
August/September Newsletter | An Invite to the Public Square
In 2023, Deaconess Foundation unveiled a new strategy to make liberation the lived reality for all within seven generations. To achieve this strategy, Deaconess will build “Beloved Community” and build power. A key venue to demonstrate these actions will be through the Deaconess Center. Deaconess Center is a vibrant public square for ideas, thought-partnerships, diverse...
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Deaconess Foundation Accepting Proposals for Loans to Nonprofits for Social Impact
Deaconess Foundation is inviting organizations who are seeking financing up to $450,000 to apply for a loan to strengthen their programs and further their mission. ...
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June/July Newsletter | From Ivory Towers to Ebony Hubs
American women seeking healthcare find that we are navigating a challenging path that leads to a cliff. In our current healthcare system, women’s reproductive health is hyper-focused on one specific period – our prime childbearing years. But this narrow interpretation of our womanhood and of reproductive health, which is best defined for me as the...
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Statement on U.S. Court of Appeals Fearless Fund Decision
The U.S. Court of Appeals recently suspended Fearless Fund’s grant program that supports Black women business owners. The ruling upholds the claim brought by the American Alliance for Equal Rights that the program is racially discriminatory. This decision is just the latest in a slew of legal battles that have been brought by anti-diversity groups...
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