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Building Institutions and Networks

Our Building Institutions and Networks (BUILD) initiative is a grantmaking approach focused on helping social justice organizations become stronger and more resilient over time. By providing grantees with five years of general operating support, combined with targeted organizational strengthening support, BUILD aims to equip these organizations with the strategic clarity, people, knowledge, and resources they need to achieve impact and advance systems change over the course of years and decades.

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Program staff in BUILD

Monica, Aleman, New York 2014-2015. Photo Credit: Simon Luethi ©Ford Foundation.
Senior Program Officer, Building Institutions and Networks (BUILD)
New York, USA
Karim Babouder-Matta. New York 2017. Photo Credit: Simon Luethi
Program Associate, Building Institutions and Networks (BUILD)
New York, USA
Christopher, Cardona, New York 2014-2015. Photo Credit: Simon Luethi ©Ford Foundation.
Program Officer, Philanthropy
New York, USA
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Program Officer, Building Institutions and Networks (BUILD)
New York, USA
Rowena, Nixon, New York 2014-2015. Photo Credit: Simon Luethi ©Ford Foundation.
Senior Grants Manager, Building Institutions and Networks (BUILD)
New York, USA
Kathy Reich, New York 2017. Photo Credit: Simon Luethi ©Ford Foundation.
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New York, USA