Dear Colleagues:

We are saddened, angered, and horrified by what transpired in Charlottesville this week, as we know all of you are, too. Hatred has no place in our society. The intimidation and violence that always accompany hatred have no place in our society. White nationalists and neo-Nazi groups, who embody hatred, have no place in our society. None of us can be silent, or we risk silence being interpreted as acquiescence.

We at the Foundation are moved by so many good people and organizations standing up to oppose hatred and to preserve the democracy that we hold dear.

With this in mind, we wanted to share with you announcements and messages from your colleagues — the many organizations we are proud to fund and to call partners. Read them as messages of hope, of determination, and of unity. You are not alone. The voices of equity, inclusion, empathy, and justice are mightier than those of hate and division.

Sincerely,
Deanna Gomby
President and CEO

Messages From Some of our Grantee Partners

• Institute for Educational Leadership
• Northern California Grantmakers
• National Center for Responsive Philanthropy
• Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
• Southern Poverty Law Center (including its guide Ten Ways to Fight Hate)
• MomsRising
• New Profit
• NRDC
• Environmental Defense Fund
• Union of Concerned Scientists
• Greenlining Institute
• Youth Radio
• Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
• Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)
• WITNESS
• Advancement Project
• Human Rights Watch
• Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)
• Vera Institute of Justice
• National Immigration Law Center
• Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
• Erikson Institute
• CHC
• The American Educational Research Association
• National Women’s Law Center
• Council on Foundations
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice
• Justice and Diversity Center of The Bar Association of San Francisco
• The Center for Investigative Reporting
• Learning Policy Institute
• The National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Voices4Kids
• SOMOS Mayfair and the Mayfair Community
• Accountability Counsel
• California Academy of Sciences
• The Tech Museum of Innovation
• Stanford University
• University of California, Berkeley
• University of Washington
• Caltech
• University of Virginia
• MIT
• University of Rhode Island
• Penn State

We invite other grantee partners to email us links to statements they wish to add to this list. Email us at: [email protected]