North Star News
North Star Co-Founder Toby D'Oench Passes
It is with profound sadness we announce that Toby D'Oench, one of North Star's founders, passed away on Monday January 23, 2012 from complications related to his treatment for cancer. Inspired by his experience working in Soweto, South Africa...
Spring 2012 Cycle Request for Proposals
Application Deadline: February 15, 2012 at 5 PM Click here for more information and application instructions There are three types of grants for which you may apply for in the Spring 2012 cycle: Grassroots Action Grants Innovative Activism Grants...
Occupy and Connect
You'd be forgiven for thinking that Occupy Wall Street spontaneously erupted one day. And that, soon thereafter, there were hundreds of fresh-faced college students and frustrated unemployed workers camping at Zuccotti Park, communicating via Facebook and human microphones. You'd...
Anya Rous: Why I Give
I am truly honored to be a member of North Star Fund's Community Funding Committee and part of a grantmaking model that is activist-led and participatory. When it comes to making its grants, North Star Fund turns to the...
Grants to Occupy
Soon after the occupation at Zuccotti Park began, North Star hosted conversations with Occupy activists and our grantee activist leaders. We identified the needs that we heard and quickly made several Rapid Response grants to strengthen the connection between...
New City Law Stems Deportation from Rikers
Hugh Hogan, North Star Fund's executive director, has just published an article in the Huffington Post on the new city law, signed by Mayor Bloomberg yesterday, that will stem the deporation of innocent people from Rikers Island. Click here to...
Read Our 2011 Annual Report
For the 2011 North Star Fund Annual Report, members of our community contributed personal stories and artifacts emblematic of this foundation's mission and vision. The idea was to create a kind of time capsule to inspire future generations in...
Brandworkers Wins Round Against Flaum
Should a company refuse to follow wage and labor laws because it employs undocumented immigrants? That's what Flaum Appetizing claims. And its employees are having none of it. Earlier this week, Brandworkers International, a North Star Fund grantee since...
Philanthropy News Digest Interviews Hugh Hogan on Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street started in New York, and quickly became a global phenomenon, changing the conversation on wealth distribution, political power, and economic justice. Many in the world of philanthropy have paused to consider what the shift in discourse will...
VOCAL Heard: Head, Heart and Bullhorn
Editor's note: As we go to press, VOCAL-NY has just won another much-lauded victory. Last week, after sustained pressure led by VOCAL, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly instructed police officers to stop arresting people for carrying small amounts of marijuana....
