Why government needs to put racism on the table
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11/14/2017
In her monthly column, WRAG's president Tamara Copeland discusses the role of government in advancing racial equity.
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WRAG members elect 3 new board members
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11/09/2017
We are pleased to announce that the WRAG membership have elected three new board members: Kelly Lynch, Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation; Amy Owen, Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties; and M. Craig Pascal, BB&T .
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Introducing the 2017-2018 Philanthropy Fellows
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10/12/2017
WRAG is excited to welcome the 2017-2018 Philanthropy Fellows! Seven grad students from the University of Maryland are working at five WRAG member organizations this year.
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Statues, History and Social Justice
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10/11/2017
Tamara Lucas Copeland, WRAG’s president, writes that to achieve racial justice, we have to focus on disrupting the false narrative of a racial hierarchy while also investing in the immediate needs of vulnerable communities.
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WRAG signs on to GCIR's Joint Foundation Statement on Immigration
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10/04/2017
WRAG joins over 200 foundations and philanthropy-supporting organizations in affirming its belief that immigrants and refugees are integral to the fabric of our society.
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Why aren’t there more leaders of color in the nonprofit sector?
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09/14/2017
WRAG's Tamara Lucas Copeland discusses why nonprofit leadership is still predominantly white and challenges us to think about the root cause of why that is.
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Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers' Statement on the Events in Charlottesville
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08/22/2017
Our country is yet at another crossroad in the wake of the events in Charlottesville. The stakes continue to climb. And the question is: are we now ready to confront the racism that thrives daily?
A new milestone for "Our Region, Your Investment"
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08/15/2017
This summer, the "Our Region, Your Investment" initiative hit a new milestone - its first ever return investor: The Richard E. & Nancy P. Marriott Foundation.
Tamara Copeland appointed Visiting Nielsen Fellow at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy
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06/20/2017
She, in partnership with Dr. Kathy Kretman, director of the Center for Public & Nonprofit Leadership and research professor at the McCourt School, will explore the role of philanthropy in addressing racial equity in the DC region and co-teach a graduate seminar on philanthropy and racial justice.
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Watch the latest Putting Racism on the Table video
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06/19/2017
Last week, Philip Walsh of Maine Initiatives presented on his foundation's approach toward advancing racial justice: participatory grantmaking.
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