Jennifer Pae Announced As New Executive Director

The Arca Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Pae as its new Executive Director. Jenn will begin on September 6, 2023 with a smooth transition with the outgoing Executive Director Anna Lefer Kuhn through the end of the year. “Jenn leads with integrity, humility, and an unwavering commitment to justice -- I have no doubt that Arca will thrive with Jenn at the helm,” said Kuhn.

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A Word From Pae

“I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to work alongside a talented team and collaborate with the board of directors to drive meaningful change. This is an exciting and an incredibly important time to work closely with partners in philanthropy and organizations that are making concrete changes in people’s lives.”

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Arca's long-term aim is to advance a sustainable planet where there is respect for human dignity and there is economic, democratic and social equity. We believe that achieving this aim will require structural reforms that restructure the economy and democracy to serve the many, not few.

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The Arca Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation dedicated to advancing equity, justice and human rights. Arca believes that the pursuit of economic and racial justice, an inclusive democracy, human rights, and a clean environment requires an engaged citizenry that has access to information and free expression.

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    New York Communities Organizing Fund, Inc. (NYCOFI) is a community-based nonprofit organization that seeks to empower low- and moderate-income New Yorkers to help themselves. Through public education, advocacy, research, and direct services, NYCOFI works to improve the economic security and well-being of low-income and people of color communities throughout New York State.

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    CPD works to create equity, opportunity and a dynamic democracy in partnership with base-building organizations, organizing alliances, and unions. CPD strengthens our collective capacity to envision and win an innovative pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice agenda.

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    WAND Education Fund creates educational materials for training and briefing individuals, elected leaders and the media. WAND’s mission is to educate the public and opinion leaders about the need to reduce violence and militarism, and redirect excessive Pentagon spending to unmet human and environmental needs.

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