Other Initiatives Grants Descriptions
New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice
New Orleans, LA | $75,000
To support efforts to secure career ladder jobs and economic opportunity for low-income African Americans in New Orleans, and to build a coalition to advocate for a city-wide community benefits agreement.
Next City
Philadelphia, PA | $40,000
To support the New Orleans Urban Water Series through the publication of compelling narrative blog posts and in-depth articles.
Philanthropy New York
New York, NY | $23,000
For 2012-13 membership.
Progressive Technology Project
Austin, TX | $50,000 (24 months)
General operating support.
Restaurant Opportunities Centers United
New York, NY | $125,000
To expand Restaurant Opportunities Centers’ New Orleans research, policy, and leadership development programs to engage restaurant workers in shaping the city’s restaurant industry.
The Lens
New Orleans, LA | $75,000
To sustain and enhance in-depth investigative reporting of the Lens, an online magazine with a focus on the environment, education, criminal justice, and government accountability; and to scale up business operations.
The Reinvestment Fund
Philadelphia, PA | $200,000
To help scale-up the business and growth objectives of the PolicyMap tool, a web-based data and mapping application that incorporates tens of thousands of indicators and is commonly used by policy professionals in government and nonprofits.