Posts by Roger Doughty

Announcing Horizons’ Chief Philanthropy Officer

I am delighted to share with you that Candace Lopez has joined Horizons Foundation as Chief Philanthropy Officer. In this role, she’ll lead the foundation’s fund development, philanthropic services, and

https://www.horizonsfoundation.org/announcing-horizons-chief-philanthropy-officer/

Between Darkness and Hope

We find ourselves in this country at a profound moment in between – between last week’s chaos and next week’s promise. Between a second impeachment and whatever comes next. Between

https://www.horizonsfoundation.org/between-darkness-and-hope/

Why Everything You Do Counts

Today, it appears that the country has ousted a president poisonous to our community, to the nation, the world, and any reasonable concept of decency. It’s a day that many

https://www.horizonsfoundation.org/why-everything-you-do-counts/

Even As We Wait, We Are Powerful

And so we wait. As a handful of states continue counting ballots, with results likely to be challenged, you may well share my sense of disappointment and anxiety. Disappointment that

https://www.horizonsfoundation.org/even-as-we-wait-we-are-powerful/

Horizons Endorses Propositions 15, 16, and 17

In the upcoming election the stakes could not be higher. Though you likely need little encouragement, I join all Horizons’ board and staff in strongly urging you to vote in

https://www.horizonsfoundation.org/horizons-endorses-propositions-15-16-and-17/

40th Anniversary Virtual Gala: Celebrating Nearly $1 Million in COVID-19 Grantmaking and $50+ Million over 40 Years

What an incredible evening — even if virtual — celebrating Horizons’ 40th Anniversary! I couldn’t be more excited, and more deeply grateful, to share that Horizons’ 40th Anniversary Virtual Gala

https://www.horizonsfoundation.org/40th-anniversary-virtual-gala-celebrating-nearly-1-million-in-covid-19-grantmaking-and-50-million-over-40-years/

What Is Pride at This Moment — This 50th Pride?

Who would have imagined this is how we’d be marking the 50th anniversary of Pride? It’s a giant milestone — yet a pandemic has halted the parade and moved a

https://www.horizonsfoundation.org/what-is-pride-at-this-moment-this-50th-pride/

This Moment of Outrage

It didn’t start six years ago with Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Or Philando Castile in Minnesota. Or Sandra Bland in Texas. Or Freddy Gray in Philadelphia. Or Laquan McDonald

https://www.horizonsfoundation.org/this-moment-of-outrage/