Every Voice Shines New Light

The value of an idea increases exponentially when it’s shared. From our staff, partners and grantees to the people impacted by their efforts, each perspective offers new insight into the critical issues at the heart of our work.

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Katie Miller profile pic First Person Story

Katherine Miller

In LGBT Equality

Helping repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”: A cadet's story

At West Point, Katie Miller faced many challenges — including how to reconcile service to one’s country with being gay under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

Katherine “Katie” Miller grew up in Findlay, Ohio, a town with a population of about 40,000 that is located roughly 40 miles south of Toledo in the northwestern part of the state. She attended the local public high…

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Ernesto at the Crissy Field Center, San Francisco, California First Person Story

Ernesto Pepito

In Crissy Field

Helping make Crissy Field a place for everybody

Growing up in the city, Ernesto had the opportunity to connect to nature and the Parks. He now works to ensure that diverse future generations will also become stewards.

Ernesto Pepito was raised by his mother, Patricia, in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District, along with an older sister, an older brother and a younger brother. Today, he oversees youth leadership programs f…

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Dave Eggers, Voice of Witness

Q & A with Dave Eggers

Pulitzer Prize-nominated author helped guide the Fund's first-person stories series

Voice of Witness uses oral history to empower those most closely affected by contemporary social injustice. Founder Dave Eggers spoke with us about the power of stories for change.

Voice of Witness is a nonprofit that empowers those most closely affected by contemporary social injustice. Using oral history as a foundation, they record narratives that depict human rights crises around the world…

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