of resisting and rejecting the history and injustices that Black individuals, families, and communities have faced for centuries, and this moment in time is the most recent one as the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Amhaud Arbery have unleashed a new wave of pain, fear, and outrage across the United States that has escalated to global protests and calls for both accountability and action.
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PUBLIC STATEMENT | Washington, DC Deserves Pandemic Relief Funding Equal to States
Release Date:
04/21/2020
On April 21st, nearly 30 philanthropic, business and nonprofit leaders joined WRAG in a public statement calling for fair and equitable treatment of the District of Columbia as part of federal stimulus legislation related to the COVID-19 crisis. Signers included the Greater Washington Board of Trade, Federal City Council, Maryland Philanthropy Network, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers, and a host of philanthropic organizations across the Greater Washington region. >Read the full statement.
Taking Action to Ensure a Fair, Accurate, and Complete 2020 Census
Release Date:
01/02/2020
Watch the #CountDMVin Video
Blog Post: At the Intersection of Immigrant Justice and Racial Equity
Release Date:
11/05/2019
Last month, WRAG's Racial Equity Working Group hosted a community briefing & conversation to explore the intersection of immigrant justice and racial justice. In this blog post, REWG member Claudia Williams (Washington Area Women's Foundation) shares strategies for how philanthropy can effectively partner and support the pro-immigrant movement
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Keeping up the momentum to #CountDMVin
Release Date:
07/15/2019
Even without the citizenship question, we face challenges to a fair and accurate 2020 Census count. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for the region.
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Announcing Race, Equity & The Future of Greater Washington Regional Summit
Release Date:
07/11/2019
Save the date for the Race, Equity & the Future of Greater Washington Regional Summit, June 11, 2020, at THEARC, where over 800 regional leaders from Greater Washington will convene to examine existing disparities and co-create a new path toward a racially just and equitable region.
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Journalism Fellows Project: Normalizing Safety and Unity, Not Violence
Release Date:
06/12/2019
In the final edition of WRAG's Journalism Fellows Project, we hear from Jailen Fuller, a 16-year old junior at Fairmont Heights High School about the community’s role in stopping violence in Prince George’s County, MD.
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