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"> <div class="media-text-dynamic__wrap" style="grid-template-columns: 60% auto;"> <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-stories/big-ideas/ideas-at-ford/the-courage-fund-with-stephanie-sparkle-edwards-and-aishah-shahidah-simmons/" class="media-text-dynamic__media link-override" > <figure class="media-text-dynamic__media--cropped"> <picture> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ep4_Thumbnail.png?w=1024" srcset="https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ep4_Thumbnail.png 1200w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ep4_Thumbnail.png?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ep4_Thumbnail.png?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ep4_Thumbnail.png?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ep4_Thumbnail.png?resize=600,400 600w" loading="lazy" alt="Three people standing together, two women, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, and Stephanie "Sparkle" Edwards, and one man, Charles Blow posing and smiling against a blue background with the text "Ideas At Ford" in the top left." height="683" width="1024" style="object-position: 87% 25%"> </picture> </figure> </a> <div class="media-text-dynamic__content "> <h2 class="media-text-dynamic__heading"> <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-stories/big-ideas/ideas-at-ford/the-courage-fund-with-stephanie-sparkle-edwards-and-aishah-shahidah-simmons/" class="media-text-dynamic__link link-override"> The Courage Fund with Stephanie “Sparkle” Edwards and Aishah Shahidah Simmons </a> </h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)"> <div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)"><div class="card" > <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-stories/stories/three-small-businesses-building-the-future-in-appalachia/" class="card__media-link animate-onhover image-zoom card__link card__link--media"> <figure class="card__media"> <picture> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Social_share_image_AP2.jpg?w=600" srcset="https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Social_share_image_AP2.jpg 1920w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Social_share_image_AP2.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Social_share_image_AP2.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Social_share_image_AP2.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Social_share_image_AP2.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Social_share_image_AP2.jpg?resize=600,338 600w" loading="lazy" alt="Collage of employees of Core Trans and trucks used by the organization. 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The women are smiling; one wears a hijab. The men are also smiling, both in a suit and tie." height="400" width="600" style="object-position: 50% 20%"> </picture> </figure> </a> <div class="card__content"> <div class="card__kicker meta"> <a class="card__link card__link--term" href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-stories/big-ideas/"> Big Ideas </a> </div> <h3 class="card__heading"> <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-stories/big-ideas/ideas-at-ford/the-worth-of-water-with-matt-damon-vedika-bhandarkar-and-kiki-tazkiyah/" class="card__heading__link card__link card__link--heading"> The Worth of Water with Matt Damon, Vedika Bhandarkar, and Kiki Tazkiyah </a> </h3> </div> </div> <div class="card" > <a href="https://www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-stories/news-and-press/news/ford-foundation-provides-1-5-million-in-emergency-funding-to-u-s-southeast/" class="card__media-link animate-onhover image-zoom card__link card__link--media" style="color:var(--ff-harvest);background:var(--ff-harvest-25) ;"> <figure class="card__media"> <picture> <img decoding="async" src="https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hurricane_Miltion_Helene_release.jpg?w=600" srcset="https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hurricane_Miltion_Helene_release.jpg 2650w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hurricane_Miltion_Helene_release.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hurricane_Miltion_Helene_release.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hurricane_Miltion_Helene_release.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hurricane_Miltion_Helene_release.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hurricane_Miltion_Helene_release.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hurricane_Miltion_Helene_release.jpg?resize=1801,1200 1801w, https://www.fordfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hurricane_Miltion_Helene_release.jpg?resize=600,400 600w" loading="lazy" alt="Two workers in a corridor are repairing, surrounded by wooden boards and tools. One is wearing overalls and a red cap, the other a blue shirt. 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