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The Power of People Who Care

The interview below is featured in Concinnity, the annual Andrus Family Philanthropy Program newsletter. Lincoln Mondy, program officer at the Andrus Family Fund (AFF), sat down with Zaira Cedano, AFF’s … Read More >

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Dark Enough to See the Stars

A statement from the Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Fund, a program of Surdna. Beth Shogren, Surdna Board Member, Minneapolis, MN Tim Thorpe, Surdna Board Member, former Andrus Family Fund … Read More >

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Nominations Open for Family Justice Movement Fund + Workshop Invitation

Nominations are now open for the Family Justice Movement Fund, a statewide initiative in New York supporting grassroots organizations working to end the harms of the family regulation system and … Read More >

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Free to Learn and Lead

For Youth Justice Action Month, we’re highlighting this story from our partners at Communities United. As a program of the Surdna Foundation, the Andrus Family Fund, and this story is featured … Read More >

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Meet AFF Board Member Sam Downes

Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Sam, and I’m an engineer based in Brookline, Massachusetts. I’ve worked in the public and private sectors since getting my master’s … Read More >

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Meet AFF Board Member Amara Andrus

Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Amara Andrus, and I live in St. Paul, Minnesota, where I was born and raised. After attending Whitman College and living … Read More >

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Reflecting on the Legacy of Slavery and Racism

The following excerpt is authored by Lincoln Mondy, AFF’s Program Officer, and focuses on a recent staff and board learning trip to the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Sites in Montgomery, … Read More >

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The Value of Lived Experience: Meet AFF Board Member Lucero Noyola

We recently sat down with new AFF board member Lucero Noyola (she/her) to talk about her background, her vision for the fund and the value lived experience brings to philanthropy. … Read More >