Heather McLeod Grant

@hmcgrant

Co-founder, Open Impact, author The Giving Code & Forces for Good; board member, advisor on philanthropy, leadership, systems change, & social innovation.

San Francisco Bay Area
openimpact.io
Joined April 2009
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  1. 13 Sep 2021

    GOTV people!

    TWO DAYS, California. TWO DAYS to show the rest of the nation that we stand for: - vaccines - climate science - women’s rights - immigrant rights - reproductive rights - the minimum wage - commonsense gun safety laws It’s ALL on the ballot. VOTE NO.
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    23 Aug 2021

    The opportunity to lead a grantmaking program in Democracy based in Atlanta GA? And serve as a public policy advisor? for the ? WOW! what could be better than that? Come join our team!

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    30 Apr 2021

    Join us May 20: Philanthropy’s call to action:

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    20 Apr 2021

    Today, a jury did the right thing. But true justice requires much more. Michelle and I send our prayers to the Floyd family, and we stand with all those who are committed to guaranteeing every American the full measure of justice that George and so many others have been denied.

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  5. 20 Apr 2021

    Wow all 3. Justice.

    BREAKING: Derek Chauvin has been convicted of the murder of George Floyd. For the first time in Minnesota state history, a white police officer has been held accountable for killing a Black man.
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    14 Apr 2021

    Women of color continue to lead movements of change worldwide, despite being hit hardest by the pandemic and its consequences. We need to trust their leadership, because they make history. Every time.

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    8 Apr 2021

    Nonprofits play an indispensable role, but philanthropy too has a special responsibility. We must support nonprofits, not only with our words, but our actions: unrestricted funding, multi-year support & system changes that .

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    1 Apr 2021

    Business leader and philanthropist Arthur Blank is speaking out on Georgia's recent laws restricting voting and also supporting organizations that are fighting to ensure that every Georgian has access to the vote.

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    21 Mar 2021

    Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk now own more wealth than the bottom 40% of Americans combined. As Louis Brandeis once said, “We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.”

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  10. 17 Mar 2021

    This

    Believe women Invest in organizations Insist on survey data Listen to leaders Understand grief Support studies Love people Stop hate
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    17 Mar 2021

    I went to bed wanting to know their names. I woke up just wanting to know their names.

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    17 Mar 2021

    A time to mourn and also a time to address the violence and hate in our nation that is tearing us apart.

    From our Chairman and his family.
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    11 Mar 2021

    Some personal news ~ I’m embarking on a new chapter in public service - and am so excited to finally share that I will be the Special Advisor for Economic Mobility and Opportunity for .

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    9 Mar 2021

    Quick summary of Oprah interview: Black woman saves her own life. White man is saved by default & realizes he and his family have been living in a toxic prison that is harming them too. Majority of his family does not come to this realization. See also: U.S. 2020 election (1/2)

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  15. 10 Feb 2021

    Good article on the increase in nonprofit restructuring/ sustained collaboration in the wake of all the crises this past year. I've been working with the Sustained Collaboration Network - a new national donor collaborative of local pooled funds supporting…

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    9 Feb 2021

    Misunderstood and overlooked: Entities acting as nerve centers of and ecosystems are routinely underfunded. We recommend a different approach to due diligence for funders, based on interviews with 20 of these organizations

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    8 Feb 2021

    Last year's rush in to support racial justice is moving power as well as money closer to the grass roots. , and others are giving away big dollars in new, democratic ways, as explains.

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    6 Feb 2021

    Science and democracy are strongly interlinked - as they are both built on freedom of speech, independence, facts and transparency. If you don’t respect democracy then you probably won’t respect science. And if you don’t respect science then you probably won’t respect democracy.

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    2 Feb 2021

    A must-read!

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    30 Jan 2021

    Over the last 10 days, I’ve taken action on: - COVID-19 - The economy - Climate change - Racial equity - Immigration - Health care - LGBTQ+ rights And I’m just getting started.

    19,350 replies . 30,385 retweets 308,028 likes
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