My mother has always loved stories. From the books that fill Diana’s home, to her passion for documentary films, to her most recent obsession, podcasts, she has always believed in…
The following guest opinion was written by David Brotherton, Kendeda’s fund advisor for Gun Violence Prevention, and Burgundi Allison, program associate for the Annie E. Casey Foundation. It was first…
In the past few months, four different grantee partners whom I’ve supported and worked with closely over many years announced that their top leader would be stepping down. The reasons…
Pete Seeger, the famed American folk singer and civil rights pioneer, once said, “The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a…
The following commentary was written by David Brotherton, Kendeda’s fund advisor for Gun Violence Prevention, and Natallie Keiser, senior associate for the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Atlanta Civic Site. It…
The Kendeda Fund will be remembered for both what we accomplished and how we worked. We will have created new pathways to solve seemingly intractable problems, supported transformative leaders, and…
The following commentary was written by Diane Ives, Kendeda's fund advisor for People, Place and Planet, and Marjorie Kelly, senior fellow and executive vice president of The Democracy Collaborative. It…
With the arrival of the new year, we wanted to provide our grantees, peers and partners with an update on the status of The Kendeda Fund’s plan to spend out…
On July 23, 2020 – with COVID spiking, the national economy in grave distress, and racial tensions boiling over in America – Kendeda’s executive director Dena Kimball and fund advisor Tené Traylor…
The COVID-19 crisis has had a deep and immediate impact on the work of the Kendeda Fund and our grantee partners, revealing new challenges and unforeseen threats that were unimaginable…