As hundreds of survivors across the country gather together at the Survivor’s Summit to set the agenda together as a collective, organized voice, we are reminded to look to the leaders who came before us to fuel our momentum forward. Aleyamma Mathew, Executive Director of the Collective Future Fund, issued the following statement remembering the
FORBES: Two Of The Recipients Of MacKenzie Scott’s Recent Philanthropy Share Details About The Partnership And How It Can Influence Philanthropy Going Forward
This past summer, Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, gave away $1.7 Billion in philanthropic dollars. In the public eye since their divorce in 2017, MacKenzie pledged to give away the majority of her wealth “back to the society that helped generate it” and this was her first big step towards doing so. In a statement released
Collective Future Fund Announces $1.75 Million in Rapid Response Funding For Women-of-Color-Led Initiatives for Safety
The awarded groups center Black and Indigenous women, women of color, trans and nonbinary people of color, and survivors, working at the intersections of racial, gender, economic justice to end all forms of violence. (NEW YORK) Today, the Collective Future Fund awarded grants to 35 organizations through the Survivor Safety and Support Fund launched in
Marjona Jones Joins Collective Future Fund as Senior Program Officer
The Collective Future Fund is thrilled to announce the hire of Marjona Jones as Senior Program Officer. As the Fund’s first program officer, Marjona will provide leadership on the Collective Future Fund’s grantmaking strategy and partnerships, elevating movements led by women and girls of color working to end interpersonal, workplace, and state violence. “I am
Updated deadline: Program Associate
Please note [August 2020]: we have recently updated the deadline for this position. The Fund is excited to bring aboard a Program Associate to work with a small, growing collaborative team to provide administrative support, manage daily operations and provide coordination for programmatic activities. The Program Associate provides administrative, programmatic management and grantmaking support to
INSIDE PHILANTHROPY: Emptying the Safe: MacKenzie Scott Makes Her Debut—and Takes a Stance
It isn’t often that a novelist gets to dispense with $1.7 billion in less than a year. But that’s exactly what happened since MacKenzie Scott—formerly Bezos—began working with a team of nonprofit advisors to give away the majority of her wealth. And with a fortune in Amazon stock estimated at $57 billion earlier this year,
THE ADVOCATE: MacKenzie Scott Donates $1.7 Billion to LGBTQ+, Gender, Racial Equity
This week, it was announced that MacKenzie Scott gifted hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to organizations who need it most as part of The Giving Pledge, a commitment by the world’s wealthiest people and families to donate the majority of their wealth back to the community. Read the full piece here.
CEO MAGAZINE: Mackenzie Scott donates US$1.7 billion since Bezos divorce
MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, has donated US$1.7 billion to “116 organisations driving change”. MacKenzie Scott, who was MacKenzie Bezos for 16 years before divorcing Jeff Bezos for adultery in 2019 and becoming the third-wealthiest woman in the world largely due to her US$38 billion divorce settlement, has given an
MacKenzie Scott Gifts $5 Million to Collective Future Fund
This week, MacKenzie Scott announced her philanthropic commitment to the Collective Future Fund, as one among 116 organizations to benefit from her Giving Pledge. In response, Aleyamma Mathew, Executive Director of Collective Future Fund, made the following statement: “The Collective Future Fund is honored to be among the many racial and gender justice organizations to
Our collective future depends on the safety and liberation of Black people
Black Women’s Lives Matter. Black Girls’ Lives Matter. Black Trans Lives Matter. The Collective Future Fund stands in solidarity with movements calling for a future of justice and liberation, where all Black lives are valued. Alongside all those who have taken to the streets, we declare our ever-deepening commitment to challenging white supremacy and anti-blackness
