Michigan Alumnus profiles four Fordies in Detroit “Movers and Shakers” feature

Two of the “movers and shakers” are David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows at the Ford School.

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LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland breaks ground for new facility

Executive Director Phyllis Harris said the center’s new home will be a visible, tangible symbol of hope and pride.

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Annise Parker to Become CEO of Victory Fund

Former David Bohnett Fellow to lead national group dedicated to electing LGBTQ candidates.

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UCLA bail study finds price of freedom too high for poor L.A. families

Of almost $200 million paid for bail bonds, Latinos represented $92.1 million, African Americans $40.7 million, and whites $37.9 million, the study’s authors reported.

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California’s Senate will be led by a woman for first time in history: Sen. Toni Atkins

Atkins is a former David Bohnett Fellow at Harvard.

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Some Cities Are Getting Millennials’ Aid for Free

The David Bohnett Foundation is funding a pipeline — albeit, small — of young people who want to work in local government.

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Kennedy Center Honors Evoke Politics, Even Without Trump

Carmen de Lavallade, Norman Lear, Gloria Estefan, LL Cool J and Lionel Richie were honored at this year’s event.

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Averting Extinction: Can Institutional Funders Save the Arts in the Bay Area?

I see no reason to think that after all these years, Bay Area techies will suddenly experience some collective David Bohnett or Paul Allen-esque arts epiphany.

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A Queer Program for Becoming the Boss

As politics move backward, Stanford’s new LGBT Executive Program offers a nice push forward.

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HRC to Host Students from 23 Historically Black Colleges & Universities at Leadership Summit

For more than a decade, HRC has held an annual summit for LGBTQ student leaders from many of the nation’s historically Black institutions.

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