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Grant Makers Must Heed Technology's Impact on Their Causes
Helen Brunner
2/22/12

The Chronicle of Philanthropy has published an article by MDF director Helen Brunner: 

 Grant Makers Must Heed Technology's Impact on Their Causes

 

How has the Internet changed grant making? .. READ MORE

Media Democracy 101
Yolanda Hippensteele
2/16/12

The Women Donors Network recently invited MDF to give a webinar for its members. We were asked to present the “context” around media democracy issues and offer an overview of the key issues and key players.

Like many grant makers, we spend much of our time thinking about the specific issues and strategies currently in play. This presentation was a nice opportunity to talk about the big picture... READ MORE
Rebecca MacKinnon, author of Consent of the Networked
MDF Talk with Rebecca MacKinnon
October 20th, 2011

Yesterday, MDF hosted our latest MDF Talk with the fantastic Rebecca MacKinnon. If you missed it, here are some great resources to learn more about her important work:.. READ MORE
"Appropriart!" A Graphic about Copyright by Susie Cagle, co-produced by MDF and GIA
10/11/11

MDF has partnered with Grantmakers in the Arts to produce Appropriart!, a graphic about copyright developed by Susie Cagle. The graphic was originally published in the GIA Reader.

Click here (or on any of the images) to download a PDF of the full graphic... READ MORE
Philanthropy and the 'Filter Bubble'
Helen Brunner, MDF Director
August 2nd, 2011

Editors note: this piece was originally published by PhilanTopic, a blog by The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest.. READ MORE
MDF Talk: Eli Pariser and the Filter Bubble

On July 9th, funders joined Eli Pariser for an MDF Talk about his recent book, The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding from You. If you missed our discussion, you can get caught up by watching Eli's TED Talk on the topic:.. READ MORE

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