<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div style="font-size: 14px;">For those following philanthropy in the digital rights area this might be of interest: excerpts below…</div><div><h1 class="content-item__title"><b><font size="3">http://tinyurl.com/nv4bqus</font></b></h1></div><div style="font-size: 14px;"><p>…..The foundation has reduced the number of its subject areas from 35 to
15. The cuts will result in about 800 fewer active grants in Ford’s
portfolio, which has averaged about 4,000 in recent years. The 15
separate program areas Ford will concentrate on are grouped under the
following <b>seven headings</b>: civic engagement and government; gender,
racial, and ethnic justice; equitable development; inclusive economies;
Internet freedom; youth opportunity and learning; and creativity and
free expression.</p>
<p>In <a href="http://www.fordfoundation.org/ideas/equals-change-blog/posts/moving-the-ford-foundation-forward/" target="_self">a letter posted on Ford’s website</a>,
Mr. Walker wrote that decisions on which programs to discontinue were
based on how central reducing inequality is to their work, the progress
they’ve made in their goals, and the availability of other philanthropic
support…..</p><p>…..Each year for the next five years, Ford plans to dedicate $200 million
to strengthening institutions through what it calls its BUILD program.
The goal of BUILD is to increase the longevity of social-justice
organizations and networks by providing general operating support and
buttressing their finances….</p></div></body></html>